Delaware–West Chester football rivalry

**Delaware – West Chester Rivalry**

Teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens West Chester Golden Rams
First Meeting	September 27, 1941 Delaware 7, West Chester 7
Most Recent Meeting	August 30, 2012 Delaware 41, West Chester 21
Series	Delaware leads, 47–6–2

The rivalry between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the West Chester Golden Rams was a match-up between two similarly sized schools located less than 30 miles (48 km) apart. Presently, West Chester competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as a member of Division II, while Delaware competes in the Colonial Athletic Association as a member of Division I FCS. These classifications allow for competition between the schools, but give inherent advantages to Delaware. Prior to 1980, Delaware competed in Division II, placing them on the same level as West Chester. As of 2015, there are no future meetings scheduled in this series.

Game results

Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Site	Series Leader	Overall Record
September 27, 1941	TIE 7–7				Newark, DE	–	0–0–1
September 25, 1942	Delaware	20	West Chester	0	Wilmington, DE	UD	1–0–1
October 19, 1945	TIE 6–6				West Chester, PA	–	1–0–2
October 9, 1948	Delaware	19	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	2–0–2
November 19, 1949	Delaware	27	West Chester	14	Wilmington, DE	UD	3–0–2
September 30, 1950	Delaware	16	West Chester	13	Wilmington, DE	UD	4–0–2
October 6, 1951	Delaware	47	West Chester	20	Wilmington, DE	UD	5–0–2
October 11, 1952	West Chester	24	Delaware	20	Wilmington, DE	UD	5–1–2
October 10, 1953	West Chester	27	Delaware	13	Newark, DE	UD	5–2–2
September 25, 1954	Delaware	40	West Chester	6	Newark, DE	UD	6–2–2
September 22, 1956	West Chester	10	Delaware	7	Newark, DE	UD	6–3–2
October 19, 1968	Delaware	28	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	7–3–2
October 18, 1969	Delaware	24	West Chester	8	Newark, DE	UD	8–3–2
September 12, 1970	Delaware	39	West Chester	22	Newark, DE	UD	9–3–2
October 23, 1971	Delaware	47	West Chester	28	Newark, DE	UD	10–3–2
October 21, 1972	Delaware	31	West Chester	14	Newark, DE	UD	11–3–2
September 15, 1973	Delaware	49	West Chester	14	Newark, DE	UD	12–3–2
November 16, 1974	Delaware	31	West Chester	3	Newark, DE	UD	13–3–2
November 15, 1975	Delaware	35	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	14–3–2
November 13, 1976	Delaware	42	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	15–3–2
September 17, 1977	Delaware	17	West Chester	15	Newark, DE	UD	16–3–2
September 16, 1978	Delaware	56	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	17–3–2
September 15, 1979	Delaware	42	West Chester	6	Newark, DE	UD	18–3–2
September 13, 1980	Delaware	28	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	19–3–2
November 21, 1981	Delaware	31	West Chester	14	Newark, DE	UD	20–3–2
November 13, 1982	Delaware	55	West Chester	13	Newark, DE	UD	21–3–2
September 10, 1983	West Chester	35	Delaware	27	Newark, DE	UD	21–4–2
September 22, 1984	Delaware	21	West Chester	20	Newark, DE	UD	22–4–2
October 5, 1985	Delaware	37	West Chester	22	Newark, DE	UD	23–4–2
September 20, 1986	Delaware	33	West Chester	31	Newark, DE	UD	24–4–2
September 19, 1987	Delaware	28	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	25–4–2
November 12, 1988	West Chester	33	Delaware	13	Newark, DE	UD	25–5–2
September 23, 1989	Delaware	41	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	26–5–2
September 22, 1990	Delaware	13	West Chester	12	Newark, DE	UD	27–5–2
August 31, 1991	Delaware	28	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	28–5–2
September 26, 1992	West Chester	21	Delaware	20	Newark, DE	UD	28–6–2
September 25, 1993	Delaware	56	West Chester	41	Newark, DE	UD	29–6–2
September 24, 1994	Delaware	58	West Chester	55	Newark, DE	UD	30–6–2
September 9, 1995	Delaware	49	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	31–6–2
September 21, 1996	Delaware	24	West Chester	17	Newark, DE	UD	32–6–2
September 20, 1997	Delaware	28	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	33–6–2
September 19, 1998	Delaware	42	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	34–6–2
September 18, 1999	Delaware	28	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	35–6–2
September 23, 2000	Delaware	84	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	36–6–2
September 15, 2001	Cancelled (September 11 attacks)
September 21, 2002	Delaware	31	West Chester	10	Newark, DE	UD	37–6–2
September 20, 2003	Delaware	49	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	38–6–2
September 18, 2004	Delaware	24	West Chester	6	Newark, DE	UD	39–6–2
September 17, 2005	Delaware	42	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	40–6–2
September 9, 2006	Delaware	30	West Chester	7	Newark, DE	UD	41–6–2
September 8, 2007	Delaware	41	West Chester	14	Newark, DE	UD	42–6–2
September 13, 2008	Delaware	48	West Chester	20	Newark, DE	UD	43–6–2
September 4, 2009	Delaware	35	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	44–6–2
September 2, 2010	Delaware	31	West Chester	0	Newark, DE	UD	45–6–2
September 10, 2011	Delaware	28	West Chester	17	Newark, DE	UD	46–6–2
August 30, 2012	Delaware	41	West Chester	21	Newark, DE	UD	47–6–2

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References

↑ "Delaware vs West Chester (PA)". CFBDatawarehouse. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1940) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Villanova) James Madison William & Mary Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware State) West Chester

Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" University of Delaware Marching Band Winged football helmet

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National championship seasons in bold

Colonial Athletic Association football rivalries

Conference	Albany–Stony Brook Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire) Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary) Delaware–James Madison Delaware–William & Mary James Madison–William & Mary

Non-conference	Governor's Cup (Brown–Rhode Island) Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–West Chester Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary