Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

**Delaware – William & Mary Rivalry**

Teams	Delaware Fighin' Blue Hens William & Mary Tribe
First Meeting	UD 93 - W&M 0 (1915)
Most Recent Meeting	W&M 31 – UD 17 (2014)
Series	UD leads, 22–17

The Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry ^[1] between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the William & Mary Tribe is a match-up between two public universities, the University of Delaware and the College of William and Mary, that are also members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Both schools have academic reputations that have labelled them as Public Ivies. Both schools are also Colonial Colleges having been founded before the United States became independent in 1776; the College of William and Mary was founded in 1693 and the University of Delaware's predecessor school was founded in 1743.

The football series began in 1915 and has been played a total of 38 times as of 2014.

History

Previously, the game has been a divisional game in the CAA South, and conference game in the Yankee Conference and Atlantic 10 beginning with the Tribe's entry in 1993. During this period, the two teams have combined for one National Championship (Delaware in 2003), two shared Conference Championships (2004 and 2010) and seven standalone conference titles (Delaware in 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2010 and William & Mary in 1996 and 2001).^[2] With the exception of the 1915 game held at Frazer Field, all of Delaware's home games have been hosted at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. William & Mary has hosted its contests at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia; as of 2013, no games have been played on a neutral field.

Game results

Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Site	Series Leader	Overall Record
November 25, 1915	Delaware	93	William & Mary	0	Newark, DE	UD	1–0
November 10, 1923	William & Mary	14	Delaware	0	Williamsburg, VA	—	1–1
October 9, 1976	Delaware	15	William & Mary	13	Williamsburg, VA	UD	2–1
October 27, 1979	Delaware	40	William & Mary	0	Newark, DE	UD	3–1
October 25, 1980	Delaware	7	William & Mary	3	Williamsburg, VA	UD	4–1
October 30, 1982	Delaware	62	William & Mary	21	Newark, DE	UD	5–1
September 17, 1983	Delaware	30	William & Mary	13	Williamsburg, VA	UD	6–1
September 15, 1984	William & Mary	23	Delaware	21	Newark, DE	UD	6–2
September 21, 1985	William & Mary	17	Delaware	16	Williamsburg, VA	UD	6–3
October 18, 1986	William & Mary	24	Delaware	18	Newark, DE	UD	6–4
November 29, 1986*	Delaware	51	William & Mary	17	Williamsburg, VA	UD	7–4
October 17, 1987	Delaware	38	William & Mary	14	Williamsburg, VA	UD	8–4
October 8, 1988	Delaware	38	William & Mary	35	Newark, DE	UD	9–4
October 7, 1989	William & Mary	27	Delaware	24	Williamsburg, VA	UD	9–5
October 6, 1990	William & Mary	22	Delaware	12	Newark, DE	UD	9–6
September 14, 1991	Delaware	28	William & Mary	21	Williamsburg, VA	UD	10–6
September 11, 1993	Delaware	42	William & Mary	35	Newark, DE	UD	11–6
September 10, 1994	William & Mary	31	Delaware	7	Williamsburg, VA	UD	11–7
November 4, 1995	#5 Delaware	42	William & Mary	35	Newark, DE	UD	12–7
November 2, 1996	William & Mary ^(OT)	10	#6 Delaware	7	Williamsburg, VA	UD	12–8
November 1, 1997	#3 Delaware	14	William & Mary	0	Newark, DE	UD	13–8
October 10, 1998	William & Mary	52	#3 Delaware	45	Williamsburg, VA	UD	13–9
September 2, 1999	#11 Delaware ^(2OT)	34	William & Mary	27	Newark, DE	UD	14–9
October 14, 2000	#4 Delaware	28	William & Mary	17	Williamsburg, VA	UD	15–9
October 20, 2001	William & Mary	21	Delaware	17	Newark, DE	UD	15–10
September 28, 2002	William & Mary	45	Delaware	42	Williamsburg, VA	UD	15–11
October 4, 2003	#4 Delaware	41	William & Mary	27	Newark, DE	UD	16–11
October 23, 2004	#3 Delaware	31	William & Mary	28	Newark, DE	UD	17–11
December 4, 2004*	William & Mary ^(OT)	44	#10 Delaware	38	Williamsburg, VA	UD	17–12
November 12, 2005	Delaware	22	William & Mary	21	Williamsburg, VA	UD	18–12
November 11, 2006	Delaware	28	William & Mary	14	Newark, DE	UD	19–12
August 30, 2007	#19 Delaware	49	William & Mary	31	Williamsburg, VA	UD	20–12
October 18, 2008	William & Mary	27	Delaware	3	Newark, DE	UD	20–13
September 26, 2009	William & Mary	30	Delaware	20	Williamsburg, VA	UD	20–14
October 23, 2010	William & Mary	17	#2 Delaware	16	Williamsburg, VA	UD	20–15
October 8, 2011	#13 Delaware	21	William & Mary	0	Newark, DE	UD	21–15
September 22, 2012	#12 Delaware	51	William & Mary	21	Williamsburg, VA	UD	22–15
November 9, 2013	#23 William & Mary	24	#15 Delaware	10	Newark, DE	UD	22–16
October 25, 2014	#18 William & Mary	31	Delaware	17	Williamsburg, VA	UD	22–17
October 3, 2015	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Newark, DE	UD	2x–1x

References

↑ "QBs flat again, William and Mary loses to Delaware 21-0". Daily Press. DailyPress.com. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
↑ "2013 CAA Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

William & Mary Tribe football

Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI Epson Ivy Bowl

Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Iron Indians "12th Man Tackle" Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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

Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

History

Game results

Further reading

References