1896 Delaware football team
| 1889 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1889 record | 1–1–1 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1890 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1890 record | 3–2–0 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1891 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1891 record | 5–3–1 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1892 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1892 record | 1–2–2 |
| Head coach | None |
| 1893 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1893 record | 2–1–0 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1894 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1894 record | 1–1–0 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1895 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1895 record | 1–3–0 |
| Head coach | Unknown |
| 1896 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1896 record | 0–6–0 |
| Head coach | Ira Pierce (1st season) |
| 1897 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1897 record | 1−5–1 |
| Head coach | Herbert Rice (1st season) |
| 1898 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1898 record | 2–5–2 |
| Head coach | Herbert Rice (2nd season) |
The Delaware football team represented Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) in college football. Playing their home games in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, the football program started in 1889. Delaware was coached by Ira Pierce in 1896 and Herbert Rice from 1897 to 1899. They compiled a 14−13−4 record in the seven seasons before employing a head coach. Pierce coached the team to a 0−6−0 record in 1897, and Rice finished with a 9−12−3 record in his first three seasons as head coach. Rice went on to have a 16−20−4 record as head coach for five total seasons.
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