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BLUE HEN COACHING RECORDS

The Mount Rushmore of Blue Hen Football: legendary coaches Dave Nelson,
Bill Murray and Tubby Raymond share a moment in October 1978.
 
"With the hiring of K.C. Keeler in 2002, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hen football history accounts for a total of 21 head coaches. Delaware is the only NCAA football school to have been coached by a Hall of Fame inductee every year from 1940 through the end of the 20th Century."
 
In order of coach with most wins in UD history (1889 – 2001)
 
Harold R. “Tubby” Raymond (300-119-3, .714, 36 yrs.) 1966 - 2001
 
David M. “The Admiral” Nelson (84-42-2, .664, 15 yrs.) 1951 - 1965
 
William D. “Bill” Murray (49-16-2, .747, 8 yrs.) 1940 – 1942, 1946 - 1950
 
William J. McAvoy (42-43-13, .494, 12 yrs.), 1908 – 1916, 1922 - 1924
 
Herbert L. Rice (17-18-3, .487, 5 yrs.) 1897 – 1901
 
NO HEAD COACH (14-13-4, .516, 7 yrs.) 1889 - 1895
 
Charles Rogers ( 12-9-4 , .560, 3 yrs.) 1931 - 1933
 
Nathan H. Mannakee ( 8-13-2 , .392, 3 yrs.) 1903 - 1905
 
Clarence A. Short ( 8-6-2 , .563, 2 yrs.)  1902, 1906
 
R.M. Frank Forstburg ( 7-9-0 , .437, 2 yrs.) 1925 - 1926
 
Kurt C. “K.C.” Keeler ( 6-6-0 , .500, 1 yr.)  2002 - *Present*
 
A.B. “Gus” Ziegler ( 6-10-2 , .389, 2 yrs.) 1929 - 1930
 
Sylvester R. Derby (5-4, .556, 1 yr.) 1921
 
Howard B. Shipley ( 5-10-2 , .353, 2 yrs.) 1919 – 1920
 
Lyal W. Clark ( 5-18-1 , .230, 3 yrs.) 1935 - 1937
 
J. Neil Stahley ( 4-3-1 , .563, 1 yr.) 1934
 
Joseph J. Rothrock (4-11, .281, 2 yrs.) 1927 – 1928
 
Stephen J. Grenda ( 4-12-0 , .250, 2 yrs.) 1938 - 1939
 
Stan Baumgartner (2-5, .286, 1 yr.) 1917
 
Lt. Milton Aronowitz ( 1-2-2 , .400, 1 yr.) 1918
 
E. King Pratt (0-5-1, .084, 1 yr.) 1907
 
Ira L. Pierce (0-6-0, .000, 1 yr.) 1896

 

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