1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Samuel Saunder (1st season);

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon Agricultural		–		–	10	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island A&M		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)		–		–	6	–	0	1.000
Wabash		–		–	17	–	1	.944
Massachusetts Lowell		–		–	16	–	1	.941
Brigham Young		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Ohio State		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Dartmouth		–		–	16	–	2	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Fordham		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Texas		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Baker		–		–	18	–	3	.857
Westminster (Pa.)		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Bucknell		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Denison		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Montana State		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Williams		–		–	14	–	3	.824
Western Reserve		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Holy Cross		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Nebraska		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Virginia		–		–	8	–	2	.800
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Dayton		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Illinois State		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Swarthmore		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Maine		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Springfield (Mass.)		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Allegheny		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Wooster		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Cincinnati		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Connecticut		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Grinnell		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Niagara		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Army		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Gettysburg		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Kansas		–		–	12	–	7	.632
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Mount Union		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Penn State		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–		–	12	–	8	.600
Wyoming		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Canisius		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Washburn		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Idaho		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Lake Forest		–		–	9	–	7	.563
North Dakota Agricultural		–		–	5	–	4	.556
West Virginia		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Colorado		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Colgate		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Butler		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Colorado Agricultural		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Indiana State		–		–	6	–	6	.500
Lehigh		–		–	6	–	6	.500
Miami (Ohio)		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Nebraska Wesleyan		–		–	7	–	7	.500
New Mexico		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Wake Forest		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Washington State		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Akron		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Denver		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Bradley		–		–	4	–	5	.444
		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Temple		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Bloomsburg		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Trinity (N.C.)		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Kansas State		–		–	6	–	9	.400
Grove City		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Brown		–		–	4	–	7	.364
Kentucky		–		–	5	–	9	.357
Augustana (Ill.)		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Fairmount		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Trinity (Conn.)		–		–	3	–	7	.300
Washington University		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Utah Agricultural		–		–	2	–	7	.222
CCNY		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Pittsburgh		–		–	2	–	9	.182
New Mexico A&M		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Oregon		–		–	0	–	5	.000

The 1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season. In the first season in school history, Delaware compiled a 3–4–1 record.^[1]^[2] Their coach was Samuel Saunder.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
January 13	Pennsylvania Medical^[3]	L 18–32	0–1	Wilmington Opera House Wilmington, DE
January 19	Jefferson Medical	W 42–11	1–1	Wilmington Opera House Wilmington, DE
January 26	Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 19–17	2–1	Wilmington Opera House Wilmington, DE
February 7	at Pennsylvania Military	W 26–11	3–1	Chester, PA
February 8	at Bucknell	L 13–41	3–2	Lewisburg, PA
February 10	at Millersville	T 18–18	3–2–1	Millersville, PA
February 11	Swarthmore	L 13–66	3–3–1	Wilmington Opera House Wilmington, DE
April 7	at Pennsylvania Medical	L 16–32	3–4–1	Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "1905-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics.
^ "1905-06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "BASKETBALL GAME". The Morning News. January 13, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "1905-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics.

[2] "1905-06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "BASKETBALL GAME". The Morning News. January 13, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.

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