Delaware–West Chester football rivalry

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 2023, there are no future meetings scheduled in this series.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens West Chester Golden Rams
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 27, 1941 Tie, 7–7
Latest meeting	August 30, 2012 Delaware, 41–21
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	55
All-time series	Delaware leads 47–6–2
Current win streak	Delaware, 19 (1993–present)

45km
30miles

Delaware

West Chester

  

Locations of Delaware and West Chester

Game results

Delaware victories

West Chester victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 27, 1941	Newark, DE	Tie	7–7
2	September 25, 1942	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	20–0
3	October 19, 1945	West Chester, PA	Tie	6–6
4	October 9, 1948	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	19–0
5	November 19, 1949	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	27–14
6	September 30, 1950	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	16–13
7	October 6, 1951	Wilmington, DE	Delaware	47–20
8	October 11, 1952	Wilmington, DE	West Chester	24–20
9	October 10, 1953	Newark, DE	West Chester	27–13
10	September 25, 1954	Newark, DE	Delaware	40–6
11	September 22, 1956	Newark, DE	West Chester	10–7
12	October 19, 1968	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
13	October 18, 1969	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–8
14	September 12, 1970	Newark, DE	Delaware	39–22
15	October 23, 1971	Newark, DE	Delaware	47–28
16	October 21, 1972	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–14
17	September 15, 1973	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–14
18	November 16, 1974	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–3
19	November 15, 1975	Newark, DE	Delaware	35–7
20	November 13, 1976	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–7
21	September 17, 1977	Newark, DE	Delaware	17–15
22	September 16, 1978	Newark, DE	Delaware	56–0
23	September 15, 1979	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–6
24	September 13, 1980	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–7
25	November 21, 1981	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–14
26	November 13, 1982	Newark, DE	Delaware	55–13
27	September 10, 1983	Newark, DE	West Chester	35–27
28	September 22, 1984	Newark, DE	Delaware	21–20

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
29	October 5, 1985	Newark, DE	Delaware	37–22
30	September 20, 1986	Newark, DE	Delaware	33–31
31	September 19, 1987	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–21
32	November 12, 1988	Newark, DE	West Chester	33–13
33	September 23, 1989	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–21
34	September 22, 1990	Newark, DE	Delaware	13–12
35	August 31, 1991	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
36	September 26, 1992	Newark, DE	West Chester	21–20
37	September 25, 1993	Newark, DE	Delaware	56–41
38	September 24, 1994	Newark, DE	Delaware	58–55
39	September 9, 1995	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–21
40	September 21, 1996	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–17
41	September 20, 1997	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–7
42	September 19, 1998	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–21
43	September 18, 1999	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–0
44	September 23, 2000	Newark, DE	Delaware	84–0
45	September 21, 2002	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–10
46	September 20, 2003	Newark, DE	Delaware	49–7
47	September 18, 2004	Newark, DE	Delaware	24–6
48	September 17, 2005	Newark, DE	Delaware	42–21
49	September 9, 2006	Newark, DE	Delaware	30–7
50	September 8, 2007	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–14
51	September 13, 2008	Newark, DE	Delaware	48–20
52	September 4, 2009	Newark, DE	Delaware	35–0
53	September 2, 2010	Newark, DE	Delaware	31–0
54	September 10, 2011	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–17
55	August 30, 2012	Newark, DE	Delaware	41–21
Series: Delaware leads 47–6–2

A game was scheduled for September 15, 2001, that was cancelled following the September 11 attacks.

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games