The 1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1951 college football season.
The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 109.
David M. Nelson was hired as the program's head football coach in February 1951.
He head previously served as the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Maine.
[2] Nelson served as the head coach until 1965 and as athletic director until 1984.