1956 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1956 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by coach Bennie J. George in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 7–1–1 record, winning the second conference title in school history. Their victory over Maryland State was the Hawks' first ever conference loss.

1956 Delaware State Hornets football
CIAA co-champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1956 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College + 5 0 25 2 2
Delaware State + 5 0 17 1 1
Morgan State + 5 0 15 2 1
Maryland State 5 1 16 2 1
St. Augustine's 5 1 16 1 1
Bluefield State 5 1 06 3 0
Fayetteville State 4 2 04 3 0
Virginia Union 4 3 06 3 0
North Carolina A&T 3 3 04 4 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 14 4 1
Shaw 3 4 13 4 1
Hampton 2 7 12 7 1
Johnson C. Smith 2 5 03 5 0
Virginia State 1 6 11 7 1
Lincoln (PA) 1 6 01 6 0
Howard 1 5 04 5 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 7 01 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 27–0[3]
September 29at Bloomsburg*Bloomsburg, PAL 0–13[4]
October 6HamptonDover, DEW 46–6[5]
October 13Johnson C. SmithDover, DEW 32–0[6]
October 20at Lincoln (PA)Lincoln, PAW 50–0[7]
October 27at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 28–0[8]
November 3at Maryland StatePrincess Anne, MDW 12–71,200[9][10][11]
November 10at King's (PA)Wilkes-Barre, PAW 26–13[lower-alpha 1]800[13]
November 17at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCT 13–13[14]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. The Morning News reported 26–13, the College Football Data Warehouse lists 27–13, and the Wilkes-Barre Record reported 27–13.[12]

References


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