1968 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by second-year head coach Arnold Jeter and quarterback Norris Saunders, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing 13th in the CIAA.

1968 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1968 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Morgan State $ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 14 North Carolina A&T 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
North Carolina College 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Elizabeth City State 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Maryland State 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Virginia State 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Hampton 4 –2 –14 –3 –2
Livingstone 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Howard 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Norfolk State 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
Johnson C. Smith 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Virginia Union 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
Delaware State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Winston-Salem State 2 –5 –13 –5 –1
Fayetteville State 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Shaw 1 –7 –11 –7 –1
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were determined by Dickinson Rating
Rankings from NAIA poll for North Carolina A&T and AP small college poll for Morgan State

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at IUP*Indiana, PAL 0–17[3]
September 21Clarion*
W 34–22750[4]
September 28Montclair State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 34–14[5]
October 5Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 10–17[6]
October 12at HowardWashington, DCW 48–7[7]
October 19Saint Paul's (VA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 25–0[8]
October 26at No. 12 Morgan State
L 3–38[9]
November 2East Stroudsburg*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–47[10]
November 9at Elizabeth City StateElizabeth City, NCL 3–10[11]
November 16at Maryland StatePrincess Anne, MDL 20–33[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
  2. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. "Miscues cost Del. State". The Morning News. September 16, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Zabitka, Matt (September 23, 1968). "Saunders-led Hornets bomb Clarion 34-22". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Montclair State Beaten, 34-14". The Herald-News. September 30, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Delaware State Rally Thwarted". The News Journal. October 7, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Del. State Offense Powerful". The News Journal. October 14, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Davis' 3 TDs lead Hornets". The Morning News. October 21, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Morgan Swamps Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. Zabitka, Matt (November 4, 1968). "Errors cost Hornets in 47-7 setback". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Vikings Nip Hornets". The News and Observer. November 10, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. "Del. State loses finale". The Morning News. November 18, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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