1975 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1975 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by first-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth out of seven teams in the MEAC.

1975 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1975 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Carolina State + 5 1 08 2 1
North Carolina A&T + 5 1 08 3 0
Howard 4 2 08 3 0
North Carolina Central 3 2 15 4 1
Delaware State 2 4 05 5 0
Morgan State 1 4 14 5 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6at Elizabeth City State*Elizabeth City, NCW 17–7[3]
September 13at William Paterson*Wayne, NJW 29–0[4]
September 20at Alcorn State*L 7–33[5]
September 27at Federal City College*Washington, DCCancelled [6]
October 4at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 44–0[7]
October 11HowardL 7–12[8]
October 18at North Carolina CentralL 14–16[9]
October 25Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–3[10]
November 8at Shaw*Raleigh, NCW 14–6[lower-alpha 1][11]
November 15North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–27[12]
November 22at South Carolina StateL 0–39[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. Game was called with 3 minutes left following a fight between the two teams.

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. "Delaware State Cops Opener, 17-7". The Daily Times. September 7, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Edwards, Ellis (September 14, 1975). "Hornets win, but coach still unhappy". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Lee, Robinson lead Alcorn past Dela St". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Delaware State (schedule)". The Morning News. September 29, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Hornet QB job is still up for grabs". The Morning News. October 6, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Edwards, Ellis (October 12, 1975). "DelState loses 12-7". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Hornet rally fails". The Morning News. October 19, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. Martin, Monte (October 26, 1975). "Hornets end Morgan jinx". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Delaware State wins aborted game". The News Journal. November 9, 1975 via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. Martin, Monte (November 16, 1975). "Aggie soph rips Hornets". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. open access
  13. Martin, Monte (November 23, 1975). "South Carolina State routs Delaware State". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. open access


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