1969 Delaware State Hornets football team

1969 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (3–3 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Johnson C. Smith $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Carolina Central 7 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Elizabeth City State 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Morgan State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Norfolk State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Virginia Union 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Livingstone 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Fayetteville State 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Virginia State 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Shaw 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Maryland State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Winston-Salem State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Hampton 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were determined by Dickinson Rating

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by third-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–5 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing ninth in the CIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Clarion*Clarion, PAL 14–20[3]
September 27Montclair State*
W 28–9[4]
October 4at Hampton
W 20–0[5]
October 11Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 10–0[6]
October 18at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 27–20[7]
October 25Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 3–381,800[8]
November 1at East Stroudsburg*East Stroudsburg, PAL 12–35[9]
November 8Elizabeth City State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–31[10]
November 15Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 19–21[11]
  • *Non-conference 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. ^ "Clarion beats Hornets 20-14". The Morning News. September 22, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Montclair State Suffers 28-9 Loss To Delaware". The Record. September 28, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Petrella, Tony (October 5, 1969). "HI Pirates Lack Attack, Lose By 20-0". Daily Press – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Zabitka, Matt (October 13, 1969). "Delaware State Stings Howard in Second Half". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Swann's 97-yarder is Del. State's edge". The Morning News. October 20, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Zabitka, Matt (October 27, 1969). "2 Morgan Explosions Jolt Delaware State". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Bednar, Rudy (November 2, 1969). "ESSC Rips Delaware State 35-12—Dukett and Grant Lead Attack". The Morning Call – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Albert, Jim (November 10, 1969). "Delaware State's Play Disgusts Jeter". The News Journal. Open access icon
  11. ^ Zabitka, Matt (November 17, 1969). "Miss by Foot Good as a Mile For Delaware State Eleven". The News Journal. Open access icon


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