The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season.^[1][2] Led by seventh-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 0–11 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MEAC. Their 0–11 record is tied for the worst in school history, with the 1998 and 2016 teams.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. Virginia State*	Hartford, CT (Ujima Classic)	L 0–21	7,000	[3]
September 15	C. W. Post*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–13		[4]
September 22	Millersville*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–14		[5]
September 29	at Clarion*	Clarion, PA	L 14–34	6,000	[6]
October 6	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 6–29	3,000–4,000	[7][8]
October 13	at North Carolina Central	Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–32		[9][10]
October 20	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 6–34	4,311	[11][12]
October 27	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	L 14–20		[13]
November 2	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 14–26		[14]
November 10	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 12–27	150–1,900	[15]
November 17	at South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–27		[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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