1975 Delaware State Hornets football team

1975 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Howard 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Central 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Delaware State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morgan State 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 11Howard
L 7–121,200[8]
October 18at North Carolina Central
L 14–16[9]
October 25Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–3[10]
November 8at Shaw*Raleigh, NCW 14–6[a][11]
November 15North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–274,000[12]
November 22at South Carolina State
L 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 icon
  4. ^ Edwards, Ellis (September 14, 1975). "Hornets win, but coach still unhappy". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Lee, Robinson lead Alcorn past Dela St". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Delaware State (schedule)". The Morning News. September 29, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Hornet QB job is still up for grabs". The Morning News. October 6, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Edwards, Ellis (October 12, 1975). "DelState loses 12-7". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Hornet rally fails". The Morning News. October 19, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Martin, Monte (October 26, 1975). "Hornets end Morgan jinx". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Delaware State wins aborted game". The News Journal. November 9, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ Martin, Monte (November 16, 1975). "Aggie soph rips Hornets". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ Martin, Monte (November 23, 1975). "South Carolina State routs Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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