1976 Delaware State Hornets football team

1976 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 South Carolina State + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Morgan State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&T 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Howard 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by second-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth out of seven teams in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Elizabeth City State*
W 9–7[3]
September 11South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–302,700[4][5]
September 18at Clarion*Clarion, PAL 0–16[6]
September 25at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–417,500[7]
October 2Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 13–0[8]
October 9at Howard
L 0–321,200[9][10]
October 16North Carolina Central
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 16–27[11]
October 23at Morgan State
L 13–36[12]
October 30at Kentucky State*Frankfort, KYT 0–0[13]
November 6Shaw*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 27–6[14]
November 13at North Carolina A&T
L 6–305,000[15][16]
  • *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. ^ Martin, Monte (September 5, 1976). "Kemmerlin promise keys DelState win". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Delaware State is 30-0 victim". The News Journal. September 12, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Clarion 16 Delaware St. 0". The Morning Call. September 19, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Bethune Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Martin, Monte (October 3, 1976). "Delaware State ends losses 13-0". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Howard U DelState foe". The Morning News. October 8, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Martin, Monte (October 10, 1976). "Howard routs DelState 32-0 in MEAC play". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Martin, Monte (October 17, 1976). "Passes doom Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ Stewart, John W. (October 24, 1976). "Morgan strikes for 29 points in second half to overcome Delaware State, 36 to 13". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "A nothing game at Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "Shaw Bears Topped By Delaware State". The News and Observer. November 7, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Aggies rap DelState in penalty-marred finale". The News Journal. November 14, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2024.


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