1949 Delaware State Hornets football team

1949 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (3–5–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Morgan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 2 West Virginia State 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Shaw 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 25 St. Augustine's 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 21 Virginia State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
No. 22 Howard 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 24 North Carolina College 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Hampton 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Winston-Salem State 1 – 2 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
Delaware State 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Lincoln (PA) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Virginia Union 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1949 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1949 college football season.[2][3] The Hornets compiled a 3–5–1 record under coach Tom Conrad.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Winston-Salem StateDover, DET 12–12
October 1at Morgan State
L 0–32[4]
October 8Lincoln (PA)Dover, DEW 26–20[5]
October 15at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 6–10
October 22at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCL 0–27
October 29Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 40–0[6]
November 5at Bluefield StateBluefield, WVW 13–11[7]
November 12at HowardWashington, DCL 7–38
November 19St. Augustine'sDover, DEL 7–13[8]

References

  1. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Morgan State Wins By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1949. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dover State Eleven Tops Lincoln University, 26-20". The Morning News. October 10, 1949 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Delaware State Wins". The News Journal. October 31, 1949 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Delaware State Wins, 13-11". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "St. Augustine's Beats Delaware State, 13-7". The News and Observer. November 20, 1949 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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