1958 Delaware State Hornets football team

1958 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (3–4 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina A&T $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina College 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Morgan State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Shaw 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bluefield State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
St. Augustine's 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Maryland State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Howard 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Hampton 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Virginia State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Winston-Salem State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Elizabeth City State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fayetteville State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Virginia Union 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 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 1958 college football season.[1][2] Led by coach Bennie J. George in his third and final year, the Hornets compiled a 3–5 record, and were outscored 118–168.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Hampton
L 14–28
October 11at HowardWashington, DCW 20–8
October 18Johnson C. Smith
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–28[3]
October 25at Lincoln (PA)Lincoln, PAW 26–8[4]
November 1Saint Paul's (VA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–6
November 8at Maryland StatePrincess Anne, MDL 0–44[5]
November 15at King's (PA)*Wilkes-Barre, PAL 6–20
November 22at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 0–26
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Johnson C. Smith Tops Delaware State, 28 To 0". Alabama Tribune. October 24, 1958 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Delaware State Gridders Defeat Lincoln, 26 to 8". The Morning News. October 27, 1958 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Hawks Trounce Hornets, 44-0, In Somerset". The Daily Times. November 10, 1958 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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