1966 Delaware State Hornets football team

1966 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach	Ulysses S. Washington (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Morgan State $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
North Carolina College	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Livingstone	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Hampton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Elizabeth City State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Maryland State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Virginia Union	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Norfolk State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&T	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Fayetteville State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Howard	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Shaw	0	–	7	–	2			0	–	7	–	2

$ – Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season.^[1]^[2] Led by second-year head coach Ulysses S. Washington, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–5 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing 14th in CIAA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Mansfield*	Mansfield, PA	L 0–20	^[3]
October 1	Hampton	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–6	^[4]
October 8	at Howard	Washington, DC	W 26–16	^[5]
October 15	Saint Paul's (VA)	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–12	^[6]
October 22	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 6–38	^[7]
October 29	Montclair State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 22–6	^[8]
November 5	at Elizabeth City State	Elizabeth City, NC	W 12–6	^[9]
November 12	at Maryland State	Princess Anne, MD	L 6–52	^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
^ "Del. State blanked 20-0". The Morning News. September 26, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blocked Punt Turns Tables As HI Pirates Record 6-0 Victory Over Delaware State". Daily Press. October 2, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray TD passes pace Del. State win". The Morning News. October 10, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Del. State bows to St. Paul's". The Morning News. October 17, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Greenness costly to Del. State". The Morning News. October 24, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montclair State Is 22-6 Grid Victim". The Herald-News. October 31, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Underdog Delaware State triggers grid upset". The Morning News. November 7, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland State Rips Delaware State, 52-6". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1966 – via Newspapers.com.

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Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm 1980 Portland State game
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