1972 Delaware State Hornets football team

1972 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Morgan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by sixth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–4 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, trying for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at C. W. Post*Brookville, NYW 27–7[3]
September 23at Millersville*Millersville, PAW 28–21[4]
October 7at Howard
L 0–107,000[5][6]
October 14North Carolina Central
W 14–1010,000[7]
October 21at Morgan State
L 7–424,000[8]
October 28Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–19[9]
November 4Hofstra*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 26–7[10]
November 11at North Carolina A&T
L 7–137,300[11][12]
November 18South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 29–214,600[13][14]
  • *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. ^ Gergen, Joe (September 17, 1972). "Early Ending For the Pioneers". Newsday (Nassau Edition) – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Ziegler, Harold (September 24, 1972). "MSC Rally Fails, Marauders Lose 28-21". Sunday News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Howard's defense shackles Hornets in league opener". The Morning News. October 9, 1972 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Hornets Sting Central, 14-10". The News and Observer. October 15, 1972 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Rose, Tim (October 22, 1972). "Morgan State routs Delaware State, 42-7". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Smith, Paul J. (October 30, 1972). "Visitors blank Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Martin, Monte (November 6, 1972). "Hornets' Handiwork Pays Off". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Knight, Pat (November 13, 1972). "North Carolina A&T edges Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Martin, Monte (November 20, 1972). "Grid aide spurs DSC victory". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.


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