1977 Delaware State Hornets football team

1977 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 South Carolina State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Morgan State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by third-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MEAC.

The Hornets were invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to the black national champion Florida A&M, 37–15.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at South Carolina State
L 0–217,343[3][4]
September 17Clarion State*
L 3–8[5]
September 24at Salisbury*Salisbury, MDW 18–173,100[6]
October 1at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 22–0[7]
October 8Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 18–01,000[8]
October 15at North Carolina Central
W 23–011,000[9]
October 22Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–6[10]
October 29Kentucky State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 10–3[11]
November 5at Bethune–Cookman*Daytona Beach, FLW 10–6[12]
November 12North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–223,600[13]
December 10vs. Florida A&M*
L 15–3729,493[14][15]
  • *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. ^ "Delaware State blanked by S. Carolina St". The Morning News. Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Ireland, Jack (September 18, 1977). "DelState can't crack goal, drops 8-3 decision to State". The Morning News. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Ireland, Jack (September 25, 1977). "Johnson rallies DelState over Salisbury 18-17". The Morning News. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Ireland, Jack (October 2, 1977). "DelState's offense, defense at best in blanking UMES". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Delaware State". The Morning News. October 10, 1977. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Fisher, Christopher (October 16, 1977). "DelState buries N. C. Central under offensive avalanche". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Ireland, Jack (October 23, 1977). "Streaking DelState thumps Morgan 20-6". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 30, 1977). "DelState: Putting everything back together again". The Morning News. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ Ireland, Jack (November 7, 1977). "Wyche keeps his word to Hornets". The Morning News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ Ireland, Jack (November 13, 1977). "Hornets fall 22-7 to A&T". The Morning News. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ Love, Steve (December 11, 1977). "FAMU Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. p. 291 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.


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