1962 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1962 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1962 record4–5 (3–4 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1961
1963  
1962 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Morgan State $810  820
North Carolina A&T 610  730
Johnson C. Smith 610  720
Virginia Union 720  720
Maryland State 221  421
North Carolina College 430  630
Fayetteville State 421  421
Elizabeth City State 233  233
Norfolk State 330  530
Virginia State 350  450
St. Augustine's 341  441
Delaware State 340  450
Winston-Salem State 250  360
Hampton 340  360
Livingstone 130  280
Saint Paul's (VA) 260  260
Shaw 171  171
Howard 060  180
  • $ Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. [1] [2] Led by coach Roy D. Moore in his third season, the Hornets compiled a 4–5 record, 3–4 in their conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Slippery Rock *L 12–21 [3]
September 29 Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 12–9 [4] [5]
October 6at Howard Washington, DC W 20–0 [6]
October 13 Johnson C. Smith
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 12–29 [7]
October 20at Morgan State L 0–342,000 [8]
October 27 King's (PA) *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–8 [9]
November 3at Maryland State Princess Anne, MD L 0–19 [10]
November 10 Saint Paul's (VA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 34–14 [11]
November 17at St. Augustine's Raleigh, NC L 6–18 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. July 29, 2014.
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  4. "Delaware State Wins 2d, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer . September 30, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Delaware State Wins". The Orlando Sentinel . September 30, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Hornets Score 2nd CIAA Win". The Morning News . October 8, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Delaware State Halted by Smith". The Morning News . October 15, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Morgan Gets Fourth Win". The Baltimore Sun . October 21, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. "College Football". Pottsville Republican . October 29, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. "Delaware State Suffers 19-0 Loss To Hawks". The Daily Times . November 5, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. "Football Scores". The Morning News . November 12, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. "Delaware State Bows, 18-6". The Morning News . November 19, 1962 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg