1979 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1979 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
South Carolina State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
North Carolina A&T 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Howard 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Delaware State 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
North Carolina Central 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 –0 –03 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 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) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at South Carolina State
L 6–52 [1]
September 15 Clarion State *
L 12–45 [2]
September 29at Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD W 19–13 [3]
October 6 Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–23 [4]
October 13at North Carolina Central
L 26–3113,500 [5] [6]
October 20No. 7 Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–221,500 [7]
October 27 Kentucky State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–2 [8]
November 3 Bethune–Cookman *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–15500 [9]
November 10 North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
T 21–21 [10]
November 17at Livingstone *
W 26–10 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs romp past Hornets". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Delaware State falls in home opener 45–12 as Clarion State rolls". Sunday News Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "DelState tops UMES for first win". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Fans, Howard harass Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eagles rally for first win". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "DelState offense takes day off". Sunday News Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Breds fall to DSU, 16–2". The State Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Delaware State slips by Bethune–Cookman". Florida Today. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tough QB Warren leads late rally to earn DelState tie". Sunday News Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Livingstone falls, 26–10". The Salisbury Post. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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