1980 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1980 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–3 South Carolina State $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
North Carolina A&T 3 –2 –09 –3 –0
Howard 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Bethune–Cookman 2 –2 –15 –4 –1
Florida A&M 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Delaware State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Salisbury *
L 18–274,100 [1]
September 13 South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 20–21 [2]
September 20 District of Columbia *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 8–6 [3]
September 27at No. T–10 UMass *
L 0–399,700 [4]
October 4at Bethune–Cookman
L 20–375,109 [5]
October 11at Howard
L 7–4911,000 [6]
October 18at North Carolina A&T
L 0–5220,030 [7]
November 1at Towson State *
L 0–30 [8]
November 8at Portland State *
L 0–105 4,772 [9]
November 15 Central State (OH) *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–14 [10]
November 22at Florida A&M
L 7–59 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Olson sparks 'Gulls to win over Hornets". The Sunday Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bussey in goat-to-hero role as S.C. State nips Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Defense lifts DelState past D.C." Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UMass blitzes Delaware State, 39–0". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Inspired B–CC wins". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Howard ruins DelState 49–7". Sunday News Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Delaware State drubbed by North Carolina A&T". Sunday News Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Towson wallops Del. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Portland State romps 105–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Central State stung late by Delaware, 20–14". Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "A&M rolls 59–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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