1981 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1981 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bill Collick (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
Florida A&M 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Bethune–Cookman 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Howard 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Delaware State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
North Carolina A&T 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Virginia State *
L 12–133,500 [1]
September 12at South Carolina State
L 0–298,227 [2]
September 19at Florida A&M
L 3–2713,081 [3]
September 26 West Chester State *
L 16–19 [4]
October 3 Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–8 [5]
October 10 Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 27–31 [6]
October 17 North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 21–17 [7]
October 31 Towson State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 10–24 [8]
November 7at Salisbury State *
L 7–13 [9]
November 14at Central State (OH) *
W 13–6 [10]
November 21at Eastern Illinois *
L 16–24 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Defense, fluke play lift VSU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "S.C. State blanks DelState 29–0". The Morning News. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rattlers lick chops with home-cooked 27–3 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Chester beats Delaware State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Del. State won't budge". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Howard handles Hornets' defense for 31–27 win". Sunday News Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "DelState notches 1st win". Sunday News Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Towson State wins 4th straight, humbles Delaware State, 24–10". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SSC rings DelState 'Bell' during homecoming, 13–7". The Sunday Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Interception dooms CSU". Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rowe shines as DelState drops finale". Sunday News Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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