1983 Delaware State Hornets football team

1983 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Purzycki (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Collick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 South Carolina State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Howard	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Florida A&M games did not count as conference games Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at South Carolina State		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 17–24	9,250	[1]
September 17	at Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 36–34	6,703	[2]
September 24	District of Columbia *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 56–6		[3]
October 1	Bethune–Cookman		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 23–16		[4]
October 8	James Madison *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–28		[5]
October 15	North Carolina A&T		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 26–7	7,000	[6]
October 22	at Liberty Baptist *	No. 15	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 48–24	850	[7]
October 29	Towson State *	No. T–12	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 15–23		[8]
November 5	at Central State (OH) *	No. 17	McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH	L 26–49	4,500	[9]
November 12	at Northeastern *		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	T 21–21	3,030	[10]
November 19	Howard		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 62–20	6,001	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "State outlasts Delaware State". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware State nips FAMU 36–34". St. Petersburg Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware State savors 56–6 romp over UDC". Sunday News Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "B–CC's Hawk sets passing record in defeat". The Orlando Sentinel. October 2, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Del State rallies to beat JMU". Sunday Morning News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delaware State halts Aggies 26–7". News and Record. October 16, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "DelState's sixth victory assures winning season". The News Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Defense pushes Towson over Del. State". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "DelState falls to undefeated Central State". Sunday News Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Delaware St. catches NU". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "DelState ravages Howard". The Daily Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved September 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.