1984 Delaware State Hornets football team

1984 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (3–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Purzycki (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bethune–Cookman $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was NCAA Division II [1] [2] . All the other teams were classified as I-AA.

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. South Carolina State		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (Mideastern Athletic Conference Classic)	W 50–36		[3]
September 15	Northeastern *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 35–0	5,000	[4]
September 22	at North Carolina A&T	No. 9	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 56–7	5,000	[5]
September 29	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 38–41		[6]
October 6	at James Madison *	No. 20	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 19–20		[7]
October 13	at Bowie State *		Bulldogs Stadium Bowie, MD	W 70–8		[8]
October 20	Towson State *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 23–7	5,500	[9]
October 27	Central State (OH) *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 55–17		[10]
November 3	at Howard		Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 45–7		[11]
November 10	Liberty *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 34–11	3,221	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. "Standings for the 1984 Season" . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
3. "Delaware State shreds State's defense 50–36". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delaware State puts the breaks to NU's offense, 35–0". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Delaware State manhandles A&T". Greensboro News & Record. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Turnovers add up to DelState's first defeat of season". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "JMU holds off DelState 20–19". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hornets blast by Bowie 70–8". Sunday News Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Delaware State hands Towson first defeat, 23–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "CSU kisses perfection farewell". Dayton Daily News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hornets' Lake runs wild". Sunday News Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Banks sets record, but Flames lose big". The News and Advance. November 11, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.