1984 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1984 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
Delaware State 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina State 2 –2 –04 –6 –1
North Carolina A&T 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Howard 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –0 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. South Carolina State
W 50–36 [1]
September 15 Northeastern *
W 35–05,000 [2]
September 22at North Carolina A&T No. 9
W 56–75,000 [3]
September 29at Bethune–Cookman No. 7
L 38–41 [4]
October 6at James Madison *No. 20
L 19–20 [5]
October 13at Bowie State *
W 70–8 [6]
October 20 Towson State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 23–75,500 [7]
October 27 Central State (OH) *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 55–17 [8]
November 3at Howard
W 45–7 [9]
November 10 Liberty *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 34–113,221 [10]

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References

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