1931 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1931 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2–1
Head coach	John L. McKinley (1st season)
Seasons← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Catholic University		–		8	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines		–		7	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		5	–	1	–	2
William & Mary Norfolk		–		1	–	0	–	1
Furman		–		5	–	2	–	2
George Washington		–		5	–	2	–	2
Texas Tech		–		6	–	3	–	0
Troy State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		6	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest		–		4	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		4	–	4	–	0
Davidson		–		4	–	4	–	2
Western Maryland		–		4	–	4	–	2
Delaware State		–		2	–	2	–	1
Georgetown		–		4	–	5	–	1
Richmond		–		4	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe		–		3	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers		–		3	–	6	–	0
Jefferson		–		1	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State		–		0	–	7	–	1

The 1931 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. The team was coached by John L. McKinley, who came to Delaware State from New York City. Delaware State compiled a record of 2–2–1 on the season.<

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 17	at Bordentown	Bordentown, NJ	W 14–13
	Howard High School		T 0–0
	Cheyney		L 0–30
October 31	Downingtown		L 0–33
	Princess Anne		W 30–0

"Dover State Upsets Bordentown, 14-13". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 24, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"History & Records" (PDF). Delaware State University Athletics. p. 23. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

v t e Delaware State Hornets football
Venues	Soldier's Field (1924–1956) Dover Baseball Park (alternative) Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm 1980 Portland State game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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