1936 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1936 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Athletic Association
Record	2–5 (2–3 MAAA)
Head coach	Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	Soldier's Field
Seasons← 1935 1937 →

1936 Middle Atlantic Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cheyney $	3	–	0	–	1	4	–	1	–	1
Bordentown	3	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Storer	2	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Downingtown	2	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Delaware State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Princess Anne	0	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Bowie	0	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

$ – Conference champion

The 1936 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Middle Atlantic Athletic Association (MAAA) during the 1936 college football season. Led by coach Butler, Delaware State posted compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAAA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10		at Bowie	Bowie, MD	W 18–0
October 17		Bordentown	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	W 6–0
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at Miner Teachers*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–20
October 31		at Storer	Harpers Ferry, WV	L 0–12
November 7		at Lincoln (PA)*	Lincoln, PA	L 0–41
November 14		Cheyney	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	L 0–29
November 21		at Downingtown	Downingtown, PA	L 0–14
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

References

"M3A Standings". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 28, 1936. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"State College Gridsters Annex Season's Start". The News Journal. October 13, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Eleven Noses Out Bordentown". The News Journal. October 19, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
"Miner Opposes Delaware State". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 23, 1936. p. 53. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Miner Take to the Air To Whip Del". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. October 31, 1936. p. 26. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Delaware State Gridmen Hope for Conference Tie". The News Journal. November 4, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
"Storer Wins". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 7, 1936. p. 27. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Delaware State Primes For Conference Title Tilt". The News Journal. November 10, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
"Downington 14; Delaware State 0". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 28, 1936. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"History & Records" (PDF). Delaware State University Athletics. p. 23. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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