1950 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1950 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7–1 (2–6–1 CIAA)
Head coach	Robert White (1st season)
Seasons← 1949 1951 →

1950 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 North Carolina A&T $	5	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Morgan State	5	–	0	–	2	6	–	0	–	2
No. 9 North Carolina College	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 St. Augustine's	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Bluefield State	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
No. 11 West Virginia State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Union	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Howard	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	3	–	1
Virginia State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	3	–	2	2	–	3	–	2
Johnson C. Smith	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Hampton	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Shaw	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier

The 1950 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1950 college football season. Led by coach Robert White in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 2–7–1 record, including being shut out five times.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23		at Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–18
September 30	7:30 p.m.	Morgan State	Dover, DE	L 0–20
October 7		North Carolina College	Dover, DE	L 0–13
October 14		Johnson C. Smith	Dover. DE	W 25–14
October 21		Lincoln (PA)		T 0–0
October 28		Saint Paul's (VA)		W 66–0
November 4		Bluefield State	Dover, DE	L 36–44
November 11		Howard	Dover, DE	L 6–7
November 18		at St. Augustine's	Raleigh, NC	L 6–13
November 23		Maryland State*		L 0–34
*Non-conference game

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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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