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1951 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 West Virginia State $ 5 0 1 6 2 1
No. 1 North Carolina A&T 5 1 0 7 1 1
No. 6 North Carolina College 5 1 1 7 2 1
Virginia Union 5 4 0 5 5 0
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 4 2 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Virginia State 5 3 0 5 3 0
No. 18 Hampton 4 4 0 5 4 0
Winston-Salem State 4 2 0 4 4 0
Howard 5 4 0 5 4 0
Morgan State 3 4 0 3 5 0
Bluefield State 3 3 0 3 6 0
Johnson C. Smith 3 4 0 3 5 0
Delaware State 2 4 0 2 7 0
St. Augustine's 2 5 0 3 6 0
Shaw 1 8 0 1 9 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 7 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1951 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1951 college football season. Led by coach Willard S. Jones in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 2–7 record, being shut out four times and outscored 41 to 158.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 158:30 p.m.at King's (PA)*L 0–13
September 29at Morgan StateL 6–452,500
October 6Cheyney*Dover, DEL 0–3
October 13at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–24
October 20Lincoln (PA)Dover, DEL 0–34
October 27at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 14–0
November 3Maryland State*Dover, DEL 6–18
November 10at HowardWashington, DCL 2–21
November 17St. Augustine'sDover, DEW 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  3. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. "King's Ready For Opener This Evening". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News. September 15, 1951 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Morgan State Scores 45 To 6 Victory Over Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. September 30, 1951 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Delaware State Bows To Lincoln Eleven". The News Journal. October 22, 1951 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Maryland State Wins Fifth, 18-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1951 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "Maryland State Wins By 18-6". The Daily Times – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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