1953 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1953 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward L. Jackson (5th season)
Seasons← 1952 1954 →

1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 North Carolina College $	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Morgan State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&T	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Virginia State	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
No. 11 West Virginia State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Hampton	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Howard	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Shaw	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
St. Augustine's	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Virginia Union	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Bluefield State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. 1930s coach Edward L. Jackson returned, bringing the team back from a 1–7 record in 1952, to a 4–4 record in 1953. In the last game of the season, members the 1934 championship team, who Jackson coached, watched the Hornets win, 19–12.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Cheyney*	Dover, DE	W 7–6
October 3	Norfolk State*	Dover, DE	W 18–0
October 10	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 0–26
October 17	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	L 0–20
October 24	Lincoln (PA)	Dover, DE	L 12–19
October 31	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Lawrenceville, VA	L 6–7
November 14	at Howard	Washington, DC	W 13–6
November 21	St. Augustine's	Dover, DE	W 19–12
*Non-conference game

References

"The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
"2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
"Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
"Undefeated Team of '34 Sees Delaware State Win". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Trims Cheyney in Opener, 7-6". The Morning News. September 28, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
"Two Late Scores Win for Lincoln". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Team Closes With .500 Mark". The News Journal. November 23, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.

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