1954 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1954 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward L. Jackson (6th season)
Seasons← 1953 1955 →

1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 North Carolina College $	6	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Maryland State	5	–	0	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Virginia State	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Bluefield State	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 St. Augustine's	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Virginia Union	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
No. 23 Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Hampton	4	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Lincoln (PA)	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
No. 24 North Carolina A&T	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Johnson C. Smith	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	5	–	2
West Virginia State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Fayetteville State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Howard	0	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Shaw	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by coach Edward L. Jackson, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record, just two seasons after posting a 1–7 record. They shut out their first four opponents, only allowing Lincoln, St. Paul's, and St. Augustine's to score any points. They maintained a perfect record until the final game of the season, losing 6–12 vs. St. Augustine's. The team had 40 members, a fifth of the entire 1954 enrollment at DSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Cheyney*	Cheyney, PA	W 25–0
October 1	at Norfolk State*	Norfolk, VA	W 7–0
October 9	Hampton	Dover, DE	W 6–0
October 16	Johnson C. Smith	Dover, DE	W 13–0
October 23	at Lincoln (PA)	Oxford, PA	W 18–13
October 30	Saint Paul's (VA)	Dover, DE	W 26–6
November 13	Howard	Dover, DE	W 13–0
November 20	at St. Augustine's	Raleigh, NC	L 6–12
*Non-conference game

References

"Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – 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.
"Delaware Club Hands Pirates Third Blanking". Daily Press. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Beats Hampton on Fumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Defeats Hampton on Fumble, 6-0". The Morning News. October 11, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
"5th Straight To Del. State". The News Journal. October 25, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
"Falcons Score 12-6 Victory". The News and Observer. November 21, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.

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