1955 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1955 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward L. Jackson (7th season)
Seasons← 1954 1956 →

1955 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Maryland State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Delaware State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Morgan State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Winston-Salem State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
No. 7 North Carolina A&T	4	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	3
No. 14 Virginia State	4	–	1	–	3	4	–	2	–	3
No. 9 North Carolina College	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	2
Shaw	4	–	2	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Bluefield State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
St. Augustine's	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Hampton	4	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Johnson C. Smith	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
West Virginia State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Fayetteville State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by Edward L. Jackson in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record for the second consecutive year, ranking 12th nationally. The team's only lost was by a field goal, against undefeated Maryland State. There were 3,500 fans in attendance, a record for Delaware State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Cheyney*	Dover, DE	W 37–0
October 1	at King's (PA)*	Wilkes-Barre, PA	W 13–0
October 8	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 12–0
October 15	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	W 20–6
October 22	Lincoln (PA)	Dover, DE	W 18–0
October 29	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Lawrenceville, VA	W 37–6
November 5	Maryland State	Dover, DE	L 0–3	3,500
November 19	St. Augustine's	Dover, DE	W 6–0
*Non-conference game

References

"Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – 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 State Tabs 5th Win, 18-0, Over Lincoln". The Morning News. October 24, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sample's Goal Brings Victory". The Daily Times. November 7, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Hornets Top St. Augustine, 6-0". The Morning News. November 21, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware State Closes With Win". The News Journal. November 21, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.

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