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1972 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19711973 →
1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Morgan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–4 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, trying for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at C. W. Post*Brookville, NYW 27–7
September 23at Millersville*Millersville, PAW 28–21
October 7at HowardL 0–107,000
October 14North Carolina CentralW 14–1010,000
October 21at Morgan StateL 7–424,000
October 28Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–19
November 4Hofstra*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 26–7
November 11at North Carolina A&TL 7–137,300
November 18South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 29–214,600
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
  2. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. Gergen, Joe (September 17, 1972). "Early Ending For the Pioneers". Newsday (Nassau Edition) – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Ziegler, Harold (September 24, 1972). "MSC Rally Fails, Marauders Lose 28-21". Sunday News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Howard's defense shackles Hornets in league opener". The Morning News. October 9, 1972 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. "Hornets Sting Central, 14-10". The News and Observer. October 15, 1972 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. Rose, Tim (October 22, 1972). "Morgan State routs Delaware State, 42-7". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. Smith, Paul J. (October 30, 1972). "Visitors blank Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. Martin, Monte (November 6, 1972). "Hornets' Handiwork Pays Off". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. Knight, Pat (November 13, 1972). "North Carolina A&T edges Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  13. Martin, Monte (November 20, 1972). "Grid aide spurs DSC victory". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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