| 1975 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth out of seven teams in the MEAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Elizabeth City State* | Elizabeth City, NC | W 17–7 | ||
| September 13 | at William Paterson* | Wayne, NJ | W 29–0 | ||
| September 20 | at Alcorn State* | L 7–33 | |||
| September 27 | at Federal City College* | Washington, DC | Cancelled | ||
| October 4 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 44–0 | ||
| October 11 | Howard | L 7–12 | 1,200 | ||
| October 18 | at North Carolina Central | L 14–16 | |||
| October 25 | Morgan State |
| W 17–3 | ||
| November 8 | at Shaw* | Raleigh, NC | W 14–6 | ||
| November 15 | North Carolina A&T |
| L 7–27 | 4,000 | |
| November 22 | at South Carolina State | L 0–39 | |||
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Notes
- Game was called with 3 minutes left following a fight between the two teams.
References
- "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
- "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
- "Delaware State Cops Opener, 17-7". The Daily Times. September 7, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- Edwards, Ellis (September 14, 1975). "Hornets win, but coach still unhappy". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lee, Robinson lead Alcorn past Dela St". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delaware State (schedule)". The Morning News. September 29, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet QB job is still up for grabs". The Morning News. October 6, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- Edwards, Ellis (October 12, 1975). "DelState loses 12-7". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet rally fails". The Morning News. October 19, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- Martin, Monte (October 26, 1975). "Hornets end Morgan jinx". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delaware State wins aborted game". The News Journal. November 9, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
- Martin, Monte (November 16, 1975). "Aggie soph rips Hornets". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- Martin, Monte (November 23, 1975). "South Carolina State routs Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
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