| 1977 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Orange Blossom Classic, L 15–37 vs. Florida A&M | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Carolina State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MEAC.
The Hornets were invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to the black national champion Florida A&M, 37–15.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at South Carolina State | L 0–21 | 7,343 | ||
| September 17 | Clarion State* | L 3–8 | |||
| September 24 | at Salisbury* | Salisbury, MD | W 18–17 | 3,100 | |
| October 1 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 22–0 | ||
| October 8 | Howard |
| W 18–0 | 1,000 | |
| October 15 | at North Carolina Central | W 23–0 | 11,000 | ||
| October 22 | Morgan State |
| W 20–6 | ||
| October 29 | Kentucky State* |
| W 10–3 | ||
| November 5 | at Bethune–Cookman* | Daytona Beach, FL | W 10–6 | ||
| November 12 | North Carolina A&T |
| L 7–22 | 3,600 | |
| December 10 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 15–37 | 29,493 | ||
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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 blanked by S. Carolina St". The Morning News. Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- Ireland, Jack (September 18, 1977). "DelState can't crack goal, drops 8-3 decision to State". The Morning News. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ireland, Jack (September 25, 1977). "Johnson rallies DelState over Salisbury 18-17". The Morning News. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ireland, Jack (October 2, 1977). "DelState's offense, defense at best in blanking UMES". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delaware State". The Morning News. October 10, 1977. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- Fisher, Christopher (October 16, 1977). "DelState buries N. C. Central under offensive avalanche". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ireland, Jack (October 23, 1977). "Streaking DelState thumps Morgan 20-6". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- Finocchiaro, Ray (October 30, 1977). "DelState: Putting everything back together again". The Morning News. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ireland, Jack (November 7, 1977). "Wyche keeps his word to Hornets". The Morning News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ireland, Jack (November 13, 1977). "Hornets fall 22-7 to A&T". The Morning News. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- Love, Steve (December 11, 1977). "FAMU Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. p. 291 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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