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1978 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season only. All the other teams were Division I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9South Carolina StateL 0–342,000
September 16at Clarion State*L 10–31
September 23at No. 7 Florida A&M*L 0–3717,532
September 30Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–17
October 7at HowardL 6–37
October 14North Carolina Central
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–13
October 21at Morgan StateW 13–6
October 28at Kentucky State*L 12–18
November 4at Bethune–Cookman*L 7–174,450
November 11at North Carolina A&TW 9–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  4. "Slow-starting Bulldogs pound Delaware 34–0". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clarion, 31–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rattlers rally". Tallahassee Democrat. September 23, 1978. p. 1A. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jackson, Eddie (September 24, 1978). "FAMU Rattles By Delaware St". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5-D. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Eastern Shore upends Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Errors hurt DelState in loss to Howard". Sunday News Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Del. State tops NCC by 16–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Salter lifts Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Opportunistic Bethune–Cookman dumps Delaware State 17–7". The Orlando Sentinel Star. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Delaware State stuns Aggies, 9–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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