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1979 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
North Carolina Central 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at South Carolina StateL 6–52
September 15Clarion State*L 12–45
September 29at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 19–13
October 6Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–23
October 13at North Carolina CentralL 26–3113,500
October 20No. 7 Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–221,500
October 27Kentucky State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–2
November 3Bethune–Cookman*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–15500
November 10North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
T 21–21
November 17at Livingstone*W 26–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Bulldogs romp past Hornets". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware State falls in home opener 45–12 as Clarion State rolls". Sunday News Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "DelState tops UMES for first win". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fans, Howard harass Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eagles rally for first win". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  7. "DelState offense takes day off". Sunday News Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Breds fall to DSU, 16–2". The State Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Delaware State slips by Bethune–Cookman". Florida Today. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tough QB Warren leads late rally to earn DelState tie". Sunday News Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Livingstone falls, 26–10". The Salisbury Post. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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