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1980 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–3 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&T 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Howard 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Florida A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Salisbury*L 18–274,100
September 13South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 20–21
September 20District of Columbia*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 8–6
September 27at No. T–10 UMass*L 0–399,700
October 4at Bethune–CookmanL 20–375,109
October 11at HowardL 7–4911,000
October 18at North Carolina A&TL 0–5220,030
November 1at Towson State*L 0–30
November 8at Portland State*L 0–1054,772
November 15Central State (OH)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–14
November 22at Florida A&ML 7–59
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Olson sparks 'Gulls to win over Hornets". The Sunday Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bussey in goat-to-hero role as S.C. State nips Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Defense lifts DelState past D.C." Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UMass blitzes Delaware State, 39–0". The Sunday Republican. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Inspired B–CC wins". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Howard ruins DelState 49–7". Sunday News Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Delaware State drubbed by North Carolina A&T". Sunday News Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Towson wallops Del. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Portland State romps 105–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Central State stung late by Delaware, 20–14". Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "A&M rolls 59–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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