1936 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Athletic Association
Record	2–4^[a] (2–2^[a] MAAA)
Head coach	Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	Soldier's Field
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

The 1936 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1936 college football season.^[1]^[2] In their third and final season as a member of the Middle Atlantic Athletic Association, Delaware State posted a 2–4 record under coach Butler.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	at Bowie State	Bowie, MD^[c]	W 18–0^[b]	^[3]
October 17	Bordentown Manual Training	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	W 6–0^[d]	^[4]
October 23	at Miner Teachers*	Washington, DC	L 0–20	^[5]
October 31	at Storer	Harpers Ferry, WV	L ?	^[6]
November 7	at Lincoln (PA)*	Lincoln, PA	L 0–41
November 14	Cheyney	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	L 0–29	^[7]
November 21	at Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural	Downingtown, PA	?	^[3]
*Non-conference game

Notes

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Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm
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