1963 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–1 (1–5 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 North Carolina College $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Morgan State 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&T 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Johnson C. Smith 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Virginia Union 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
St. Augustine's 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Virginia State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Saint Paul's (VA) 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Winston-Salem State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Norfolk State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Maryland State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Elizabeth City State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Hampton 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Shaw 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Howard 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Fayetteville State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Livingstone 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by coach Roy D. Moore in his fourth season, the Hornets compiled a 2–5–1 record, 1–5 in their conference. The final game of the season, against St. Augustine's, was canceled following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Slippery Rock*Slippery Rock, PAT 19–19[3]
October 5at Hampton
L 6–255,000[4]
October 12Howard
W 30–0[5]
October 19at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–43[6]
October 26Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–464,000[7]
November 2at Montclair State*Upper Montclair, NJW 20–12[8]
November 9Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–373,500[9]
November 16at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 14–22[10]
November 23St. Augustine's
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
Cancelled [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hampton Next Del. State Foe". The News Journal. September 23, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Boykins, Guthrie Spark Pirates To Fish Bowl Triumph By 25-6". Daily Press. October 6, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Delaware State Trounces Howard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Bulls Sparkle In Third Win". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Knight, Pat (October 28, 1963). "Del. State Routed By Morgan". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "College Football". Wisconsin State Journal. November 3, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Maryland State Scores 37-0 Rout". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Del. State is dealt 5th loss". The Morning News. November 18, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Major Sports Postponements". The Kansas City Star. November 24, 1963 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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