1971 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
North Carolina Central 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&T 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina State 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Howard 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 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) in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] This was their first season as a member of the newly formed MEAC. Led by fifth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 1–8 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth in the MEAC. The team played most of the season with mainly freshmen and sophomores, as many veteran players were suspended after being involved in a drug scandal.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Lock Haven*
L 7–14[4]
September 25at West Chester*
L 0–517,800[5]
October 2at Hofstra*
L 0–30[6]
October 9Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 3–29[7]
October 16at North Carolina CentralDurham, NCL 3–34[8]
October 23Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–33[9]
October 30at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 7–6[10]
November 13North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–311,500[11]
November 20at South Carolina State
L 0–371,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Dolson, Frank (September 30, 1971). "Shocked at Use of Drugs in Sports? Don't Be Naive". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Lock Haven St. 14, Delaware St. 7". The Express. September 20, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Hornets net 88 yards in 51-0 routs by Rams". The Morning News. September 27, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Cottrol, Robert W. (October 4, 1971). "Fumble awakens DSC from impossible dream". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Zabitka, Matt (October 11, 1971). "Howard saps raw Hornet sting". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Delaware State fails, pass defense excels". The Morning News. October 18, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Zabitka, Matt (October 25, 1971). "Hornets find Morgan un-bear-able". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Delaware State Nips Hawks For First Triumph". The Daily Times. October 31, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Zabitka, Matt (November 15, 1971). "Even refs can't bear to watch". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "S.C. State Humbles Delaware". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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