1972 Delaware State Hornets football team
| 1972 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–4 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 North Carolina Central $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by sixth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–4 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, trying for fifth in the MEAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at C. W. Post* | Brookville, NY | W 27–7 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Millersville* | Millersville, PA | W 28–21 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Howard | L 0–10 | 7,000 | [5][6] | |
| October 14 | North Carolina Central | W 14–10 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 21 | at Morgan State | L 7–42 | 4,000 | [8] | |
| October 28 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| L 0–19 | [9] | |
| November 4 | Hofstra* |
| W 26–7 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at North Carolina A&T | L 7–13 | 7,300 | [11][12] | |
| November 18 | South Carolina State |
| W 29–21 | 4,600 | [13][14] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
- ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
- ^ Gergen, Joe (September 17, 1972). "Early Ending For the Pioneers". Newsday (Nassau Edition) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ziegler, Harold (September 24, 1972). "MSC Rally Fails, Marauders Lose 28-21". Sunday News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard's defense shackles Hornets in league opener". The Morning News. October 9, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Hornets Sting Central, 14-10". The News and Observer. October 15, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rose, Tim (October 22, 1972). "Morgan State routs Delaware State, 42-7". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Paul J. (October 30, 1972). "Visitors blank Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin, Monte (November 6, 1972). "Hornets' Handiwork Pays Off". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knight, Pat (November 13, 1972). "North Carolina A&T edges Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Monte (November 20, 1972). "Grid aide spurs DSC victory". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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