1976 Delaware State Hornets football team
| 1976 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (1–5 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 South Carolina State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by second-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth out of seven teams in the MEAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Elizabeth City State* | W 9–7 | [3] | ||
| September 11 | South Carolina State |
| L 0–30 | 2,700 | [4][5] |
| September 18 | at Clarion* | Clarion, PA | L 0–16 | [6] | |
| September 25 | at Bethune–Cookman* |
| L 7–41 | 7,500 | [7] |
| October 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| W 13–0 | [8] | |
| October 9 | at Howard | L 0–32 | 1,200 | [9][10] | |
| October 16 | North Carolina Central |
| L 16–27 | [11] | |
| October 23 | at Morgan State | L 13–36 | [12] | ||
| October 30 | at Kentucky State* | Frankfort, KY | T 0–0 | [13] | |
| November 6 | Shaw* |
| W 27–6 | [14] | |
| November 13 | at North Carolina A&T | L 6–30 | 5,000 | [15][16] | |
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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.
- ^ Martin, Monte (September 5, 1976). "Kemmerlin promise keys DelState win". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State is 30-0 victim". The News Journal. September 12, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Clarion 16 Delaware St. 0". The Morning Call. September 19, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin, Monte (October 3, 1976). "Delaware State ends losses 13-0". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard U DelState foe". The Morning News. October 8, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin, Monte (October 10, 1976). "Howard routs DelState 32-0 in MEAC play". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin, Monte (October 17, 1976). "Passes doom Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stewart, John W. (October 24, 1976). "Morgan strikes for 29 points in second half to overcome Delaware State, 36 to 13". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A nothing game at Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shaw Bears Topped By Delaware State". The News and Observer. November 7, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies rap DelState in penalty-marred finale". The News Journal. November 14, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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