1950 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1950 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1950 college football season.[2][3] Led by coach Robert White in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 2–7–1 record, including being shut out five times.

1950 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7–1 (2–6–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 North Carolina A&T $ 5 0 1 6 2 1
No. 8 Morgan State 5 0 2 6 0 2
No. 9 North Carolina College 6 1 0 7 2 0
No. 9 St. Augustine's 6 1 0 8 1 0
No. 16 Bluefield State 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 11 West Virginia State 3 2 1 5 3 1
Virginia Union 6 3 0 6 3 0
No. 25 Howard 5 4 0 5 4 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 3 1 3 3 1
Virginia State 3 5 0 3 5 0
Winston-Salem State 2 3 2 2 3 2
Johnson C. Smith 2 4 1 2 5 1
Hampton 2 5 0 2 7 0
Delaware State 2 6 1 2 7 1
Shaw 1 8 0 1 8 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NCL 0–18
September 307:30 p.m.Morgan StateDover, DEL 0–20[4]
October 7North Carolina CollegeDover, DEL 0–13[5]
October 14Johnson C. SmithDover. DEW 25–14[6]
October 21Lincoln (PA)T 0–0
October 28Saint Paul's (VA)W 66–0
November 4Bluefield StateDover, DEL 36–44
November 11HowardDover, DEL 6–7
November 18at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 6–13
November 23Maryland State*L 0–34[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Delaware State Home". The News Journal. September 28, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "North Carolina State Trips Delaware State Eleven, 13-0". The Morning News. October 9, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Delaware State Tabs First Grid Decision". The News Journal. October 16, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "Maryland State Eleven Routs Delaware State". The News Journal. November 24, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.