1954 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1954 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 1954 college football season.[2][3] Led by coach Edward Jackson, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record, just two seasons after posting a 1–7 record. They shut out their first four opponents, only allowing Lincoln, St. Paul's, and St. Augustine's to score any points. They maintained a perfect record until the final game of the season, losing 6–12 vs. St. Augustine's. The team had 40 members, a fifth of the entire 1954 enrollment at DSU.

1954 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 North Carolina College $ 6 0 1 7 1 1
No. 6 Maryland State 5 0 1 6 1 1
No. 8 Virginia State 7 1 0 7 2 0
No. 10 Bluefield State 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 St. Augustine's 6 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 0 7 1 0
No. 12 Virginia Union 5 3 0 5 3 0
No. 23 Morgan State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Hampton 4 5 1 4 5 1
Lincoln (PA) 3 3 0 4 3 1
No. 24 North Carolina A&T 2 5 0 4 6 0
Winston-Salem State 2 5 0 3 5 0
Johnson C. Smith 1 4 1 1 5 2
West Virginia State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Fayetteville State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 0 2 6 0
Howard 0 5 1 2 6 1
Shaw 0 6 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 25–0
October 1at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 7–0
October 9HamptonDover, DEW 6–0[4][5][6]
October 16Johnson C. SmithDover, DEW 13–0
October 23at Lincoln (PA)Oxford, PAW 18–13[7]
October 30Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 26–6
November 13HowardDover, DEW 13–0
November 20at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 6–12[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Delaware Club Hands Pirates Third Blanking". Daily Press. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Delaware State Beats Hampton on Fumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Delaware State Defeats Hampton on Fumble, 6-0". The Morning News. October 11, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "5th Straight To Del. State". The News Journal. October 25, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Falcons Score 12-6 Victory". The News and Observer. November 21, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.  

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