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1977 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by third-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MEAC.

1977 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 South Carolina State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Morgan State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The Hornets were invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to the black national champion Florida A&M, 37–15.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at South Carolina State
L 0–217,343[3][4]
September 17Clarion State*
L 3–8[5]
September 24at Salisbury*Salisbury, MDW 18–173,100[6]
October 1at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 22–0[7]
October 8Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 18–0[8]
October 15at North Carolina Central
W 23–011,000[9]
October 22Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–6[10]
October 29Kentucky State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 10–3[11]
November 5at Bethune–Cookman*Daytona Beach, FLW 10–6[12]
November 12North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–22[13]
December 10vs. Florida A&M*
L 15–3729,493[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  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. ^ "Delaware State blanked by S. Carolina St". The Morning News. Associated Press. September 11, 1977. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Ireland, Jack (September 18, 1977). "DelState can't crack goal, drops 8-3 decision to State". The Morning News. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Ireland, Jack (September 25, 1977). "Johnson rallies DelState over Salisbury 18-17". The Morning News. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Ireland, Jack (October 2, 1977). "DelState's offense, defense at best in blanking UMES". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Delaware State". The Morning News. October 10, 1977. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ Fisher, Christopher (October 16, 1977). "DelState buries N. C. Central under offensive avalanche". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ Ireland, Jack (October 23, 1977). "Streaking DelState thumps Morgan 20-6". The Morning News. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.  
  11. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 30, 1977). "DelState: Putting everything back together again". The Morning News. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.  
  12. ^ Ireland, Jack (November 7, 1977). "Wyche keeps his word to Hornets". The Morning News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ Ireland, Jack (November 13, 1977). "Hornets fall 22-7 to A&T". The Morning News. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ Love, Steve (December 11, 1977). "FAMU Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. p. 291 – via Newspapers.com.  
  15. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.


 

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