1972 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T 4 2 08 2 0
Morgan State 4 2 05 5 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 2 04 5 0
Howard 2 4 06 4 0
Delaware State 2 4 05 4 0
South Carolina State 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at C. W. Post*Brookville, NYW 27–7[3]
September 23at Millersville*Millersville, PAW 28–21[4]
October 7at HowardWashington, DCL 0–10[5]
October 14North Carolina CentralW 14–10[6]
October 21at Morgan StateL 7–42[7]
October 28Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–19[8]
November 4Hofstra*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 26–7[9]
November 11at North Carolina A&TL 7–13[10]
November 18South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 29–21[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. Gergen, Joe (September 17, 1972). "Early Ending For the Pioneers". Newsday (Nassau Edition) via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Ziegler, Harold (September 24, 1972). "MSC Rally Fails, Marauders Lose 28-21". Sunday News via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Howard's defense shackles Hornets in league opener". The Morning News. October 9, 1972 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Hornets Sting Central, 14-10". The News and Observer. October 15, 1972 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. Rose, Tim (October 22, 1972). "Morgan State routs Delaware State, 42-7". The Baltimore Sun via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. Smith, Paul J. (October 30, 1972). "Visitors blank Delaware State". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. Martin, Monte (November 6, 1972). "Hornets' Handiwork Pays Off". The News Journal via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. Knight, Pat (November 13, 1972). "North Carolina A&T edges Delaware State". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. Martin, Monte (November 20, 1972). "Grid aide spurs DSC victory". The Morning News via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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