1976 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–8 South Carolina State + 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
Morgan State + 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
North Carolina A&T 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
Howard 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
North Carolina Central 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Delaware State 1 –5 –03 –7 –1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Elizabeth City State*
W 9–7[3]
September 11South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–302,700[4][5]
September 18at Clarion*Clarion, PAL 0–16[6]
September 25at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–417,500[7]
October 2Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 13–0[8]
October 9at HowardWashington, DCL 0–32[9]
October 16North Carolina Central
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 16–27[10]
October 23at Morgan State
L 13–36[11]
October 30at Kentucky State*Frankfort, KYT 0–0[12]
November 6Shaw*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 27–6[13]
November 13at North Carolina A&T
L 6–30[14]
  • *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. ↑ Martin, Monte (September 5, 1976). "Kemmerlin promise keys DelState win". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Delaware State is 30-0 victim". The News Journal. September 12, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Clarion 16 Delaware St. 0". The Morning Call. September 19, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ↑ "Bethune Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ↑ Martin, Monte (October 3, 1976). "Delaware State ends losses 13-0". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ↑ Martin, Monte (October 10, 1976). "Howard routs DelState 32-0 in MEAC play". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ↑ Martin, Monte (October 17, 1976). "Passes doom Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ↑ 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. Open access icon
  12. ↑ "A nothing game at Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ↑ "Shaw Bears Topped By Delaware State". The News and Observer. November 7, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ↑ "Aggies rap DelState in penalty-marred finale". The News Journal. November 14, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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