1953 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season.[1][2] 1930s coach Edward Jackson returned, bringing the team back from a 1–7 record in 1952, to a 4–4 record in 1953. In the last game of the season, the 1934 championship team, who Jackson coached, watched the Hornets win, 19–12.[3]

1953 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College $ 5 1 05 3 0
Virginia State 5 2 15 3 1
Morgan State 5 1 06 2 0
North Carolina A&T 5 1 07 1 1
West Virginia State 4 2 06 3 0
Hampton 5 3 06 3 1
Johnson C. Smith 5 2 05 3 0
Howard 3 5 03 5 1
Shaw 2 4 02 7 0
St. Augustine's 2 4 03 4 1
Virginia Union 2 4 15 4 1
Lincoln (PA) 2 4 03 5 0
Winston-Salem State 2 4 03 5 1
Delaware State 2 4 04 4 0
Bluefield State 2 5 02 7 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 4 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Cheyney*Dover, DEW 7–6[4]
October 3Norfolk State*Dover, DEW 18–0
October 10at HamptonL 0–26
October 17at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–20
October 24Lincoln (PA)Dover, DEL 12–19[5]
October 31at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 6–7
November 14at HowardWashington, DCW 13–6
November 21St. Augustine'sDover, DEW 19–12[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References


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