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.[1][2] 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
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College $ 6 0 17 1 1
Virginia State 7 1 07 2 0
Maryland State 5 0 16 1 1
Bluefield State 6 1 08 2 0
St. Augustine's 6 2 06 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 07 1 0
Virginia Union 5 3 05 3 0
Morgan State 4 2 06 3 0
Hampton 4 5 14 5 1
Lincoln (PA) 3 3 04 3 1
North Carolina A&T 2 5 04 6 0
Winston-Salem State 2 5 03 5 0
Johnson C. Smith 1 4 11 5 2
West Virginia State 1 5 03 6 0
Fayetteville State 1 5 03 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 02 6 0
Howard 0 5 12 6 1
Shaw 0 6 10 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 25–0
October 1at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 7–0
October 9HamptonDover, DEW 6–0[3][4][5]
October 16Johnson C. SmithDover, DEW 13–0
October 23at Lincoln (PA)Oxford, PAW 18–13[6]
October 30Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 26–6
November 13HowardDover, DEW 13–0
November 20at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 6–12[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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