1961 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by coach Roy D. Moore in his second season, the Hornets compiled a 6–3 record, finishing 5–2 in their conference.

1961 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1961 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College $ 5 –0 –27 –0 –2
North Carolina A&T 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Johnson C. Smith 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Winston-Salem State 5 –1 –16 –1 –1
Maryland State 2 –2 –14 –2 –1
Delaware State 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Virginia Union 4 –3 –15 –3 –1
Morgan State 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Virginia State 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Hampton 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Elizabeth City State 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
St. Augustine's 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Fayetteville State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Howard 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Shaw 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Slippery Rock*Slippery Rock, PAL 7–36[lower-alpha 1]3,500[3]
September 30at Hampton
W 22–86,500[4]
October 7Howard
W 20–0[5]
October 14at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–40[6]
October 21Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 6–3[7]
October 28at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 24–12[lower-alpha 2][8]
November 4Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 8–25[9]
November 11at King's (PA)*Wilkes-Barre, PAW 63–0[lower-alpha 3][10]
November 18St. Augustine's
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes
  1. College Football Data Warehouse lists a 12–21 score.
  2. College Football Data Warehouse lists a 24–14 score
  3. College Football Data Warehouse lists a 36–0 score

References
  1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  2. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. "Rockets Cop 36-7 Triumph For Parents". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Higdon, Bill (October 1, 1961). "Delaware State Thumps Pirates, 22-8; Defense Flops After Rally". Daily Press – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Delaware State Defeats Howard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Johnson, Bill (October 15, 1961). "High-Flying Bulls Hammer Dela. State In 40-0 Rout". The Charlotte Observer – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Hornets Beat Morgan State". The Morning News. October 23, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "St. Paul's Bows, 24-12". The Times-Dispatch. October 29, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Scoreboard". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. "Grid Scores". The Evening Standard. November 13, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Falcons Lose 16-6 Verdict In Delaware". The News and Observer. November 19, 1961 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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