1963 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by coach Roy D. Moore in his fourth season, the Hornets compiled a 2–5–1 record, 1–5 in their conference. The final game of the season, against St. Augustine's, was canceled following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1963 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–1 (1–5 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1963 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 North Carolina College $ 6 1 08 1 0
No. 14 Morgan State 8 1 08 1 0
North Carolina A&T 5 2 07 3 0
Johnson C. Smith 5 1 07 2 0
Virginia Union 7 2 07 2 0
St. Augustine's 4 2 14 3 1
Virginia State 4 4 04 4 1
Saint Paul's (VA) 4 3 04 3 1
Winston-Salem State 3 3 14 3 1
Norfolk State 4 3 04 4 0
Maryland State 3 4 04 4 0
Elizabeth City State 3 5 03 5 0
Hampton 2 5 04 5 0
Shaw 2 6 02 8 0
Howard 1 4 04 5 0
Fayetteville State 1 5 01 7 0
Delaware State 1 5 02 5 1
Livingstone 0 7 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Slippery Rock*Slippery Rock, PAT 19–19[3]
October 5at HamptonL 6–255,000[4]
October 12HowardW 30–0[5]
October 19at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–43[6]
October 26Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–464,000[7]
November 2at Montclair State*Upper Montclair, NJW 20–12[8]
November 9Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–373,500[9]
November 16at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 14–22[10]
November 23St. Augustine's
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
Cancelled [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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