1976 Delaware State Hornets football team

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.

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

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
  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
  7. "Bethune Routs Delaware State". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Martin, Monte (October 3, 1976). "Delaware State ends losses 13-0". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. Martin, Monte (October 10, 1976). "Howard routs DelState 32-0 in MEAC play". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. Martin, Monte (October 17, 1976). "Passes doom Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  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
  12. "A nothing game at Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  13. "Shaw Bears Topped By Delaware State". The News and Observer. November 7, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  14. "Aggies rap DelState in penalty-marred finale". The News Journal. November 14, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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