1979 Delaware State Hornets football team

1979 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Charles Henderson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Morgan State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&T	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Howard	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
North Carolina Central	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 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) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 6–52		[1]
September 15	Clarion State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 12–45		[2]
September 29	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	W 19–13		[3]
October 6	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–23		[4]
October 13	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly Stadium Durham, NC	L 26–31	13,500	[5][6]
October 20	No. 7 Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–22	1,500	[7]
October 27	Kentucky State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 16–2		[8]
November 3	Bethune–Cookman*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 17–15	500	[9]
November 10	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	T 21–21		[10]
November 17	at Livingstone*	Alumni Memorial Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 26–10		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Bulldogs romp past Hornets". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware State falls in home opener 45–12 as Clarion State rolls". Sunday News Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "DelState tops UMES for first win". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fans, Howard harass Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Eagles rally for first win". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
7. "DelState offense takes day off". Sunday News Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Breds fall to DSU, 16–2". The State Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Delaware State slips by Bethune–Cookman". Florida Today. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tough QB Warren leads late rally to earn DelState tie". Sunday News Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Livingstone falls, 26–10". The Salisbury Post. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.