1939 Delaware State Hornets football team

1939 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2
Head coach	Unknown
Home stadium	Soldier's Field

1939 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					7	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	2
Roanoke			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware State			–					2	–	2	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					1	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
East Carolina			–					0	–	8	–	0

The 1939 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1939 college football season as an independent.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 14	at Princess Anne	Princess Anne, MD	W 7–0	[4]
October 21	at Bordentown	Bordentown, NJ	L ?
October 28	Storer	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	W 24–0	[5]
November 11	Cheyney	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	L 7–12	[6]

References

1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
2. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
3. "Four-Game Football Card For Delaware State Team". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 10, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "State Eleven Wins". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 17, 1939. p. 26. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Delaware State Eleven Put Stohrer To Rout". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 20, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Delaware State Eleven Loses to Cheyney Rival". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 13, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .