1973 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1973 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
1973 record0–11 (0–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina Central $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Howard 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Morgan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Delaware State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by seventh-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 0–11 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MEAC. Their 0–11 record is tied for the worst in school history, with and 2016.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Virginia State*Hartford, CT (Ujima Classic)L 0–217,000[3]
September 15C. W. Post*
L 0–13[4]
September 22Millersville*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–14[5]
September 29at Clarion*Clarion, PAL 14–346,000[6]
October 6Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–293,000[7]
October 13at North Carolina CentralDurham, NCL 7–32[8]
October 20Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–34[9]
October 27at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDL 14–20[10]
November 2at Hofstra*
L 14–26[11]
November 10North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 12–27under 150[12]
November 17at South Carolina State
L 0–27[13]
  • *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 2014-07-29.
  3. ^ "Interceptions hurt DSC in loss to Virginia St". The Morning News. September 10, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ Martin, Monte (September 17, 1973). "Post Powers past DSC". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ Rutherford, Mac (September 24, 1973). "Marauders Prove They Have Arrived". Intelligencer Journal – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "Clarion trips DSC". The Morning News. October 1, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. ^ "Howard depth presents DSC with 5th loss". The Morning News. October 8, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. ^ "N.C. Central's new punch stops DSC". The Morning News. October 15, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. ^ "Morgan backs pace 34-6 win". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. ^ "UMES Holds On To Win, 20-14, Behind Gregg". The Daily Times. October 28, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. ^ "Hofstra stops Delaware State". The Morning News. November 3, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. ^ Smith, Paul (November 12, 1973). "Opportunity bypasses 0-10 Hornets". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. open access
  13. ^ "Hornets lose 11th in season sans win". The Morning News. November 19, 1973 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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