1971 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season.^[1][2] This was their first season as a member of the newly formed MEAC. Led by fifth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 1–8 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth in the MEAC. The team played most of the season with mainly freshmen and sophomores, as many veteran players were suspended after being involved in a drug scandal.^[3]

1971 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–8 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Arnold Jeter (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Morgan State $	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
North Carolina Central	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&T	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Howard	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Lock Haven*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–14		^[4]
September 25	at West Chester*	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	L 0–51	7,800	^[5]
October 2	at Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 0–30		^[6]
October 9	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 3–29		^[7]
October 16	at North Carolina Central	Durham, NC	L 3–34		^[8]
October 23	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–33		^[9]
October 30	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	W 7–6		^[10]
November 13	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–31	1,500	^[11]
November 20	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–37	1,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
2. . July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
3. Dolson, Frank (September 30, 1971). "Shocked at Use of Drugs in Sports? Don't Be Naive". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com.  
4. "Lock Haven St. 14, Delaware St. 7". The Express. September 20, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.  
5. "Hornets net 88 yards in 51-0 routs by Rams". The Morning News. September 27, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.  
6. Cottrol, Robert W. (October 4, 1971). "Fumble awakens DSC from impossible dream". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
7. Zabitka, Matt (October 11, 1971). "Howard saps raw Hornet sting". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
8. "Delaware State fails, pass defense excels". The Morning News. October 18, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.  
9. Zabitka, Matt (October 25, 1971). "Hornets find Morgan un-bear-able". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
10. "Delaware State Nips Hawks For First Triumph". The Daily Times. October 31, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.  
11. Zabitka, Matt (November 15, 1971). "Even refs can't bear to watch". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
12. "S.C. State Humbles Delaware". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.