1975 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season.^[1][2] Led by first-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth out of seven teams in the MEAC.

1975 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Ed Wyche (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
North Carolina A&T +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Howard	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
North Carolina Central	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morgan State	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 6	at Elizabeth City State*	Elizabeth City, NC	W 17–7	^[3]
September 13	at William Paterson*	Wayne, NJ	W 29–0	^[4]
September 20	at Alcorn State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 7–33	^[5]
September 27	at Federal City College*	Washington, DC	Cancelled	^[6]
October 4	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	W 44–0	^[7]
October 11	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–12	^[8]
October 18	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–16	^[9]
October 25	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 17–3	^[10]
November 8	at Shaw*	Raleigh, NC	W 14–6^[a]	^[11]
November 15	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–27	^[12]
November 22	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–39	^[13]
*Non-conference game

Notes

1. Game was called with 3 minutes left following a fight between the two teams.

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. "Delaware State Cops Opener, 17-7". The Daily Times. September 7, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. Edwards, Ellis (September 14, 1975). "Hornets win, but coach still unhappy". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
5. "Lee, Robinson lead Alcorn past Dela St". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
6. "Delaware State (schedule)". The Morning News. September 29, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
7. "Hornet QB job is still up for grabs". The Morning News. October 6, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
8. Edwards, Ellis (October 12, 1975). "DelState loses 12-7". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
9. "Hornet rally fails". The Morning News. October 19, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
10. Martin, Monte (October 26, 1975). "Hornets end Morgan jinx". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
11. "Delaware State wins aborted game". The News Journal. November 9, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.  
12. Martin, Monte (November 16, 1975). "Aggie soph rips Hornets". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.  
13. Martin, Monte (November 23, 1975). "South Carolina State routs Delaware State". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com.