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1936 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1936 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Athletic Association
Record2–5 (2–3 MAAA)
Head coach
  • Butler (1st season)
Home stadiumSoldier's Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Middle Atlantic Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cheyney $ 3 0 1 4 1 1
Bordentown 3 1 0 ? ? ?
Storer 2 1 0 ? ? ?
Downingtown 2 2 0 ? ? ?
Delaware State 2 3 0 2 5 0
Princess Anne 0 2 0 ? ? ?
Bowie 0 3 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Middle Atlantic Athletic Association (MAAA) during the 1936 college football season. Led by coach Butler, Delaware State posted compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAAA.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at BowieBowie, MDW 18–0[2]
October 17BordentownW 6–0[3]
October 233:00 p.m.at Miner Teachers*L 0–20[4][5]
October 31at StorerHarpers Ferry, WVL 0–12[6][7]
November 7at Lincoln (PA)*Lincoln, PAL 0–41
November 14Cheyney
  • Soldier's Field
  • Dover, DE
L 0–29[8]
November 21at DowningtownDowningtown, PAL 0–14[9]

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References

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  1. ^ "M3A Standings". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 28, 1936. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "State College Gridsters Annex Season's Start". The News Journal. October 13, 1936 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Delaware State Eleven Noses Out Bordentown". The News Journal. October 19, 1936 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Miner Opposes Delaware State". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 23, 1936. p. 53. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Miner Take to the Air To Whip Del". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. October 31, 1936. p. 26. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Delaware State Gridmen Hope for Conference Tie". The News Journal. November 4, 1936 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Storer Wins". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 7, 1936. p. 27. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Delaware State Primes For Conference Title Tilt". The News Journal. November 10, 1936 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Downington 14; Delaware State 0". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 28, 1936. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "History & Records" (PDF). Delaware State University Athletics. p. 23. Retrieved December 19, 2024.