1957 Delaware State Hornets football team

1957 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (4–2 CIAA)
Head coach	Bennie J. George (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1957 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State $	6	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Elizabeth City State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Delaware State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Bluefield State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Winston-Salem State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Virginia Union	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Shaw	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Carolina College	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Hampton	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. Augustine's	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Fayetteville State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Johnson C. Smith	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1957 college football season. Led by coach Bennie J. George in his second season, the Hornets compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Bloomsburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 13–0
October 5	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 0–6
October 14	at King's (PA)*	Hanover Township, PA	W 20–0
October 19	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	W 13–7
October 26	Lincoln (PA)	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 26–0
November 2	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Lawrenceville, VA	W 9–0
November 9	Maryland State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–21
November 23	St. Augustine's	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 13–0
*Non-conference game