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1978 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1][2][3]
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9South Carolina State
L 0–342,000[4]
September 16at Clarion*
L 10–31[5]
September 23at No. 7 Florida A&M*
L 0–3717,532[6][7]
September 30Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–171,200[8][9]
October 7at Howard
L 6–37[10]
October 14North Carolina Central
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–1313,500[11][12]
October 21at Morgan State
W 13–616,423[13][14]
October 28at Kentucky State*
L 12–18[15]
November 4at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–174,450[16]
November 11at North Carolina A&T
W 9–6[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  2. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  3. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  4. ^ "Slow-starting Bulldogs pound Delaware 34–0". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clarion, 31–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rattlers rally". Tallahassee Democrat. September 23, 1978. p. 1A. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jackson, Eddie (September 24, 1978). "FAMU Rattles By Delaware St". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5-D. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern Shore upends Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maryland Eastern Shore)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Errors hurt DelState in loss to Howard". Sunday News Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Del. State tops NCC by 16–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Salter lifts Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Opportunistic Bethune–Cookman dumps Delaware State 17–7". The Orlando Sentinel Star. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Delaware State stuns Aggies, 9–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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