1954 Delaware State Hornets football team

1954 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 North Carolina College $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Maryland State 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Virginia State 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Bluefield State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 St. Augustine's 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Virginia Union 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
No. 23 Morgan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Hampton 4 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Lincoln (PA) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
No. 24 North Carolina A&T 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Winston-Salem State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Johnson C. Smith 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
West Virginia State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fayetteville State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Howard 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Shaw 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1954 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 1954 college football season.[2][3] Led by coach Edward L. Jackson, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record, just two seasons after posting a 1–7 record. They shut out their first four opponents, only allowing Lincoln, St. Paul's, and St. Augustine's to score any points. They maintained a perfect record until the final game of the season, losing 6–12 vs. St. Augustine's. The team had 40 members, a fifth of the entire 1954 enrollment at DSU.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 25–0
October 1at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 7–0
October 9HamptonDover, DEW 6–0[4][5][6]
October 16Johnson C. SmithDover, DEW 13–0
October 23at Lincoln (PA)Oxford, PAW 18–13[7]
October 30Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 26–6
November 13HowardDover, DEW 13–0
November 20at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 6–12[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Delaware Club Hands Pirates Third Blanking". Daily Press. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Delaware State Beats Hampton on Fumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1954 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Delaware State Defeats Hampton on Fumble, 6-0". The Morning News. October 11, 1954 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "5th Straight To Del. State". The News Journal. October 25, 1954 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Falcons Score 12-6 Victory". The News and Observer. November 21, 1954 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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