1942 Delaware State Hornets football team

1942 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSoldier's Field
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)   –   9 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   4 – 0 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
  –   3 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Chattanooga   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech   –   3 – 4 – 2
Virginia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Roanoke   –   1 – 5 – 1

The 1942 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1942 college football season as an independent.[1][2][3] Led by first-year head coach Dyke Smith, the Hornets compiled a 3–1–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Virginia UnionRichmond, VAW 6–0[4]
October 24at HowardWashington, DCT 13–134,000[5]
October 31Winston-Salem
W 32–6[6]
November 14Fort DuPont
  • Soldier's Field
  • Dover, DE
W 27–0[7][8]
November 212:00 p.m.vs. Lincoln (PA)
L 6–341,800[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Delaware State College Gridders Banquet Guests". The Morning News. December 14, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State Gridders Set for Lincoln". The News Journal. November 19, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware State Eleven Battles Howard to Tie". The Morning News. October 27, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football Results". The York Dispatch. November 2, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delaware State Drubs Soldiers". The News Journal. November 16, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware State College To Meet Fort DuPont". The Morning News. November 13, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lincoln Eleven Easily Defeats Delaware State". The News Journal. November 23, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware State Eleven Meets Lincoln Rival Here Tomorrow". The News Journal. November 20, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lincoln University Downs Delaware State by 34 to 6". The Morning News. November 23, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
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