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1957 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1957 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by coach Bennie J. George in his second season, the Hornets compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Bloomsburg*W 13–0[3]
October 5at HamptonL 0–6
October 14at King's (PA)*Hanover Township, PAW 20–0
October 19at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 13–7
October 26Lincoln (PA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 26–0[4]
November 2at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 9–0
November 9Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–21[5]
November 23St. Augustine's
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Eleven Wins 7th Straight, 13-0". The Morning News. September 30, 1957 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Delaware State Whips Lincoln 11". The Morning News. October 28, 1957 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "21-0 Victory To MD. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1957 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon