Delaware State Hornets football, 1924–1929

The Delaware State Hornets football 1924–1929 team represented Delaware State University as an independent conference team in the early history of college football in the United States.

1924

1924 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

The 1924 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1924 college football season as an independent. Delaware State, in their first season, compiled a 0–1 record, losing their only game to Lincoln (PA).^[1]

Opponent	Site	Result
Lincoln (PA)		L 0–65

1924 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Quantico Marines			–					7	–	0	–	1
Tennessee Docs			–					9	–	1	–	0
Centenary			–					8	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
West Virginia Wesleyan			–					9	–	2	–	0
Davidson			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					7	–	2	–	0
George Washington			–					6	–	3	–	1
William & Mary			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	1
Texas Mines			–					3	–	2	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	3	–	2
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	4	–	1
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					4	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	4	–	1
Loyola (LA)			–					3	–	4	–	2
Louisville			–					3	–	5	–	1
Southwestern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Union (TN)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					2	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					2	–	6	–	0
Catholic University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Georgia Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	7	–	1
Delaware State			–					0	–	1	–	0

1925

1925 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–2
Head coach	Unknown
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

The 1925 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1925 college football season as an independent. In the school's second season, Delaware State compiled a 0–2 record, with losses against Atlantic City High School and Moorestown High School.^[1]

Opponent	Site	Result
Atlantic City High School		L 6–27
Moorestown High School		L 13–21

1925 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisville			–					8	–	0	–	0
Georgetown			–					9	–	1	–	0
Howard			–					6	–	0	–	2
Texas Mines			–					5	–	1	–	1
Texas Tech			–					6	–	1	–	2
Wake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	2	–	2
George Washington			–					6	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	1
Texas A&I			–					4	–	2	–	1
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					5	–	5	–	0
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	2
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	6	–	0
Georgia Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Loyola (MD)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Delaware State			–					0	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers			–					0	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers			–					0	–	7	–	1

1926

1926 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	Unknown
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

The 1926 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1926 college football season as an independent. In the school's third season, Delaware State compiled a 1–0 record, winning their only game against Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural.^[1]

Opponent	Site	Result
Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural		W 14–0

1927

1927 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	Naylor (1st season)
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

The 1927 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1927 college football season as an independent. Though both Delaware State University and College Football Data Warehouse do not record this season, results for two games have been found. The first was a 13–0 victory over Howard High School of Technology and the second was a 12–26 loss against Princess Anne. Their coach was Naylor.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Howard High School of Technology	Second & DuPont Wilmington, DE	W 13–0		[2][3]
November 11		at Princess Anne	Gordy Park Princess Anne, MD	L 12–26	"a large crowd"	[4]

1928

1928 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1–1
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

The 1928 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1928 college football season as an independent. Delaware State compiled a 1–1–1 record.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 27	Howard High School	Dover, DE	W 36–6	[6][7]
November 3	at Bordentown Manual Training	Bordentown, NJ	L 0–36
November 10	at Princess Anne	Salisbury, MD	T 0–0	[8]

1929

1929 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	Unknown
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

The 1929 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1929 college football season as an independent. Delaware State compiled a 1–0 record, winning their only game 12–7 against Cheyney.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 16?	Cheyney		W 12–7	[9]

References

1. "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
2. "Today's Sport". The Evening Journal. October 29, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Dover State College Defeats Howard High". The News Journal. October 31, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dover State Is Beaten 26 To 12". The News Journal. November 12, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
6. "Howard Eleven Crippled For Dover State Game". The Evening Journal. October 26, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Howard Eleven To Meet Downingtown". The Evening Journal. November 2, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "State College Plays To Tie At Salisbury". The News Journal. November 12, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Football Results". The New York Age. November 16, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.