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1966 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1966 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 8 0 0 9 0 0
North Carolina College 6 3 0 6 3 0
Livingstone 5 1 1 6 3 1
Johnson C. Smith 3 2 1 3 5 1
Hampton 5 2 0 6 3 0
Elizabeth City State 5 3 0 5 3 0
Maryland State 3 3 0 5 3 0
Virginia Union 4 4 0 4 4 0
Norfolk State 3 5 0 3 5 0
North Carolina A&T 3 4 0 3 6 0
Fayetteville State 2 3 1 3 4 1
Howard 2 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia State 3 5 0 3 5 0
Delaware State 2 4 0 3 5 0
Winston-Salem State 2 5 0 2 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 1 1 7 1
Shaw 0 7 2 0 7 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by second-year head coach Ulysses S. Washington, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–5 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing 14th in CIAA.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Mansfield*Mansfield, PAL 0–20[3]
October 1HamptonL 0–6[4]
October 8at HowardWashington, DCW 26–16[5]
October 15Saint Paul's (VA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–12[6]
October 22at Morgan StateL 6–38[7]
October 29Montclair State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 22–6[8]
November 5at Elizabeth City StateElizabeth City, NCW 12–6[9]
November 12at Maryland StatePrincess Anne, MDL 6–52[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Del. State blanked 20-0". The Morning News. September 26, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Blocked Punt Turns Tables As HI Pirates Record 6-0 Victory Over Delaware State". Daily Press. October 2, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Murray TD passes pace Del. State win". The Morning News. October 10, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Del. State bows to St. Paul's". The Morning News. October 17, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Greenness costly to Del. State". The Morning News. October 24, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Montclair State Is 22-6 Grid Victim". The Herald-News. October 31, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Underdog Delaware State triggers grid upset". The Morning News. November 7, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Maryland State Rips Delaware State, 52-6". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1966 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon