1967 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

1967 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 2–6–1 (2–3–1 CIAA)
Head coach|

* Arnold Jeter (1st season)

Home stadium| Alumni Stadium

Seasons

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1968 ->

1967 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Morgan State $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Maryland State | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Johnson C. Smith | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Virginia Union | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina A&T | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Elizabeth City State | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Virginia State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Norfolk State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Delaware State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Hampton | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Winston-Salem State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Howard | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Livingstone | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
North Carolina College | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Fayetteville State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Saint Paul's (VA) | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Shaw | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by first-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the CIAA.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| at IUP*| Indiana, PA| L 0–16| | [3]
September 23| Mansfield*|

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

| L 6–26| | [4]
September 30| at Hampton|

* Armstrong Stadium
* Hampton, VA

| L 6–35| | [5]
October 7| Howard|

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

| W 16–0| | [6]
October 14| at Saint Paul's (VA)| Lawrenceville, VA| T 0–0| | [7]
October 21| Morgan State|

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

| L 0–27| 3,500| [8]
November 4| Elizabeth City State|

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

| W 13–12| | [9]
November 11| Maryland State|

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

| L 8–37| 2,000| [10]
November 18| at Montclair State*|

* Sprague Field
* Upper Montclair, NJ

| L 3–16| | [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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. ^ Sinclair, John (September 18, 1967). "IUP Takes Sting Out Of Hornets, 16-0". The Indiana Gazette - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Knight, Pat (September 25, 1967). "Mansfield hammers Del. state". The Morning News - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Parrish, Will (October 1, 1967). "Pirates Roll Over Hornets By 35-6". Daily Press - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Delaware State wins loop test". The Morning News. October 9, 1967 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "St. Paul's Deadlocks Del. State". The News Journal. October 16, 1967 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Sputtering Morgan tops Del. State". The Morning News. October 23, 1967 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Knight, Pat (November 6, 1967). "Del. State surprises N. C. rival". The Morning News - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Del. State drops 5th". The Morning News. November 13, 1967 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Montclair Captures Finale, Besting Delaware State, 16-3". The Morning Call. November 20, 1967 - via Newspapers.com.

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Delaware State Hornets football

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* Soldier's Field (1924–1956)
* Dover Baseball Park (alternative)
* Alumni Stadium (1957–present)

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