1983 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season September 2024 January 2026 1983 Delaware State Hornets football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 7–3–1 3–1 Joe Purzycki 3rd Bill Collick 3rd Alumni Stadium The 1983 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll September 10 l y South Carolina State State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC 17–24 9,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-state-outlasts-delaw/143786026/ The Greenville News State outlasts Delaware State September 11, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com September 17 w y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 36–34 6,703 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-delaware-state-nips-famu/154734033/ St. Petersburg Times Delaware State nips FAMU 36–34 September 18, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com September 24 w y 1983 District of Columbia Firebirds District of Columbia Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 56–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-del-state-vs-udc-1983/22964069/ Sunday News Journal Delaware State savors 56–6 romp over UDC September 25, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 1 w Bethune–Cookman Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 23–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-bccs-hawk-sets-pa/154734406/ The Orlando Sentinel B–CC's Hawk sets passing record in defeat October 2, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 8 w y James Madison Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 38–28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22964411/del-state-vs-jmu-1983/ Sunday Morning News Del State rallies to beat JMU October 9, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w North Carolina A&T Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 26–7 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-delaware-state-halts-agg/154734721/ News and Record Delaware State halts Aggies 26–7 October 16, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w y y 15 Liberty Baptist City Stadium Lynchburg, VA 48–24 850 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-oct-23-1983-pt1-clip/19194358/ The News Journal DelState's sixth victory assures winning season October 23, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 l y T–12 1983 Towson State Tigers Towson State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 15–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-defense-pushes-towson/154735069/ The Baltimore Sun Defense pushes Towson over Del. State October 30, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 l y y 17 Central State (OH) McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH 26–49 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122479917/delstate-falls-to-undefeated-central-sta/ DelState falls to undefeated Central State Sunday News Journal November 6, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 t y y Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 21–21 3,030 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-delaware-st-catches-nu/154735545/ The Boston Globe Delaware St. catches NU November 13, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 w Howard Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 62–20 6,001 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-delstate-ravages-howard/154735731/ The Daily Times DelState ravages Howard November 20, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Delaware State Hornets football