1978 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season August 2024 January 2026 1978 Delaware State Hornets football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 3–7 3–3 Ed Wyche 4th Alumni Stadium The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division I-AA AP September 9 l South Carolina State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 0–34 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-slow-starting-bulldogs-pound-d/143771150/ The State Slow-starting Bulldogs pound Delaware 34–0 September 10, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 16 l y y 1978 Clarion Golden Eagles Clarion Memorial Stadium Clarion, PA 10–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-clarion-3110/153941565/ The Pittsburgh Press Clarion, 31–10 September 17, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 l y y Florida A&M 7 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 0–37 17,532 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31585054/rattlers_rally/ Rattlers rally Tallahassee Democrat 1A September 23, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/31585074/famu_rattles_by_delaware_st/ FAMU Rattles By Delaware St. Eddie Jackson The Tampa Tribune 5-D September 24, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 l Maryland Eastern Shore Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 7–17 1,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-eastern-shore-upends-ho/153941950/ Sunday News Journal Eastern Shore upends Hornets October 1, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maryland Eastern Shore) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/393/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 7 l y Howard Howard Stadium Washington, DC 6–37 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-errors-hurt-delstate-in/153942133/ Sunday News Journal Errors hurt DelState in loss to Howard October 8, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 w North Carolina Central Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 16–13 13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-del-state-top/153942276/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Del. State tops NCC by 16–13 October 15, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/489/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 21 w y Morgan State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–6 16,423 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-state-loses-13/153942434/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan State loses, 13–6 October 22, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 28 l y y 1978 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State Alumni Field Frankfort, KY 12–18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-salter-lifts-kentuck/153942600/ The Courier-Journal Salter lifts Kentucky State October 29, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 l y y 1978 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Welch Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 7–17 4,450 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-opportunistic-bethu/153942818/ The Orlando Sentinel Star Opportunistic Bethune–Cookman dumps Delaware State 17–7 November 5, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 w y North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC 9–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-delaware-state-stuns-agg/153940492/ Greensboro Daily News Delaware State stuns Aggies, 9–6 November 12, 1978 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Delaware State Hornets football