1946 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1946 Delaware State Hornets football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 5–4 3–4 Tom Conrad 3rd Flower Bowl W 7–6 vs. Florida Normal The 1946 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1946 college football season.https://s3.amazonaws.com/dsuhornets.com/documents/2021/1/25/history_records_pros_2020.pdf 2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide Delaware State University 23http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/mideastern/delaware_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php Delaware State Game by Game Results July 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729174726/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/mideastern/delaware_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php 2014-07-29 The Hornets compiled a 5–4 record under coach Tom Conrad. The Hornets were invited to three bowls after the season: the Cattle Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, the Palmetto Bowl in Columbia, South Carolina, and the Flower Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. They turned down offers from Texas and South Carolina to play against Florida Normal in the Flower Bowl. They won the game 7–6 after blocking a conversion attempt at the end of the game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309681/the-danville-morning-news/ The Danville Morning News Newspapers.com January 2, 1947 Delaware State Wins Negro Bowl Classic In Florida It is currently the only Delaware State bowl game win in history. Schedule September 28 l North Carolina Central Dover, DE 6–32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309548/the-news-journal/ The News Journal September 30, 1946 Delaware State Eleven Drubbed in Opener Newspapers.com October 5 l Morgan State Dover, DE 6–22 October 12 l y Lincoln (PA) Lincoln, PA 6–19 October 19 w y 1946 Princess Anne Trojans Princess Anne 43–7 October 26 l 1946 Hampton Pirates Hampton 0–12 November 2 w y Howard Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE 19–7 2,500 Hornets Upset Howard Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal/155193564/ Journal-Every Evening Wilmington, Delaware November 4, 1946 16 September 13, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 w 1946 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem Dover, DE 12–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308919/the-news-journal/ The News Journal November 18, 1946 Delaware State Prevails Over Winston-Salem Newspapers.com November 23 w y 1946 Saint Paul's Tigers Saint Paul's (VA) Lawrenceville, VA 50–0 January 1, 1947 w y y Florida Normal Jacksonville, FL Flower Bowl 7–6 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308942/the-morning-news/ The Morning News December 7, 1946 Newspapers.com Delaware State to Play In Flower Bowl on Jan. 1 References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Delaware State Hornets football