1959 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1959 Delaware State Hornets football Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 1–7 1–6 Preston Mitchell 1st Alumni Stadium The 1959 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 1959 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 24http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/mideastern/delaware_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php Delaware State Game by Game Results July 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729163336/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/mideastern/delaware_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php 2014-07-29 Led by coach Preston Mitchell in his only season, the Hornets compiled a 1–7 record, being outscored 72 to 155. Schedule October 3 l y 1959 Hampton Pirates Hampton Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 8–26 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80913147/daily-press/ Daily Press Newspapers.com October 4, 1959 Pirates Roll, 26-8, For First Victory; Shackleford Stars October 10 l 1959 Howard Bison Howard Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 6–14 October 17 l y 1959 Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, NC 0–42 October 24 w 1959 Lincoln Lions Lincoln (PA) Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 38–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80913356/the-morning-news/ The Morning News Newspapers.com October 26, 1959 DSC Hornets Whip Lincoln 11, 38-13 October 31 l y 1959 Saint Paul's Tigers Saint Paul's (VA) Lawrenceville, VA 8–14 November 7 l 1959 Maryland State Hawks Maryland State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 0–26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80913235/the-morning-news/ The Morning News Newspapers.com November 9, 1959 Hawks Thump DSC, 26-0 in 'Classic' November 14 l y y 1959 King's Monarchs King's (PA) Wilkes-Barre, PA 6–8 November 21 l 1959 St. Augustine's Falcons St. Augustine's Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 6–12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80913432/the-morning-news/ The Morning News Newspapers.com November 23, 1959 HORNETS BEATEN BY RALEIGH TEAM References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Delaware State Hornets football