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The 1953 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 1953 college football season.[1][2] 1930s coach Edward L. Jackson returned, bringing the team back from a 1–7 record in 1952, to a 4–4 record in 1953. In the last game of the season, members the 1934 championship team, who Jackson coached, watched the Hornets win, 19–12.[3]

Record4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
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1953 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
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1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 North Carolina College $5–1–05–3–0
No. 8 Virginia State5–2–15–3–1
No. 9 Morgan State5–1–06–2–0
North Carolina A&T4–2–04–4–0
No. 11 West Virginia State4–2–06–3–0
Hampton5–3–06–3–1
Johnson C. Smith5–2–05–3–0
Howard3–5–03–5–1
Shaw2–4–02–7–0
St. Augustine's2–4–03–4–1
Virginia Union2–4–15–4–1
Lincoln (PA)2–4–03–5–0
Winston-Salem State2–4–03–5–1
Delaware State2–4–04–4–0
Bluefield State2–5–02–7–0
Saint Paul's (VA)1–4–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier
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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Cheyney*Dover, DEW 7–6[4]
October 3Norfolk State*Dover, DEW 18–0
October 10at HamptonL 0–26
October 17at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–20
October 24Lincoln (PA)Dover, DEL 12–19[5]
October 31at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 6–7
November 14at HowardWashington, DCW 13–6
November 21St. Augustine'sDover, DEW 19–12[6]
  • *Non-conference game
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