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The 1954 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 1954 college football season.[2][3] Led by coach Edward L. Jackson, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record, just two seasons after posting a 1–7 record. They shut out their first four opponents, only allowing Lincoln, St. Paul's, and St. Augustine's to score any points. They maintained a perfect record until the final game of the season, losing 6–12 vs. St. Augustine's. The team had 40 members, a fifth of the entire 1954 enrollment at DSU.

Record7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
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1954 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–1 CIAA)
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1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 North Carolina College $6–0–17–1–1
No. 6 Maryland State5–0–16–1–1
No. 8 Virginia State7–1–07–2–0
No. 10 Bluefield State6–1–08–2–0
No. 18 St. Augustine's6–2–06–3–0
Delaware State5–1–07–1–0
No. 12 Virginia Union5–3–05–3–0
No. 23 Morgan State4–2–06–3–0
Hampton4–5–14–5–1
Lincoln (PA)3–3–04–3–1
No. 24 North Carolina A&T2–5–04–6–0
Winston-Salem State2–5–03–5–0
Johnson C. Smith1–4–11–5–2
West Virginia State1–5–03–6–0
Fayetteville State1–5–03–6–0
Saint Paul's (VA)1–6–02–6–0
Howard0–5–12–6–1
Shaw0–6–10–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]
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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Cheyney*Cheyney, PAW 25–0
October 1at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 7–0
October 9HamptonDover, DEW 6–0[4][5][6]
October 16Johnson C. SmithDover, DEW 13–0
October 23at Lincoln (PA)Oxford, PAW 18–13[7]
October 30Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 26–6
November 13HowardDover, DEW 13–0
November 20at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCL 6–12[8]
  • *Non-conference game
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