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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.[1][2] Led by coach Preston Mitchell in his only season, the Hornets compiled a 1–7 record, being outscored 72 to 155.

Record1–7 (1–6 CIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
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1959 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7 (1–6 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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1959 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina A&T $5–0–06–2–0
Virginia Union7–0–17–0–2
Virginia State7–2–07–2–0
St. Augustine's6–2–07–2–0
Winston-Salem State5–2–06–2–0
Maryland State6–1–06–1–1
Johnson C. Smith5–4–05–4–0
North Carolina College3–3–04–4–1
Saint Paul's (VA)3–4–03–4–0
Hampton4–4–04–4–1
Elizabeth City State3–5–03–6–0
Howard2–4–03–5–0
Lincoln (PA)2–4–03–6–0
Fayetteville State1–6–01–7–0
Shaw1–6–11–6–1
Bluefield State1–4–03–6–0
Delaware State1–6–01–7–0
Morgan State1–6–01–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at HamptonL 8–266,000[3]
October 10HowardL 6–14
October 17at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–42
October 24Lincoln (PA)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–13[4]
October 31at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 8–14
November 7Maryland State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–26[5]
November 14at King's (PA)*Wilkes-Barre, PAL 6–8
November 21St. Augustine's
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–12[6]
  • *Non-conference game
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