1973 Delaware State Hornets football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] Led by seventh-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 0–11 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MEAC. Their 0–11 record is tied for the worst in school history, with the 1998 and 2016 teams.
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–6 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Arnold Jeter (7th season)
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
| 1973 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–11 (0–6 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | vs. Virginia State* | Hartford, CT (Ujima Classic) | L 0–21 | 7,000 | [3] |
| September 15 | C. W. Post* | L 0–13 | [4] | ||
| September 22 | Millersville* |
| L 7–14 | [5] | |
| September 29 | at Clarion* | Clarion, PA | L 14–34 | 6,000 | [6] |
| October 6 | Howard |
| L 6–29 | 3,000–4,000 | [7][8] |
| October 13 | at North Carolina Central | L 7–32 | [9][10] | ||
| October 20 | Morgan State |
| L 6–34 | 4,311 | [11][12] |
| October 27 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | L 14–20 | [13] | |
| November 2 | at Hofstra* | L 14–26 | [14] | ||
| November 10 | North Carolina A&T |
| L 12–27 | 150–1,900 | [15] |
| November 17 | at South Carolina State | L 0–27 | [16] | ||
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