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The 1978 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) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

Record3–7 (3–3 MEAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
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1978 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 South Carolina State $501821
North Carolina A&T420660
Delaware State330370
Morgan State231461
Howard240460
Maryland Eastern Shore240380
North Carolina Central240380
  • $ Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1][2][3]
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9South Carolina StateL 0–342,000[4]
September 16at Clarion*
L 10–31[5]
September 23at No. 7 Florida A&M*L 0–3717,532[6][7]
September 30Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–171,200[8][9]
October 7at HowardL 6–37[10]
October 14North Carolina Central
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–1313,500[11][12]
October 21at Morgan StateW 13–616,423[13][14]
October 28at Kentucky State*L 12–18[15]
November 4at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–174,450[16]
November 11at North Carolina A&TW 9–6[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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