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The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Henderson, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
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1979 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
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1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $5–0–09–2–0
South Carolina State4–1–08–3–0
North Carolina A&T2–2–14–6–1
Howard2–3–05–6–0
Delaware State1–4–14–5–1
North Carolina Central1–4–02–8–1
Maryland Eastern Shore0–0–03–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at South Carolina StateL 6–52[1]
September 15Clarion State*L 12–45[2]
September 29at Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MDW 19–13[3]
October 6Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–23[4]
October 13at North Carolina CentralL 26–3113,500[5][6]
October 20No. 7 Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–221,500[7]
October 27Kentucky State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 16–2[8]
November 3Bethune–Cookman*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–15500[9]
November 10North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
T 21–21[10]
November 17at Livingstone*W 26–10[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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