1984 Delaware State Hornets football team

1984 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
North Carolina A&T 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Howard 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was NCAA Division II[1]. All the other teams were classified as I-AA.

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. South Carolina State
W 50–36[2]
September 15Northeastern*
W 35–05,000[3]
September 22at North Carolina A&TNo. 9
W 56–75,000[4]
September 29at Bethune–CookmanNo. 7
L 38–41[5]
October 6at James Madison*No. 20
L 19–20[6]
October 13at Bowie State*
W 70–8[7]
October 20Towson State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 23–75,500[8]
October 27Central State (OH)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 55–17[9]
November 3at Howard
W 45–7[10]
November 10Liberty*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 34–113,221[11]

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Delaware State shreds State's defense 50–36". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware State puts the breaks to NU's offense, 35–0". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware State manhandles A&T". Greensboro News & Record. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turnovers add up to DelState's first defeat of season". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "JMU holds off DelState 20–19". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hornets blast by Bowie 70–8". Sunday News Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delaware State hands Towson first defeat, 23–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "CSU kisses perfection farewell". Dayton Daily News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets' Lake runs wild". Sunday News Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Banks sets record, but Flames lose big". The News and Advance. November 11, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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