1970 Delaware State Hornets football team

1970 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
DivisionNorthern Division
Record6–2 (4–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern
Morgan State x 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 16 Virginia State y$ 5 1 0 8 2 0
Delaware State 4 1 0 6 2 0
Howard 3 2 0 7 2 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 1 0 3 5 0
Norfolk State 2 3 0 3 6 0
Virginia Union 1 4 0 3 6 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 0 1 8 0
Hampton 0 5 0 0 9 0
Southern
No. 17 Johnson C. Smith xy 6 0 0 8 2 0
Elizabeth City State 4 1 0 6 3 0
North Carolina Central 3 1 0 5 4 0
Shaw 3 2 1 3 5 1
Fayetteville State 1 3 1 3 5 1
Livingstone 1 4 0 2 7 0
Winston-Salem State 1 5 0 3 5 0
North Carolina A&T 0 3 0 4 6 0
Championship: Virginia State 32, Johnson C. Smith 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1970 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Northern Division of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] Led by fourth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–2 and a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing third in the CIAA's Northern Division. This was Delaware State’s final season competing in the CIAA, as they moved to the newly formed Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in 1971. Following the season, running back Steve Davis was selected with the 60th pick in the 1971 NFL draft, becoming the first Hornet to be selected in an NFL Draft.

  1. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.