1971 Delaware State Hornets football team

1971 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 0 1 6 4 1
North Carolina Central 5 1 0 7 2 0
North Carolina A&T 3 2 1 6 4 1
South Carolina State 3 2 1 6 3 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 4 1 1 5 2
Howard 1 5 0 4 5 0
Delaware State 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season.[1][2] This was their first season as a member of the newly formed MEAC. Led by fifth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 1–8 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth in the MEAC. The team played most of the season with mainly freshmen and sophomores, as many veteran players were suspended after being involved in a drug scandal.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ Dolson, Frank (September 30, 1971). "Shocked at Use of Drugs in Sports? Don't Be Naive". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon