1981 Delaware State Hornets football team

1981 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^ 5 0 0 10 3 0
Florida A&M 4 1 0 7 4 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 2 0 6 4 0
Howard 2 3 0 6 5 0
Delaware State 1 4 0 2 9 0
North Carolina A&T 0 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.