1947 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1947 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (4–3 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 1 0 9 1 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 1 1 7 2 1
No. 11 Howard 6 2 1 6 2 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 2 1 5 2 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 3 1 5 4 1
Delaware State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia Union 3 5 0 4 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 0 6 3 0
North Carolina A&T 1 5 1 1 5 1
North Carolina College 2 6 0 2 7 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 5 1 0 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 2 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1947 college football season.[2][3] The Hornets compiled a 4–4 record under coach Tom Conrad.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCW 7–0
October 4at Morgan StateBaltimore, MDL 0–31
October 112:15 p.m.vs. Lincoln (PA)L 7–201,448[4]
October 182:30 p.m.at Johnson C. SmithW 11–7[5]
October 25at Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NCW 20–6
November 8at Wilberforce State*
L 0–31
November 15at HowardWashington, DCL 0–27
November 22Saint Paul's (VA)Dover, DEW 27–6[a][6]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

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  1. ^ College Football Data Warehouse lists the score to be 26–6

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lincoln University Tops Delaware State, 20 to 7". The Morning News. October 13, 1947 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Home Coming Classic". The Charlotte News. October 16, 1947 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Delaware State Wins Easily, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon