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.
| 1984 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | vs. South Carolina State |
| W 50–36 | [1] | ||
| September 15 | Northeastern* | W 35–0 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
| September 22 | at North Carolina A&T | No. 9 | W 56–7 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| September 29 | at Bethune–Cookman | No. 7 |
| L 38–41 | [4] | |
| October 6 | at James Madison* | No. 20 | L 19–20 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | at Bowie State* | W 70–8 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | Towson State* |
| W 23–7 | 5,500 | [7] | |
| October 27 | Central State (OH)* |
| W 55–17 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Howard | W 45–7 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Liberty* |
| W 34–11 | 3,221 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Delaware State shreds State's defense 50–36". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State puts the breaks to NU's offense, 35–0". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State manhandles A&T". Greensboro News & Record. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers add up to DelState's first defeat of season". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU holds off DelState 20–19". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets blast by Bowie 70–8". Sunday News Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State hands Towson first defeat, 23–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CSU kisses perfection farewell". Dayton Daily News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets' Lake runs wild". Sunday News Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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