The 1944 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1944 college football season as an independent.[1][2] Led by first-year head coach Tom Conrad, the Hornets compiled a 2–3 record. The team's captain was Henry Clay Aldridge.[3] Conrad had been hired the year before, but Delaware State did not field a football team in 1943.[4]
| 1944 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Henry Clay Aldridge |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | at Morgan State | L 0–47 | 1,200 | [5] | |
| October 14 | at Lincoln (PA) | Lincoln, PA | L 0–19 | [6] | |
| October 21 | Howard | W 7–6 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | at Camp Dietrick | Maryland | Cancelled | [8] | |
| November 4 | Howard | W 18–0 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | at Aberdeen Proving Ground | Aberdeen, MD | L 19–27 | 4,500 | [10] |
| November 18 | Camp Dietrick | Dover, DE | Cancelled | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 23.
- ^ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Delaware State College Will Hold Grid Banquet". The Morning News. December 4, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tank Conrad to Coach Delaware State Eleven". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 14, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Morgan State Gridmen Beat Delaware, 47-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Defeats Delaware State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Results". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 23, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Delaware State College To Return to Gridiron". The Morning News. October 2, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Results". The Greenville News. November 5, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aberdeen Eleven Trips Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
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