1942 Delaware State Hornets football team

1942 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSoldier's Field
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)    9 0 0
Delaware    8 0 0
Mississippi Southern    4 0 0
Sewanee    1 0 0
Miami (FL)    7 2 0
Delaware State    3 1 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers    4 2 1
Chattanooga    7 4 0
Georgetown    5 3 1
Navy    5 4 0
West Virginia    5 4 0
Western Maryland    4 4 1
Tennessee Tech    3 4 2
Virginia    2 6 1
Roanoke    1 5 1

The 1942 Delaware State Hornets football team represented the State College for Colored Students—now known as Delaware State University—in the 1942 college football season as an independent. Led by first-year head coach Dyke Smith, the Hornets compiled a 3–1–1 record.