1976 Delaware State Hornets football team

1976 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–8 South Carolina State + 5 1 010 1 0
Morgan State + 5 1 06 4 0
North Carolina A&T 3 2 16 4 1
Howard 3 2 15 5 1
North Carolina Central 2 4 06 5 0
Delaware State 1 5 03 7 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 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) in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth out of seven teams in the MEAC.