1977 Delaware State Hornets football team

1977 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1977 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 South Carolina State $ 6 0 09 1 1
North Carolina A&T 5 1 07 4 0
Delaware State 4 2 07 4 0
Morgan State 3 3 04 6 1
Howard 2 4 05 5 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 03 8 0
North Carolina Central 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MEAC.

The Hornets were invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to the black national champion Florida A&M, 37–15.