1972 Delaware State Hornets football team

1972 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T 4 2 08 2 0
Morgan State 4 2 05 5 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 2 04 5 0
Howard 2 4 06 4 0
Delaware State 2 4 05 4 0
South Carolina State 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–4 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, trying for fifth in the MEAC.