1952 Delaware State Hornets football team

1952 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–7 (1–5 CIAA)
Head coach	Willard S. Jones (2nd season)

1952 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia State $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Carolina College	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&T	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Virginia State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Howard	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Hampton	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. Augustine's	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Winston-Salem State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Bluefield State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1952 college football season. Led by coach Willard S. Jones in his second year, the Hornets compiled a 1–7 record, being shut out three times and outscored 48 to 205.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	8:15 p.m.	at King's (PA)*	Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium Wilkes-Barre, PA	L 6–33
October 4		Morgan State	Dover, DE	L 6–33
October 10		at Maryland State*	Princess Anne, MD	L 0–60
October 18		Johnson C. Smith	Dover, DE	L 0–21
October 25		at Lincoln (PA)	Lincoln, PA	L 6–26
November 1		Saint Paul's (VA)	Dover, DE	W 24–0
November 15		Howard	Dover, DE	L 0–25
November 22		at St. Augustine's	Raleigh, NC	L 6–7
*Non-conference game