1942 Delaware State Hornets football team

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.

1942 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–1–1
Head coach	Dyke Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Soldier's Field

1942 Southern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2		at Virginia Union	Richmond, VA	W 6–0
October 24		at Howard	Washington, DC	T 13–13	4,000
October 31		Winston-Salem	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	W 32–6
November 14		Fort DuPont	Soldier's Field Dover, DE	W 27–0
November 21	2:00 p.m.	vs. Lincoln (PA)	Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	L 6–34	1,800