1953 Delaware State Hornets football team

1953 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward L. Jackson (5th season)

1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 North Carolina College $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Virginia State	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
No. 9 Morgan State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
No. 11 West Virginia State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Hampton	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Howard	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Shaw	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
St. Augustine's	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Virginia Union	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Bluefield State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System. Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. 1930s coach Edward L. Jackson returned, bringing the team back from a 1–7 record in 1952, to a 4–4 record in 1953. In the last game of the season, members the 1934 championship team, who Jackson coached, watched the Hornets win, 19–12.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Cheyney*	Dover, DE	W 7–6
October 3	Norfolk State*	Dover, DE	W 18–0
October 10	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 0–26
October 17	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	L 0–20
October 24	Lincoln (PA)	Dover, DE	L 12–19
October 31	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Lawrenceville, VA	L 6–7
November 14	at Howard	Washington, DC	W 13–6
November 21	St. Augustine's	Dover, DE	W 19–12
*Non-conference game