1959 Delaware State Hornets football team

1959 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–7 (1–6 CIAA)
Head coach	Preston Mitchell (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1959 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Carolina A&T $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Virginia Union	7	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	2
Virginia State	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
St. Augustine's	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Winston-Salem State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Maryland State	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Saint Paul's (VA)	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Hampton	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Elizabeth City State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Fayetteville State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Shaw	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Bluefield State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by coach Preston Mitchell in his only season, the Hornets compiled a 1–7 record, being outscored 72 to 155.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 8–26	6,000
October 10	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 6–14
October 17	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	L 0–42
October 24	Lincoln (PA)	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–13
October 31	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Lawrenceville, VA	L 8–14
November 7	Maryland State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–26
November 14	at King's (PA)*	Wilkes-Barre, PA	L 6–8
November 21	St. Augustine's	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 6–12
*Non-conference game