- Source: 1956 Delaware State Hornets football team
- 1956 Delaware State Hornets football team
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- 1957 Delaware State Hornets football team
- 1955 Delaware State Hornets football team
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The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by coach Bennie J. George in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 7–1–1 record, winning the second conference title in school history. Their victory over Maryland State was the Hawks' first ever conference loss.