| Year: | 1955 |
| Team: | Delaware State Hornets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CIAA |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Edward Jackson |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
The 1955 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 1955 college football season.[1] [2] Led by coach Edward Jackson in his seventh and final season, the Hornets compiled a 7–1 record for the second consecutive year, ranking 12th nationally. The team's only lost was by a field goal, against undefeated Maryland State. There were 3,500 fans in attendance, a record for Delaware State.