| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Delaware State Hornets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CIAA |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Conrad |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
The 1947 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1947 college football season.[1] [2] The Hornets compiled a 4–4 record under coach Tom Conrad.