1985 Delaware State Hornets football team

1985 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–12 Delaware State $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was classified as NCAA Division II. [1] All the other teams were I-AA. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Morgan State *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 35–0	4,500	[2]
September 7	vs. North Carolina A&T		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 30–16	10,500	[3]
September 14	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 38–20	6,143	[4]
September 21	Saint Paul's (VA) *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 46–6		[5]
September 28	at Northern Iowa *	No. 8	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 17–37	12,100	[6]
October 5	Bethune–Cookman	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 51–7	8,500	[7]
October 12	at Connecticut *	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–14	5,838	[8]
October 26	at Towson State *	No. 9	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 26–51	3,983	[9]
November 9	at Southern *	No. T–17	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 46–8	22,500	[10]
November 16	at Northeastern *	No. 15	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 36–6	2,500	[11]
November 23	Howard	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–16	6,300	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
2. "Delaware State dumps Morgan 35–0". The Daily Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Taylor catches fire for Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Boyd carries Panthers past Delaware State". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bethune takes a pounding". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "DSU intercepts UConn at the pass, wins 24–14". Record-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kurt Beathard passes Towson State to 51–26 romp over Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". Sunday News Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Panthers crush Wildcats". The Greenville News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "DelState wins, but suspense builds". Sunday News Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.