1985 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1985 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–12 Delaware State $ 4 –0 –09 –2 –0
Bethune–Cookman 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
South Carolina State 2 –2 –05 –6 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
Howard 0 –4 –04 –7 –0
Morgan State 0 –0 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Morgan State *
W 35–04,500 [1]
September 7vs. North Carolina A&T
W 30–1610,500 [2]
September 14at South Carolina State
W 38–206,143 [3]
September 21 Saint Paul's (VA) *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–6 [4]
September 28at Northern Iowa *No. 8
L 17–3712,100 [5]
October 5 Bethune–Cookman Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 51–78,500 [6]
October 12at Connecticut *No. 16
W 24–145,838 [7]
October 26at Towson State *No. 9
L 26–513,983 [8]
November 9at Southern *No. T–17
W 46–822,500 [9]
November 16at Northeastern *No. 15
W 36–62,500 [10]
November 23 Howard No. 12
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–166,300 [11]

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References

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