1987 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1987 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988  →
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 18 Howard 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –05 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Boise State *
L 13–3418,101 [1]
September 19 Morgan State
W 30–73,200 [2]
September 26at District of Columbia *
W 69–14 [3]
October 3 Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 45–0 [4]
October 17at Akron *No. 16
W 52–269,491 [5]
October 24at Towson State *No. 13
W 40–174,520 [6]
October 31at South Carolina State No. 11
W 28–76,143 [7]
November 7 North Carolina A&T No. 9
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 41–97,522 [8]
November 14at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *No. 7
W 20–22 (UAPB forfeit) [9]
November 21 Howard No. 14
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 7–12 (Howard forfeit) [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "BSU's monster mashes Hornets". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Delaware St. manhandles Morgan's defense, 30–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "DelState steamrolls hapless UDC 69–14". Sunday News Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "DelState rolls in 45–0 romp". The Daily Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pickoffs help Delaware State roll to a 52–26 win over Akron". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Delaware State routs Towson State, 40–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41–9". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hornets stung and stunned in Arkansas". Sunday News Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Howard takes sting out of Hornet attack". The Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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