1987 Delaware State Hornets football team

1987 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Delaware State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Howard	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Boise State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–34	18,101	[1]
September 19	Morgan State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 30–7	3,200	[2]
September 26	at District of Columbia *		Eastern Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 69–14		[3]
October 3	Bethune–Cookman		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 45–0		[4]
October 17	at Akron *	No. 16	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 52–26	9,491	[5]
October 24	at Towson State *	No. 13	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 40–17	4,520	[6]
October 31	at South Carolina State	No. 11	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 28–7	6,143	[7]
November 7	North Carolina A&T	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–9	7,522	[8]
November 14	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	No. 7	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 20–22 (UAPB forfeit)		[9]
November 21	Howard	No. 14	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 7–12 (Howard forfeit)		[10] [11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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.