1988 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1988 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC co-champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 2 05 6 0
No. 18 Florida A&M 4 2 06 4 1
Delaware State 4 2 05 5 0
Howard 3 3 07 4 0
South Carolina State 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina A&T 2 4 02 9 0
Morgan State 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Both Delaware State and Florida A&M received forfeit losses for the same game. Bethune–Cookman was awarded the conference title, although the MEAC website lists Bethune, Delaware State, and Florida A&M as co-champions. [1]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Florida A&M L 31–357,500 [2]
September 10at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky *L 7–4821,700 [3]
September 24 Towson State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 3–243,200 [4]
October 1at Bethune–Cookman L 9–104,700 [5]
October 15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 58–73,205 [6]
October 22at Morgan State W 21–810,365 [7]
October 29 South Carolina State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28–77,800 [8]
November 5at North Carolina A&T W 37–73,500 [9]
November 12No. 4 Western Illinois *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 13–223,000 [10]
November 19at Howard W 28–213,857 [11]

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The 1983 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

The 1984 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

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The 1988 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the MEAC.

The 1988 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Wyche, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished last in the MEAC.

References

  1. https://meacsports.com/sports/2012/7/13/205502278.aspx
  2. "Gilliam lifts FAMU past Delaware State 35–31". Florida Today. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Florida Four power Eastern's 48–7 romp past Delaware State in opener". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Goetz throws 3 TDs in Towson's 24–3 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "B–CC rallies past Delaware State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hornets hammer Ark. foe". Sunday News Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Morgan State is thrown for 21–8 loss". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "S.C. State falls, 28–7". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Delaware State overwhelms A&T". Greensboro News & Record. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hornets stumble 22-13". Sunday News Journal. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hornets defeat Howard, win MEAC title (maybe)". Sunday News Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 via Newspapers.com.