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
Conf.Overall
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]

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.
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