1995 Delaware State Hornets football team

1995 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (11th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996 →

1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Florida A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&T	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Rhode Island *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 14–17	3,982	[1]
September 16	at No. 23 Western Illinois *	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 14–41		[2]
September 23	Liberty *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 14–41		[3]
September 30	Norfolk State *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 20–14		[4]
October 7	at Hampton *	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 21–51	4,114	[5]
October 14	at No. 21 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 21–24	13,181	[6]
October 21	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–17	4,810	[7]
October 28	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 20–7	21,202	[8]
November 4	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 17–10	6,526	[9]
November 11	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 30–20		[10]
November 18	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 20–13		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Hornets get stung again". The News Journal. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "DelState offense goes flat". The News Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Chiles leads Liberty in rout of Delaware State". The News and Advance. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hornets finally get a win". The News Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pirates thump Hornets". Daily Press. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "FAMU takes first place in MEAC". Tallahassee Democrat. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Delaware State uses Thorne to run Morgan into ground". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hornets sting Bulldogs in upset". The State. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "A&T finds another way to suffer a loss". News and Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Delaware State passes test against B–CC". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Risen from the depths; DelState tops Howard to clinch winning year". The News Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.