2003 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2003 Delaware State Hornets football
Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^  6 –2   9 –3  
South Carolina State  5 –2   8 –4  
Hampton  5 –2   7 –4  
Morgan State  4 –3   6 –5  
Florida A&M  3 –4   6 –6  
Howard  2 –5   4 –7  
Delaware State  1 –6   1 –10  
Norfolk State  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Ben Blacknall, before he was fired on October 15, 2003. Delaware State was 0–6 to start the season and 16–24 during Blacknall's tenure. Defensive Line coach and recruiting coordinator Butch Posey was then named interim coach. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m. Bucknell *
L 28–334,756 [2]
September 137:00 p.m.at No. 19 Northwestern State *
L 6–4311,202 [3]
September 206:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central *
L 14–215,219 [4]
September 277:00 p.m.at Florida A&M
L 14–1522,149 [5]
October 41:00 p.m.at Hampton
L 9–417,583 [6]
October 111:00 p.m.No. 13 Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 13–272,400 [7]
October 251:00 p.m. Morgan State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 36–535,349 [8]
November 11:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
L 13–3617,176 [9]
November 81:30 p.m.at No. 14 North Carolina A&T
L 7–3317,812 [10]
November 1512:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 36–252,138 [11]
November 2212:00 p.m. Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–212,871 [12]

[13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware State fires Blacknall, promotes Posey". ESPN.com. October 15, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bucknell rumbles to win". The Patriot-News. September 7, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Northwestern State obliterates Delaware State, 43–6". Beauregard Daily News. September 14, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Late pick seals victory for Eagles". The News and Observer. September 21, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hornets' upset bid denied". The News Journal. September 28, 2003. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "DSU stumbles in loss". The News Journal. October 5, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "B–CC rallies with 20 4th-quarter points". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 12, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan State spoils Hornets' homecoming". The News Journal. October 26, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs shake off the cobwebs, rattle Hornets". The State. November 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Aggies cruise by Delaware State". The Herald-Sun. November 9, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "DSU tastes sweet victory". The News Journal. November 16, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Fitting end for DSU; Miscues doom Hornets to 1–10 finish". The News Journal. November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2003". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2003 Delaware State Hornets Football". SIDEARM SPORTS. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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