2004 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2004 Delaware State Hornets football
Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Hampton +^  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 22 South Carolina State +  6 –1   9 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  4 –3   6 –4  
Delaware State  4 –3   4 –7  
Howard  3 –4   6 –5  
Morgan State  3 –4   5 –6  
North Carolina A&T  1 –6   3 –8  
Norfolk State  1 –6   1 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 4–3 in conference play to place in fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 p.m.No. 19 UMass *
L 0–511,750 [1]
September 112:00 p.m. North Carolina Central *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 23–261,750 [2]
September 182:00 p.m.at Elon *
L 13–496,935 [3]
September 251:00 p.m.No. 1 Southern Illinois *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–491,734 [4]
October 21:00 p.m.No. 17 Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28–231,972 [5]
October 91:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
L 16–4513,481 [6]
October 161:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 15–62,816 [7]
October 231:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 30–3414,479 [8]
October 301:00 p.m. South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–286,583 [9]
November 131:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
W 33–282,060 [10]
November 201:00 p.m.at Howard
W 32–131,065 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Minutemen big hit in opener". The Sunday Republican. September 5, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Eagles score winning TD in final seconds". The News and Observer. September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Taylor lifts Elon to win". Winston-Salem Journal. September 19, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Pope, Kristian (September 26, 2004). "Hornets no match for Salukis". The News Journal . p. D6. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hornets give coach first win". The News Journal. October 3, 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Weems, Johnson lead B–CC to third consecutive victory". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 10, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "DSU defense dominates defending champion". The News Journal. October 17, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan's Littlejohn leaves mark in home finale". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs use ground attack to halt Hornets". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "DSU's persistence provides win". The News Journal. November 14, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "DSU rolls in final game, and marks a milestone". The News Journal. November 21, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2004". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2004 Football Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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