2005 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2005 Delaware State Hornets football
Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Hampton $^  8 0   11 1  
No. 20 South Carolina State  7 1   9 2  
Delaware State  6 2   7 4  
Florida A&M  5 3   6 5  
Bethune–Cookman  4 4   7 4  
Norfolk State  2 6   4 7  
North Carolina A&T  2 6   3 8  
Howard  1 7   4 7  
Morgan State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play to place in third in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.at Florida A&M W 21–1713,814
September 102:00 p.m. Millersville *W 38–63,107
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 8 James Madison *L 7–6513,645
September 247:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina *L 6–248,267
October 16:00 p.m.at No. 9 Hampton L 8–2610,130 [1]
October 81:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 17–01,439
October 151:30 p.m.at North Carolina A&T W 23–1322,137
October 2212:00 p.m. Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 41–142,841
October 291:00 p.m.at No. 23 South Carolina State L 3–2420,050
November 1212:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–172,841
November 1912:00 p.m. Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 23–72,315

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References

  1. "Hornets stumble again". The News Journal. October 2, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. "2005 Football Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2025.