2005 Delaware State Hornets football team

2005 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Al Lavan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 21–17	13,814
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Millersville *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–6	3,107
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 James Madison *	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 7–65	13,645
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina *	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 6–24	8,267
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 8–26	10,130	[1]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 17–0	1,439
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 23–13	22,137
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–14	2,841
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 3–24	20,050
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–17	2,841
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 23–7	2,315
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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.