2007 Delaware State Hornets football team

2007 Delaware State Hornets football
Black college national champion MEAC champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–44 vs. Delaware
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
Record	10–2 (9–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Al Lavan (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Sams (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rayford Petty (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
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2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Delaware State $^		9	–	0					10	–	2
Norfolk State		7	–	2					8	–	3
South Carolina State		7	–	2					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	4					6	–	5
Winston-Salem State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		3	–	6					5	–	6
Howard		3	–	6					4	–	7
Florida A&M		2	–	7					3	–	8
North Carolina A&T		0	–	9					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season with 10–2 overall, won the MEAC title with a 9–0 mark in conference play and lost to Delaware in the First Round of the NCAA Division I playoffs. The 2007 Hornets squad won the black college football national championship as awarded by the American Sports Wire and as the national runner-up behind Tuskegee as awarded by SBN. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina *		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 23–18	3,248	[3]
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 20–7	14,327	[4]
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at Kent State *		Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 7–38	8,455	[5]
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 24–17	7,195	[6]
October 4	7:30 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPNU	W 24–10	3,239	[7]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T		Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		W 27–0	9,934	[8]
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State	No. 15	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	Comcast CN8	W 25–17	5,446	[9]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	No. 12	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 17–16	15,388	[10]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Winston-Salem State	No. 12	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 23–20	15,432	[11]
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	No. 10	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 28–21 OT	6,682	[12]
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Howard	No. 10	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	Comcast/SND (tape delay)	W 29–13	1,985	[13]
November 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Delaware *	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I First Round, rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–44	19,765	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Tuskegee Golden Tigers named 2007 SBN national champions". The Tuskegee News. Google News. November 20, 2007. p. B1. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
2. "DSU chosen No. 1 in black college poll". The News Journal. ProQuest. January 18, 2008. p. C5. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
3. "Just out of reach; Chanticleers' late rally comes up short in season-opening loss to Delaware State". Sun-News. September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rattlers blast Delaware St". Florida Today. September 9, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Flashes thrash Hornets". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "DSU finds solace in big win over Hampton". The News Journal. September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Delaware St. avoids B–CU's upset bid". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 5, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "DSU's defense too much for Aggies". The News Journal. October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Green's sprint saves DSU". The News Journal. October 21, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Last-second kick denies S.C. State". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "A stinging defeat; Hornets slip past Rams 23–20 on final play". Winston-Salem Journal. November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Delaware St. rallies, beats Norfolk State". Martinsville Bulletin. November 11, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Delaware St. shakes off slow start". Daily Press. November 18, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Dominating; Cuff leads Blue Hens past Delaware State in first meeting". The News Journal. November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.