2008 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2008 Delaware State Hornets football
Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Sams (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Rayford Petty (2nd season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 South Carolina State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Florida A&M  5 –3   9 –3  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –3   8 –3  
Hampton  5 –3   6 –5  
Delaware State  5 –3   5 –6  
Morgan State  4 –4   6 –6  
Norfolk State  3 –5   5 –7  
North Carolina A&T  1 –7   3 –9  
Howard  0 –8   1 –10  
Winston-Salem State *  0 –0   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They and finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 5–3 in MEAC play, tying for second place. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 p.m. Florida A&M
ESPNU W 35–28 OT6,216 [2]
September 132:00 p.m.at Kent State *
L 3–248,529 [3]
September 277:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 10–283,254 [4]
October 41:00 p.m. Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–175,218 [5]
October 114:00 p.m.at Bethune-Cookman
W 26–209,136 [6]
October 181:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 42–76,089 [7]
October 251:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 3–206,312 [8]
November 11:00 p.m.No. 21 South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPNUL 17–233,012 [9]
November 81:00 p.m. Winston-Salem State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 23–24891 [10]
November 151:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPNUW 34–283,758 [11]
November 221:00 p.m.at Howard
W 10–62,161 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "FAMU loses heartbreaker to Delaware St". Pensacola News Journal. September 5, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Golden Flashes put the brakes on losing streak". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "DSU drenched, but not in glory". The News Journal. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late TD pushes Hampton to victory". The News Journal. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Winton too much for B–CU". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "DSU's defense makes it look easy". The News Journal. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan bounces back". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Long–Darby combo lifts S.C. State". The State. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Blount makes history in Rams' upset victory". News and Record. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Norfolk State falls short late in the fourth quarter". The Progress-Index. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Backup QB helps Hornets win finale". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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