2009 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2009 Delaware State Hornets football
Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Doug Sams (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rayford Petty (3rd season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 South Carolina State $^  7 1   10 2  
No. 23 Florida A&M  6 2   8 3  
Norfolk State  5 3   7 4  
Morgan State  4 4   6 5  
Bethune–Cookman  4 4   5 6  
Delaware State  3 4   4 6  
Hampton  3 5   5 6  
North Carolina A&T  2 5   4 6  
Howard  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2009 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets were led by sixth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in conference play to place sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.at Florida A&M L 12–2117,209
September 1912:00 p.m.at Delaware * WHYY L 17–2720,585
September 266:00 p.m.at Hampton W 21–64,632
October 107:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman L 7–93,873
October 1712:00 p.m.at Michigan * BTN L 6–63106,304
October 241:00 p.m. Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 35–225,327
October 311:30 p.m.at No. 10 South Carolina State L 10–5221,257 [1]
November 71:00 p.m.at Winston-Salem State *W 24–214,719
November 141:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 16–214,127
November 211:00 p.m. Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 30–202,731

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References

  1. "Little goes right for DSU in blowout". The News Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2009". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. "2009 Football Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2025.