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
Record4–7 (3–5 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 FCS 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 4–7 overall and 3–5 in conference play to place sixth in the MEAC.

Delaware State was given a forfeit for their scheduled game at North Carolina A&T after they declined to play the game in favor of playing at Michigan on the same day.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.at Florida A&M
L 12–2117,209 [1]
September 1912:00 p.m.at Delaware *
 WHYY L 17–2720,585 [2]
September 266:00 p.m.at Hampton
W 21–64,632 [3]
October 107:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
L 7–93,873 [4]
October 1712:00 p.m.at Michigan *
 BTN L 6–63106,304 [5]
October 17at North Carolina A&T
L (forfeit) [6] [7]
October 241:00 p.m. Morgan State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 35–225,327 [8]
October 311:30 p.m.at No. 10 South Carolina State
L 10–5221,257 [9]
November 71:00 p.m.at Winston-Salem State *
W 24–214,719 [10]
November 141:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 16–214,127 [11]
November 211:00 p.m. Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 30–202,731 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rattlers snag win in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "And so it begins". The News Journal. September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mistakes, flags doom Pirates". Daily Press. September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "B–CU 9, Del. St. 7". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "A dream come true". The Grand Rapids Press. October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "DSU's haul at Michigan: $550,000". The News Journal. May 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Aggies' sure-fire win costs big-time dough". News and Record. October 13, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "DSU not calling it quits". The News Journal. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Little goes right for DSU in blowout". The News Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Delaware State tops error-prone WSSU". Winston-Salem Journal. November 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Norfolk St. catches Hornets off guard". The News Journal. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Hornets seniors end careers on a winning note". The News Journal. November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2009". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2009 Football Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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