2009 Delaware State Hornets football team

2009 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Al Lavan (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Sams (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rayford Petty (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
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2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 12–21	17,209
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	WHYY	L 17–27	20,585
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 21–6	4,632
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 7–9	3,873
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan *	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 6–63	106,304
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 35–22	5,327
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 10–52	21,257	[1]
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at Winston-Salem State *	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 24–21	4,719
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 16–21	4,127
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 30–20	2,731
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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.