2025 Delaware State Hornets football team

2025 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	DeSean Jackson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Delaware State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Howard		0	–	0					0	–	0
Morgan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Norfolk State		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina Central		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina State		0	–	0					0	–	0
As of February 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Delaware State Hornets football team will represent Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets are expected to be coached by first-year head coach DeSean Jackson ^[1] and play at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Kahleef Jimmison	DB	Norfolk State
Erik Sanchez	RB	Saint Francis
Kristian Tate	WR	Troy
Ebubedike Nnabugwu	OL	Unknown
Larrey Williams III	DB	Unknown
Marquise Brunson	DL	Unknown
Amir Anderson	DB	Unknown
Christian Garrett	ATH	Unknown
Ej Core	TE	Unknown
Malcolm Jefferies	TE	Unknown
Joseph Maxwell III	OL	Unknown
Geo Fabian	DB	Unknown
Marqui Adams	QB	Unknown
Brian Bates Jr.	LB	Unknown
Isaiah Cook	OL	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Elijha Payne	OL	Arizona
Derek Boyd	LB	Hawaii
Rodney Leaks	OL	Houston Christian
Kobe Boykin	RB	Jackson State
Antonio Gates Jr.	WR	Michigan State
Alexander Cobbs	DE	San Jose State

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 28	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)
September 6	Albany *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
September 13	Bowie State *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
September 20	at Saint Francis *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA
September 27	at Sacred Heart *	Campus Field Fairfield, CT
October 4	at Monmouth *	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ
October 11	Southern Connecticut *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
October 25	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC
November 1	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
November 8	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD
November 15	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
November 22	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "NFL Great DeSean Jackson Named Head Football Coach at Delaware State University". dsuhornets. December 27, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
2. "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
3. "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
4. "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
5. "Delaware State Hornets 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
6. "2025 Delaware State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.