The Delaware State Hornets football team represents Delaware State University (DSU) at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They play at the 7,193-seat Alumni Stadium located in Dover, Delaware. The facility opened in 1957 as a multi-purpose venue, for football and track and field.
The Alabama State Hornets are the college football team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The 2007 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season with 10–2 overall, won the MEAC title with a 9–0 mark in conference play and lost to Delaware in the First Round of the NCAA Division I playoffs. The 2007 Hornets squad won the black college football national championship as awarded by the American Sports Wire and as the national runner-up behind Tuskegee as awarded by SBN.
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.
The "Route 1 Rivalry" is the name given for the American football rivalry between the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. The winner of the game is awarded the First State Cup. Delaware has won each of the eleven games of the rivalry.
The 2011 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in conference play to tie for ninth place in the MEAC.
The 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.
The 2013 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
The 2014 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.
The 2015 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place.
The 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.
The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
The 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. The team was a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They concluded the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for eighth place.
The 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.
The 2020 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
The 2021 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by fourth-year head coach Rod Milstead, played their home games at Alumni Stadium.
The 1973 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Arnold Jeter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 0–11 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MEAC. Their 0–11 record is tied for the worst in school history, with the 1998 and 2016 teams.
The 1974 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Arnold Jeter in his final season, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–6 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MEAC.
The 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by fifth-year head coach Rod Milstead, played their home games at Alumni Stadium.
The 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were coached by second-year head coach Lee Hull and played at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.
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