2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

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.

2019 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Florida A&M *   7 1     9 2  
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +   6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State +   6 2     8 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 3     7 4  
Norfolk State   4 4     5 7  
North Carolina Central   3 5     4 8  
Howard   2 6     2 10  
Morgan State   2 6     3 9  
Delaware State   1 7     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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MEAC poll

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In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Hornets were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Carolina A&T 304 (12)
2 Bethune–Cookman 237 (1)
3 Florida A&M 204 (2)
4 Howard 166
5 North Carolina Central 161 (1)
6 South Carolina State 152
7 Norfolk State 119 (1)
8 Morgan State 87 (1)
9 Delaware State 46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. at No. 22 Delaware* FloSports L 13–31 15,894
September 14 4:00 p.m. Lincoln (PA)* YouTube W 58–12 2,078
September 21 2:00 p.m. Howard 
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN3 L 9–24 4,142
September 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 17 North Carolina A&T ESPNU L 0–37 16,567
October 5 7:00 p.m. South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN+ L 24–38 985
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Morgan State ESPN3 L 3–34 8,762
October 19 2:00 p.m. Merrimack*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN+ L 21–30 1,158
October 26 2:00 p.m. at North Carolina Central ESPN3 L 23–30 5,026
November 2 4:00 p.m. at No. 17 Florida A&M ESPN3 L 30–52 7,412
November 9 2:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN+ W 16–13 879
November 16 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN+ L 17–33 827
November 23 2:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN+ L 21–35 527
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 0 7 13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens 3 13 9 6 31

Lincoln (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 12 0 12
Hornets 28 3 21 6 58

Howard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 18 0 6 24
Hornets 7 2 0 0 9

At North Carolina A&T

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
No. 17 Aggies 7 21 9 0 37

South Carolina State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 14 7 38
Hornets 0 3 7 14 24

At Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 3 0 3
Bears 7 14 3 10 34

Merrimack

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 17 3 3 30
Hornets 14 7 0 0 21

At North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 10 0 10 23
Eagles 0 16 7 7 30

At Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 20 7 30
No. 17 Rattlers 14 17 14 7 52

Bethune–Cookman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 0 7 13
Hornets 9 7 0 0 16

Norfolk State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 16 7 10 33
Hornets 10 0 7 0 17

Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 14 14 7 0 35
Hornets 0 0 7 14 21

References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Delaware State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Football - Schedule - DSUHornets.com: Official Web site of Delaware State University Athletics". www.dsuhornets.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.