2019 Delaware State Hornets football team
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2019 record | 2–10 (1–7 MEAC) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Previous season[]
The Hornets finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Preseason[]
MEAC poll[]
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) |
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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[]
The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
First Team Offense Kaiden Crawford – OL Third Team Offense Isiah Williams – TE
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First Team Defense Brian Cavicante – LB Jahad Neibauer – DB Second Team Defense Christian Johnson – DL Jose Romo-Martinez – K Fidel Romo–Martinez – P Third Team Defense Devin Smith – DB |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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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![]() |
| 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 |
| 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* |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | W 16–13 | 879 | ||
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State |
| ESPN+ | L 17–33 | 827 | ||
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* |
| ESPN+ | L 21–35 | 527 | ||
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Game summaries[]
at Delaware[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
Lincoln (PA)[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Hornets | 28 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 58 |
Howard[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
Hornets | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at North Carolina A&T[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 17 Aggies | 7 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 37 |
South Carolina State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Hornets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Morgan State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Merrimack[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warriors | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Hornets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at North Carolina Central[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Eagles | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
at Florida A&M[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 30 |
No. 17 Rattlers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Bethune–Cookman[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Hornets | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Norfolk State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
Hornets | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Saint Francis (PA)[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Flash | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
References[]
- ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Delaware State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Football - Schedule - DSUHornets.com: Official Web site of Delaware State University Athletics". www.dsuhornets.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season
- Delaware State Hornets football seasons
- 2019 in sports in Delaware