2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

September 17:00 PMat Delaware*

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)

BHAAL 14–56 17,835 September 105:00 PMMonmouth*

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

ESPN3L 20–34 2,454 September 244:00 PMat Missouri*

• Faurot Field
• Columbia, MO

SECNL 0–79 53,472 October 11:00 PMat Morgan State

• Hughes Stadium
• Baltimore, MD

L 17–20 1,386 October 82:00 PMHampton

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

WDSU-TVL 17–27 1,309 October 152:00 PMFlorida A&M

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

WDSU-TVL 27–41 3,124 October 221:30 PMat South Carolina State

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC

L 3–30 15,489 October 294:00 PMat Bethune-Cookman

• Municipal Stadium
• Daytona Beach, FL

CENL 10–41 7,822 November 52:00 PMNorth Carolina Central

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

WDSU-TVL 19–38 1,597 November 122:00 PMNo. 10 North Carolina A&T

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

WDSU-TVL 14–45 1,389 November 191:00 PMat Howard

• William H. Greene Stadium
• Washington, D.C.

WHBCL 21–26 1,056

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Route 1 Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2014	DEL, 27–9

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	10	10	7	34
Hornets	0	0	13	7	20

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	MON, 52–21

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	30	28	14	7	79

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	6	8	3	3	20

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–35	2015	MORG, 26–6

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–27	2015	HAMP, 21–7

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	10	10	0	21	41
Hornets	0	14	6	7	27

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–24	2015	FLAM, 41–13

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	20	0	3	30

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–27	2015	SCSU, 34–7

at Bethune-Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	6	14	14	41

See also: 2016 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	BCU, 49–21

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	22	7	0	38
Hornets	0	7	0	12	19

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2015	NCCU, 43–10

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Aggies	7	14	14	10	45
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–22–1	2015	NCAT, 27–6

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	0	21
Bison	13	7	6	0	26

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–32–1	2015	DSU, 32–31