Ben Blacknall

Ben Blacknall
Biographical details
Born	September 26, 1946
Died	April 25, 2012 (aged 65)
Playing career
1968–1971	North Carolina A&T
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1976	North Carolina A&T (assistant)
1977–1978	South Carolina State (assistant)
1979–1983	Wichita State (assistant)
1984–1988	Howard (assistant)
1989–1998	South Carolina State (assistant)
1999	Morehouse (assistant)
2000–2003	Delaware State
2007–2011	Alabama A&M (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	16–24
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	MEAC Coach of the Year (2000);

Benjamin Sylvester Blacknall (September 26, 1946 – April 25, 2012) was an American football player and coach also former sergeant (Sgt.) in the Air Force.^[1]^[2] He served as the head football coach for Delaware Hornets at Delaware State University from 2000 to 2003, compiling a record of 16–24.^[3] He was fired midway through the 2003 season after Delaware State lost their first six games.^[4] Blacknall played college football for North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina A&T University under the guidance of Willie Jeffries.^[5] Blacknall lettered at A&T from 1968-71 graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in 1975. Blacknall was mentor to Anthony Jones who had played for Wichita State under his guidance and recruited Blacknall to Morehouse in 1999.^[6]

Awards and honors


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2000–2003)
2000	Delaware State	7–4	5–3	T–4th
2001	Delaware State	5–6	3–5	T–6th
2002	Delaware State	4–8	2–6	T–7th
2003	Delaware State	0–6^{[n 1]}	0–2^{[n 1]}	^{[n 1]}
Delaware State:		16–24	10–16
Total:		16–24

^ ^a ^b ^c Blacknall was fired on October 13, 2003, after the first six games of the 2003 season. Butch Posey replaced Blacknall as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Delaware State finished the year 1–10 overall and 1–6 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play, placing eighth.