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2018 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark James (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Florida A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Howard   4 – 3     4 – 6  
North Carolina Central   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Morgan State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Savannah State   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

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. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–8, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

On November 19, it was announced that head coach Kenny Carter's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Hornets were picked to finish in last place.[2]

Predicted finish Team
1 North Carolina A&T
2 Howard
3 North Carolina Central
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Florida A&M
6 Norfolk State
7 South Carolina State
8 Savannah State
9 Morgan State
10 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Hornets had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN3L 10–4817,959
September 812:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)*
NECFRL 14–451,074
September 157:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
ESPN+L 0–6823,244
September 294:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPN3L 28–547,103
October 67:00 p.m.No. 11 North Carolina A&T
ESPN3L 6–342,951
October 131:00 p.m.at Howard
ESPN3/SPORTSfeverL 13–554,473
October 201:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
L 19-3014,477
October 272:00 p.m.North Carolina Centraldagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28-131,466
November 32:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 25-61,563
November 101:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 0-91,008
November 172:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN3W 41–7856
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 7 10
Bulls 20 14 14 0 48
See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1997 BUF, 40–30

at Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 28 0 17 0 45
See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2006 DSU, 63–28

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 14 16 24 68
See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
Spartans 6 21 20 7 54
See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–7 2006 NSU, 17–7

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Aggies 7 13 14 0 34
Hornets 3 3 0 0 6
See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–23–1 2017 NCAT, 44–3

at Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Bison 23 18 7 7 55
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–35–1 2017 HOW, 52–23

at South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 7 12 19
Bulldogs 0 7 13 10 30
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–27 2017 DSU, 17–14

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 6 6
Hornets 3 10 2 12 27
See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 SSU, 35–21

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 0 6 3 0 9
See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–36 2017 DSU, 33–30

Virginia–Lynchburg

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 7 7
Hornets 20 21 0 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Coaching staff

2018 Delaware State Hornets coaching staff

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Eric Day
  • Running Backs – Keiki Misipeka
  • Wide Receivers – Ollie Taylor
  • Offensive Line – Anthony Vitale

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach – Mark James
  • Linebackers – Cordie Greenlea
  • Outside linebackers – Ty Greenwood
  • Safeties – Anthony Missick

Source:[4] Last updated 7/13/18

References

  1. ^ "Kenny Carter Out At Delaware State". WBOC-TV. November 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Delaware State Hornets Coaching Staff". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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