1985 Delaware State Hornets football team

1985 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–12 Delaware State $4–0–09–2–0
Bethune–Cookman3–1–06–4–0
South Carolina State2–2–05–6–0
North Carolina A&T1–3–06–5–0
Howard0–4–04–7–0
Morgan State0–0–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was classified as NCAA Division II.[1] All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morgan State*
W 35–04,500[2]
September 7vs. North Carolina A&T
W 30–1610,500[3]
September 14at South Carolina State
W 38–206,143[4]
September 21Saint Paul's (VA)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–6[5]
September 28at Northern Iowa*No. 8
L 17–3712,100[6]
October 5Bethune–CookmandaggerNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 51–78,500[7]
October 12at Connecticut*No. 16
W 24–145,838[8]
October 26at Towson State*No. 9
L 26–513,983[9]
November 9at Southern*No. T–17
W 46–822,500[10]
November 16at Northeastern*No. 15
W 36–62,500[11]
November 23HowardNo. 12
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–166,300[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Delaware State dumps Morgan 35–0". The Daily Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Taylor catches fire for Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Boyd carries Panthers past Delaware State". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bethune takes a pounding". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "DSU intercepts UConn at the pass, wins 24–14". Record-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kurt Beathard passes Towson State to 51–26 romp over Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". Sunday News Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Panthers crush Wildcats". The Greenville News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "DelState wins, but suspense builds". Sunday News Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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