2000 Delaware State Hornets football team

2000 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Florida A&M $^ 7–1  9–3 
No. 20 Bethune–Cookman 6–2  9–2 
No. 21 North Carolina A&T 6–2  8–3 
Delaware State 5–3  7–4 
Hampton 5–3  7–4 
Howard 3–5  3–8 
Norfolk State 2–6  3–8 
South Carolina State 2–6  3–8 
Morgan State 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ben Blacknall, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 8 Florida A&M
L 21–493,851[1]
September 9at Elon*
L 6–45[2]
September 16Fayetteville State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 45–102,133[3]
September 23Liberty*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 42–251,710[4]
September 30Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 28–54[5]
October 7at Bethune–Cookman
L 20–41[6]
October 21Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–12[7]
October 28South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 57–32[8]
November 4No. 18 North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–453,836[9]
November 11at Norfolk State
W 31–283,426[10]
November 18at Howard
W 64–37[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Rattlers rally to roll past Delaware State". Florida Today. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Phoenix crushes Hornets". The News and Observer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blacknall's first win a rout of Fayetteville". The News Journal. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LU squanders 18-point lead". The News & Advance. September 24, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hampton handles Delaware St., 54–28". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bethune–Cookman beats Delaware St". The Miami Herald. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Punter saves the day". The News Journal. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Delaware St. routs SCSU, 57–32". The Times and Democrat. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Del. State pulls off win". The Daily Times. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "A rare road victory". The News Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Delaware State pummels Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. November 19, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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