2002 Delaware State Hornets football team

2002 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Ben Blacknall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman $^		7	–	1					11	–	2
Florida A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Hampton		5	–	3					7	–	5
Morgan State		5	–	3					7	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Howard		4	–	4					6	–	5
Norfolk State		2	–	6					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		2	–	6					4	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					4	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ben Blacknall, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 16–10
September 7	Savannah State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–9
September 14	No. 13 Northwestern State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 14–34	3,850
September 21	No. 15 Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 18–20	4,135
September 28	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–27	3,024
October 5	Hampton	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 13–44	5,139
October 12	at No. 15 Bethune–Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 7–49	16,891
October 26	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 28–35 OT	14,236
November 2	No. 21 South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 27–21	5,182
November 9	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–34
November 16	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	L 20–23
November 23	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 14–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game