2012 Delaware State Hornets football team

2012 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArrington Jones (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Ketchum (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^ 8–0  9–3 
Howard 6–2  7–4 
North Carolina A&T 5–3  7–4 
North Carolina Central 5–3  6–5 
Delaware State 5–3  6–5 
South Carolina State 4–4  5–6 
Florida A&M 4–4  4–7 
Hampton 3–5  3–7 
Norfolk State 2–6  4–7 
Morgan State 2–6  3–8 
Savannah State 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kermit Blount, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 pmVMI*W 17–102,952
September 83:30 pmat No. 15 Delaware*NBCSNL 14–3816,898
September 157:00 pmat Cincinnati*ESPN3L 7–2327,112
September 226:00 pmFlorida A&M
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 22–242,758
October 61:00 pmat Norfolk StateW 20–176,532
October 131:30 pmSouth Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 31–173,794
October 201:30 pmNorth Carolina A&Tdagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 24–06,172
October 257:30 pmat Morgan StateESPNUW 28–233,012
November 32:00 pmat North Carolina CentralL 20–23 OT12,742
November 101:00 pmHampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 35–272,249
November 171:00 pmat HowardL 34–412,505

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