2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

2017 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVincent White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGerard Wilcher (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $ 8–0  12–0 
Howard 6–2  7–4 
Bethune–Cookman 6–2  7–4 
North Carolina Central 5–3  7–4 
Hampton 5–3  6–5 
Norfolk State 4–4  4–7 
Savannah State * 3–5  3–8 
South Carolina State 2–6  3–7 
Florida A&M * 2–6  3–8 
Delaware State 2–6  2–9 
Morgan State * 1–7  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kenny Carter in third and final season as head coach, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Delaware*
BHAAL 3–2218,040
September 87:00 p.m.at Hampton
PTVL 15–286,456
September 1612:00 p.m.at West Virginia*
AT&T SportsNet Pitt.L 16–5951,482
September 232:00 p.m.Norfolk State
DESU-TVL 7–172,491
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 16 North Carolina A&T
LTVL 3–4421,500
October 142:00 p.m.Howarddagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVL 23–523,337
October 212:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVW 17–141,270
October 282:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central
L 14–4214,117
November 45:00 p.m.at Savannah State
L 21–352,371
November 112:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVW 33–301,334
November 1812:00 p.m.at Florida State*
ACCNL 6–7770,599
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Fightin' Blue Hens 2 6 7 7 22

At Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 5 10 0 0 15
Pirates 7 14 0 7 28

At West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 10 0 0 6 16
Mountaineers 24 21 7 7 59

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 7 7 17
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7

At North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
No. 16 Aggies 16 14 7 7 44

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 10 7 21 14 52
Hornets 0 10 7 6 23

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Hornets 14 0 0 3 17

At North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 0 14
Eagles 14 14 7 7 42

At Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 7 21
Tigers 14 7 7 7 35

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 9 0 7 30
Hornets 0 13 10 10 33

At Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 0 0 0 6
Seminoles 21 35 7 14 77

References

  1. ↑ "Kenny Carter Out at Delaware State – WBOC Sports".
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