1996 Delaware State Hornets football team

1996 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Florida A&M $^   7 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 20 Howard   6 – 1     10 – 2  
North Carolina A&T   4 – 3     8 – 3  
South Carolina State   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Hampton   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Morgan State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
  2 – 5     3 – 8  
Bethune–Cookman   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Lock Haven*
W 66–19[1]
September 14at Liberty*
L 7–27[2]
September 21vs. North Carolina Central*
L 16–214,900[3]
September 28at Norfolk State*
L 23–2711,801[4]
October 5at Bethune–Cookman
W 34–12[5]
October 12Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–373,600[6]
October 19No. 15 Florida A&M
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 26–47[7]
October 26at Morgan State
W 35–147,686[8]
November 2South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–34[9]
November 9North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 6–31[10]
November 23at No. 21 Howard
L 23–48[11]

References

  1. ^ "Delaware State's Ceasar leads Hornets to win over Lock Haven". The Daily Item. September 8, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware State gets Liberty – and death". The News Journal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. Central nets Little win". Press of Atlantic City. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hornets dreadful in red zone". The News Journal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware St. keeps dominance of B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "HU finds form, routs Del. State". Daily Press. October 13, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida A&M rattles Hornets". The News Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Loss sends Morgan St. deeper in standings". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bynum garners 266 yards as Jeffries gets 100th win". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Garrett leads Aggies to easy win in Delaware". The News and Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hornets come up short in finale". The News Journal. November 24, 1996. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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