1997 Delaware State Hornets football team

1997 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Hampton $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State   5 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 10 Florida A&M ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
Howard   4 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     7 – 4  
Morgan State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bethune–Cookman   1 – 6     4 – 7  
  1 – 6     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   0 – 0     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach John McKenzie, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Cheyney*
W 50–18[1]
September 13at Buffalo*
L 30–407,020[2]
September 20Norfolk State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 24–21[3]
September 27Liberty*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 17–33[4]
October 4Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 35–14[5]
October 18at No. 21 Florida A&M
L 0–4910,128[6]
October 25Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–14[7]
November 1at No. 22 South Carolina State
L 17–374,366[8]
November 8at North Carolina A&T
L 14–22[9]
November 15at No. 9 Hampton
L 20–2414,311[10]
November 22Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 21–40[11]

References

  1. ^ "Cheyney no match for Del State". The News Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Reserves spark UB to 40–30 win". The Buffalo News. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Penalties can't stop Hornets". The News Journal. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hornets' bag of tricks backfire". The News Journal. September 28, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turnovers costly to Wildcats". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FAMU crushes Del. St". Indian River Press Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morgan State ends Del. State jinx, 14–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SCSU pounds Hornets". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Special teams deliver, A&T dumps Del State". News and Record. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets put scare in Hampton". The News Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hornets fizzle in finale". The News Journal. November 23, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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