2003 Delaware State Hornets football team

2003 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^   6 – 2     9 – 2  
South Carolina State   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Morgan State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Florida A&M   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Howard   2 – 5     4 – 7  
  1 – 6     1 – 10  
Norfolk State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Ben Blacknall, before he was fired on October 15, 2003. Delaware State was 0–6 to start the season and 16–24 during Blacknall's tenure. Defensive Line coach and recruiting coordinator Butch Posey was then named interim coach.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.Bucknell*
L 28–334,756
September 137:00 p.m.at No. 19 Northwestern State*
L 6–4311,202
September 206:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central*
L 14–215,219
September 277:00 p.m.at Florida A&M
L 14–1522,149[2]
October 41:00 p.m.at Hampton
L 9–417,583
October 111:00 p.m.No. 13 Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 13–272,400
October 251:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 36–535,349
November 11:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
L 13–3617,176
November 81:30 p.m.at No. 14 North Carolina A&T
L 7–3317,812
November 1512:00 p.m.Norfolk State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 36–252,138
November 2212:00 p.m.Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 21–62,871

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References

  1. ^ "Delaware State fires Blacknall, promotes Posey". ESPN.com. October 15, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Hornets' upset bid denied". The News Journal. September 28, 2003. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2003 Delaware State Hornets Football". SIDEARM SPORTS. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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