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
(Capacity: 7,193)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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 in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

On November 19, it was announced that head coach Kenny Carter's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished 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 16Noonat West Virginia*
AT&T SportsNet Pitt.L 16–5951,482
September 232:00 p.m.Norfolk State
WDSU-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

See also: 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At Hampton

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

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

At West Virginia

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

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Norfolk State

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

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At North Carolina A&T

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

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Howard

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

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

South Carolina State

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

See also: 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

At North Carolina Central

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

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Savannah State

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

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

Morgan State

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

See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team

At Florida State

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

See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team

References

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