2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

2016 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	0–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenneth Carter (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Allen (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (1st year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2016 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#20 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0		9	–	2
#17 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3		5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3		5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4		4	–	6
Florida A&M*		4	–	4		4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Savannah State*		3	–	5		3	–	7
Morgan State*		3	–	5		3	–	8
Howard*		2	–	6		2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team represents Delaware State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Kenneth Carter and play their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	L 14–56	17,835
September 10	5:00 PM	Monmouth*	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 20–34	2,454
September 24	4:00 PM	at Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	L 0–79	53,472
October 1	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		L 17–20	1,386
October 8	2:00 PM	Hampton	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 17–27	1,309
October 15	2:00 PM	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 27–41	3,124
October 22	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 3–30	15,489
October 29	4:00 PM	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 10–41	7,822
November 5	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 19–38	1,597
November 12	2:00 PM	No. 10 North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 14–45	1,389
November 19	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.	WHBC	L 21–26	1,056
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2014	DEL, 27–9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	10	10	7	34
Hornets	0	0	13	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	MON, 52–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	30	28	14	7	79

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	6	8	3	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–35	2015	MORG, 26–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–27	2015	HAMP, 21–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	10	10	0	21	41
Hornets	0	14	6	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–24	2015	FLAM, 41–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	20	0	3	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–27	2015	SCSU, 34–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	6	14	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	BCU, 49–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	22	7	0	38
Hornets	0	7	0	12	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2015	NCCU, 43–10

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Aggies	7	14	14	10	45
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–22–1	2015	NCAT, 27–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	0	21
Bison	13	7	6	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–32–1	2015	DSU, 32–31

Delaware State Hornets football

Venues	Alumni Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware)

Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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