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1985 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–12 Delaware State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Howard 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morgan State*W 35–04,500
September 7vs. North Carolina A&TW 30–1610,500
September 14at South Carolina StateW 38–206,143
September 21Saint Paul's (VA)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–6
September 28at Northern Iowa*No. 8L 17–3712,100
October 5Bethune–CookmanNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 51–78,500
October 12at Connecticut*No. 16W 24–145,838
October 26at Towson State*No. 9L 26–513,983
November 9at Southern*No. T–17W 46–822,500
November 16at Northeastern*No. 15W 36–62,500
November 23HowardNo. 12
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–166,300

References

  1. "Delaware State dumps Morgan 35–0". The Daily Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Taylor catches fire for Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Boyd carries Panthers past Delaware State". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bethune takes a pounding". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "DSU intercepts UConn at the pass, wins 24–14". Record-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kurt Beathard passes Towson State to 51–26 romp over Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". Sunday News Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Panthers crush Wildcats". The Greenville News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "DelState wins, but suspense builds". Sunday News Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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