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1987 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Howard 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Florida A&M 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Boise State*L 13–3418,101
September 19Morgan StateW 30–73,200
September 26at District of Columbia*W 69–14
October 3Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 45–0
October 17at Akron*No. 16W 52–269,491
October 24at Towson State*No. 13W 40–174,520
October 31at South Carolina StateNo. 11W 28–76,143
November 7North Carolina A&TNo. 9
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 41–97,522
November 14at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 7W 20–22 (UAPB forfeit)
November 21HowardNo. 14
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 7–12 (Howard forfeit)

References

  1. "BSU's monster mashes Hornets". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delaware St. manhandles Morgan's defense, 30–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "DelState steamrolls hapless UDC 69–14". Sunday News Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "DelState rolls in 45–0 romp". The Daily Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pickoffs help Delaware State roll to a 52–26 win over Akron". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Delaware State routs Towson State, 40–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41–9". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hornets stung and stunned in Arkansas". Sunday News Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Howard takes sting out of Hornet attack". The Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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