2021 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

2021 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Azzanesi (2nd season season)
Defensive coordinator	Leandre Creamer (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by fourth-year head coach Rod Milstead, played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Bowie State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 32–24	5,125
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 14–20	2,442
September 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 16 East Tennessee State*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 6–38	8,015
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 10–47	1,843
October 2	5:00 p.m.	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	W 33–27	2,512
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 56–6	1,628
October 23	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 7–13	3,227
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 30–23	1,776
November 4	7:30 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN2	L 14–20	1,749
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 28–26	2,499
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	L 28–34	4,525
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Venues	Soldier's Field (1924–1956) Dover Baseball Park (alternative) Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm 1980 Portland State game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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