2022 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

2022 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Bossard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leandre Creamer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Carolina Central +	4	–	1	10	–	2
Howard +	4	–	1	5	–	6
Delaware State	2	–	3	5	–	6
Morgan State	2	–	3	4	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	3	2	–	9
South Carolina State	1	–	4	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by fifth-year head coach Rod Milstead, played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 34–0	3,400
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	L 9–35	17,176
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 35–19	1,695
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 13–26	1,924
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 14–9
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 28–7	22,478
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN+	L 17–35	7,495
October 29	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–28	5,500
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	W 27–24	6,200
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 7–37
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 7–34	2,601
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	7	3	7	17	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	6	9
No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	9	0	3	7	19
Hornets	14	14	0	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	14	0	9	3	26
Hornets	0	3	3	7	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	3	0	0	6	9
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	7	28
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	14	17
Bison	14	0	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	7	8	28
Hornets	3	6	12	0	21

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	0	3	27
Bulldogs	0	7	7	10	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	10	14	7	37
Hornets	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	10	17	7	0	34
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7

v t e Delaware State Hornets football
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
National championship seasons in bold