2018 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark James (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $  6 –1   9 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –2   7 –5  
Florida A&M  5 –2   6 –5  
South Carolina State  4 –3   5 –6  
Howard  4 –3   4 –6  
North Carolina Central  3 –4   5 –6  
Morgan State  3 –4   4 –7  
Norfolk State  2 –5   4 –7  
Delaware State  2 –5   3 –8  
Savannah State  1 –6   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. The team was a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They concluded the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 2–5 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Hornets were picked to finish in last place.[1]

Predicted finish Team
1North Carolina A&T
2Howard
3North Carolina Central
4Bethune–Cookman
5Florida A&M
6Norfolk State
7South Carolina State
8Savannah State
9Morgan State
10Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Hornets had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN3L 10–4817,959
September 812:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)*
NECFRL 14–451,074
September 157:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
ESPN+L 0–6823,244
September 294:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPN3L 28–547,103
October 67:00 p.m.No. 11 North Carolina A&T
ESPN3L 6–342,951
October 131:00 p.m.at Howard
ESPN3/SPORTSfeverL 13–554,473
October 201:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
L 19-3014,477
October 272:00 p.m.North Carolina Centraldagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28-131,466
November 32:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 25-61,563
November 101:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 0-91,008
November 172:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPN3W 41–7856
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 7 10
Bulls 20 14 14 0 48

At Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 28 0 17 0 45

At Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 14 16 24 68

At Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
Spartans 6 21 20 7 54

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Aggies 7 13 14 0 34
Hornets 3 3 0 0 6

At Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Bison 23 18 7 7 55

At South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 7 12 19
Bulldogs 0 7 13 10 30

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 6 6
Hornets 3 10 2 12 27

At Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 0 6 3 0 9

Virginia–Lynchburg

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 7 7
Hornets 20 21 0 0 41

Coaching staff

2018 Delaware State Hornets coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Eric Day
  • Running backs – Keiki Misipeka
  • Wide receivers – Ollie Taylor
  • Offensive line – Anthony Vitale

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/assistant head coach – Mark James
  • Linebackers – Cordie Greenlea
  • Outside linebackers – Ty Greenwood
  • Safeties – Anthony Missick

Source:[3] Last updated 7/13/18

References

  1. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Delaware State Hornets Coaching Staff". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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