1985 Delaware State Hornets football team

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Morgan State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 35–0	4,500	[1]
September 7	vs. North Carolina A&T		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 30–16	10,500	[2]
September 14	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 38–20	6,143	[3]
September 21	Saint Paul's (VA)*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 46–6		[4]
September 28	at Northern Iowa*	No. 8	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 17–37	12,100	[5]
October 5	Bethune–Cookman	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 51–7	8,500	[6]
October 12	at Connecticut*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–14	5,838	[7]
October 26	at Towson State*	No. 9	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 26–51	3,983	[8]
November 9	at Southern*	No. T–17	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 46–8	22,500	[9]
November 16	at Northeastern*	No. 15	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 36–6	2,500	[10]
November 23	Howard	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 38–16	6,300	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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