1988 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1988 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 2 0 5 6 0
No. 18 Florida A&M 4 2 0 6 4 1
Delaware State 4 2 0 5 5 0
Howard 3 3 0 7 4 0
South Carolina State 3 3 0 4 7 0
North Carolina A&T 2 4 0 2 9 0
Morgan State 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Both Delaware State and Florida A&M received forfeit losses for the same game. Bethune–Cookman was awarded the conference title, although the MEAC website lists Bethune, Delaware State, and Florida A&M as co-champions.[1]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Florida A&ML 31–357,500[2]
September 10at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky*L 7–4821,700[3]
September 24
Towson State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 3–243,200[4]
October 1at Bethune–CookmanL 9–104,700[5]
October 15Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 58–73,205[6]
October 22at Morgan StateW 21–810,365[7]
October 29South Carolina Statedagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28–77,800[8]
November 5at North Carolina A&TW 37–73,500[9]
November 12No. 4 Western Illinois*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 13–223,000[10]
November 19at HowardW 28–213,857[11]

References

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