1988 Delaware State Hornets football team
American college football season
1988 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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MEAC co-champion | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (4–2 MEAC) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Florida A&M |
| L 31–35 | 7,500 | [2] |
September 10 | at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky* | L 7–48 | 21,700 | [3] | |
September 24 | Towson State* |
| L 3–24 | 3,200 | [4] |
October 1 | at Bethune–Cookman | L 9–10 | 4,700 | [5] | |
October 15 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 58–7 | 3,205 | [6] |
October 22 | at Morgan State |
| W 21–8 | 10,365 | [7] |
October 29 | South Carolina State![]() |
| W 28–7 | 7,800 | [8] |
November 5 | at North Carolina A&T |
| W 37–7 | 3,500 | [9] |
November 12 | No. 4 Western Illinois* |
| L 13–22 | 3,000 | [10] |
November 19 | at Howard | W 28–21 | 3,857 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ https://meacsports.com/sports/2012/7/13/205502278.aspx
- ^ "Gilliam lifts FAMU past Delaware State 35–31". Florida Today. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida Four power Eastern's 48–7 romp past Delaware State in opener". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Goetz throws 3 TDs in Towson's 24–3 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B–CC rallies past Delaware State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets hammer Ark. foe". Sunday News Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan State is thrown for 21–8 loss". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State falls, 28–7". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State overwhelms A&T". Greensboro News & Record. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets stumble 22-13". Sunday News Journal. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets defeat Howard, win MEAC title (maybe)". Sunday News Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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