2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

2018 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record 0–6 (0–3 MEAC)
Head coach Rod Milstead (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Eric Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Mark James (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
2018 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida A&M  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T  2 –0     5 –1  
Norfolk State  1 –1     3 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  1 –1     3 –3  
North Carolina Central  1 –1     2 –3  
Howard  1 –1     1 –3  
South Carolina State  1 –1     1 –4  
Morgan State  0 –1     1 –4  
Savannah State  0 –2     1 –4  
Delaware State  0 –2     0 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team represents Delaware State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Rod Milstead and play their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

On November 19th, it was announced that head coach Kenny Carter's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.


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.[2]

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.[3]

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
October 272:00 p.m.North Carolina Centraldagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
November 32:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
November 101:00 p.m.at Morgan State
November 172:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
  • *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
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1997 BUF, 40–30

at Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 28 0 17 0 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2006 DSU, 63–28

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 14 16 24 68
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
Spartans 6 21 20 7 54
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–7 2006 NSU, 17–7

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Aggies 7 13 14 0 34
Hornets 3 3 0 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–23–1 2017 NCAT, 44–3

at Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Bison 23 18 7 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–35–1 2017 HOW, 52–23

at South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–27 2017 DSU, 17–14

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Hornets 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 SSU, 35–21

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0
Hornets 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–23–1 2017 NCAT, 44–3

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0
Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–36 2017 DSU, 33–30

Virginia–Lynchburg

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0
Hornets 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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
  • Safties – Anthony Missick

Source:[4]Last updated 7/13/18


References

  1. ↑ "Kenny Carter Out At Delaware State". WBOC-TV. November 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Deleware State Hornets Coaching Staff". Official Web site of Delaware State Univeristy Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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