2008 Delaware State Hornets football team

2008 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Sams (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRayford Petty (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 South Carolina State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Hampton   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Morgan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Howard   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Winston-Salem State *   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They and finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 5–3 in MEAC play, tying for second place.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 p.m.Florida A&M
ESPNUW 35–28 OT6,216[2]
September 132:00 p.m.at Kent State*
L 3–248,529[3]
September 277:00 p.m.Central Connecticut State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 10–283,254[4]
October 41:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–175,218[5]
October 114:00 p.m.at Bethune-Cookman
W 26–209,136[6]
October 181:00 p.m.North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 42–76,089[7]
October 251:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 3–206,312[8]
November 11:00 p.m.No. 21 South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPNUL 17–233,012[9]
November 81:00 p.m.Winston-Salem State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 23–24891[10]
November 151:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPNUW 34–283,758[11]
November 221:00 p.m.at Howard
W 10–62,161[12]

References

  1. ^ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "FAMU loses heartbreaker to Delaware St". Pensacola News Journal. September 5, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Golden Flashes put the brakes on losing streak". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "DSU drenched, but not in glory". The News Journal. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late TD pushes Hampton to victory". The News Journal. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Winton too much for B–CU". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DSU's defense makes it look easy". The News Journal. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Morgan bounces back". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Long–Darby combo lifts S.C. State". The State. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blount makes history in Rams' upset victory". News and Record. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Norfolk State falls short late in the fourth quarter". The Progress-Index. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Backup QB helps Hornets win finale". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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