1988 Delaware State Hornets football team American college football season
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 September 3 Florida A&M L 31–357,500 [ 2]
September 10 at No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky * L 7–4821,700 [ 3]
September 24 Towson State * L 3–243,200 [ 4]
October 1 at Bethune–Cookman L 9–104,700 [ 5]
October 15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff * W 58–73,205 [ 6]
October 22 at Morgan State W 21–810,365 [ 7]
October 29 South Carolina State W 28–77,800 [ 8]
November 5 at North Carolina A&T W 37–73,500 [ 9]
November 12 No. 4 Western Illinois * L 13–223,000 [ 10]
November 19 at Howard W 28–213,857 [ 11]
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 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (1975)
Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman , Delaware State , & Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman †, Florida A&M , & South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †, South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman , Morgan State †, North Carolina Central , North Carolina A&T , & South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †, North Carolina Central , & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T † & South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard & North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
South Carolina State (2024)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker