| 1987 Delaware State Hornets football | |
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MEAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Delaware State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Howard | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Boise State* | L 13–34 | 18,101 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | Morgan State | W 30–7 | 3,200 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at District of Columbia* |
| W 69–14 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Bethune–Cookman |
| W 45–0 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | at Akron* | No. 16 | W 52–26 | 9,491 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Towson State* | No. 13 | W 40–17 | 4,520 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at South Carolina State | No. 11 | W 28–7 | 6,143 | [7] | |
| November 7 | North Carolina A&T | No. 9 |
| W 41–9 | 7,522 | [8] |
| November 14 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | No. 7 |
| W 20–22 (UAPB forfeit) | [9] | |
| November 21 | Howard | No. 14 |
| W 7–12 (Howard forfeit) | [10][11] | |
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References
- ^ "BSU's monster mashes Hornets". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware St. manhandles Morgan's defense, 30–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DelState steamrolls hapless UDC 69–14". Sunday News Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DelState rolls in 45–0 romp". The Daily Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pickoffs help Delaware State roll to a 52–26 win over Akron". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State routs Towson State, 40–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41–9". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets stung and stunned in Arkansas". Sunday News Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard takes sting out of Hornet attack". The Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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