2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

2019 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019 record	2–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Florida A&M *		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					7	–	4
Norfolk State		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					4	–	8
Howard		2	–	6					2	–	10
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Hornets were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

First Team Offense Kaiden Crawford – OL Third Team Offense Isiah Williams – TE

First Team Defense Brian Cavicante – LB Jahad Neibauer – DB Second Team Defense Christian Johnson – DL Jose Romo-Martinez – K Fidel Romo–Martinez – P Third Team Defense Devin Smith – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports	L 13–31	15,894
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	YouTube	W 58–12	2,078
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 9–24	4,142
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 0–37	16,567
October 5	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 24–38	985
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN3	L 3–34	8,762
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–30	1,158
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 23–30	5,026
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 30–52	7,412
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 16–13	879
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 17–33	827
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–35	527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	0	7	13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens	3	13	9	6	31

Lincoln (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	12	0	12
Hornets	28	3	21	6	58

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	18	0	6	24
Hornets	7	2	0	0	9

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Aggies	7	21	9	0	37

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	14	7	38
Hornets	0	3	7	14	24

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	7	14	3	10	34

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	17	3	3	30
Hornets	14	7	0	0	21

at North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	10	0	10	23
Eagles	0	16	7	7	30

at Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	20	7	30
No. 17 Rattlers	14	17	14	7	52

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	7	13
Hornets	9	7	0	0	16

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	16	7	10	33
Hornets	10	0	7	0	17

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	14	14	7	0	35
Hornets	0	0	7	14	21

References

1. "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
2. "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. "2019 Delaware State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
4. "Football - Schedule - DSUHornets.com: Official Web site of Delaware State University Athletics". www.dsuhornets.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.