1987 Delaware State Hornets football team

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.

1987 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–34	18,101	[1]
September 19	Morgan State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 30–7	3,200	[2]
September 26	at District of Columbia*		Eastern Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 69–14		[3]
October 3	Bethune–Cookman		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 45–0		[4]
October 17	at Akron*	No. 16	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 52–26	9,491	[5]
October 24	at Towson State*	No. 13	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 40–17	4,520	[6]
October 31	at South Carolina State	No. 11	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 28–7	6,143	[7]
November 7	North Carolina A&T	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–9	7,522	[8]
November 14	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	No. 7	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 20–22 (UAPB forfeit)		[9]
November 21	Howard	No. 14	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 7–12 (Howard forfeit)		[10][11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "BSU's monster mashes Hornets". The Idaho Statesman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delaware St. manhandles Morgan's defense, 30–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "DelState steamrolls hapless UDC 69–14". Sunday News Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "DelState rolls in 45–0 romp". The Daily Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "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.
6. "Delaware State routs Towson State, 40–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41–9". Greensboro News & Record. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hornets stung and stunned in Arkansas". Sunday News Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Howard takes sting out of Hornet attack". The Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2024.