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The 1997 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach John McKenzie, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the MEAC.

Record3–8 (1–6 MEAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
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1997 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
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1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Hampton $^ 7–0  10–2 
No. 22 South Carolina State 5–2  9–2 
No. 10 Florida A&M ^ 5–2  9–3 
Howard 4–3  7–4 
North Carolina A&T 3–4  7–4 
Morgan State 2–5  3–7 
Bethune–Cookman 1–6  4–7 
Delaware State 1–6  3–8 
Norfolk State 0–0  3–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Cheyney*W 50–18[1]
September 13at Buffalo*L 30–407,020[2]
September 20Norfolk State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 24–21[3]
September 27Liberty*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 17–33[4]
October 4Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 35–14[5]
October 18at No. 21 Florida A&ML 0–4910,128[6]
October 25Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 7–14[7]
November 1at No. 22 South Carolina StateL 17–374,366[8]
November 8at North Carolina A&TL 14–22[9]
November 15at No. 9 HamptonL 20–2414,311[10]
November 22Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 21–40[11]
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