2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

2017 Delaware State Hornets football
2017 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Carter (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Vincent White (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kenny Carter in third and final season as head coach, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Record2–9 (2–6 MEAC)

Headcoach

Kenny Carter (3rd season)

OffensivecoordinatorVincent White (1st season)

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2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $	8	–	0	12	–	0
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Norfolk State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
South Carolina State	2	–	6	3	–	7
Florida A&M *	2	–	6	3	–	8
Delaware State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Morgan State *	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

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On November 19, Delaware State was announced that Carter's contract would not be renewed.^[1] He finished his tenure at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	L 3–22	18,040
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 15–28	6,456
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	AT&T SportsNet Pitt.	L 16–59	51,482
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	DESU-TV	L 7–17	2,491
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	LTV	L 3–44	21,500
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 23–52	3,337
October 21	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 17–14	1,270
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–42	14,117
November 4	5:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		L 21–35	2,371
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 33–30	1,334
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 6–77	70,599
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Fightin' Blue Hens	2	6	7	7	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	5	10	0	0	15
Pirates	7	14	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	10	0	0	6	16
Mountaineers	24	21	7	7	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
No. 16 Aggies	16	14	7	7	44

2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Delaware

At Hampton

At West Virginia

Norfolk State

At North Carolina A&T

Howard

South Carolina State

At North Carolina Central

At Savannah State

Morgan State

At Florida State

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