2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

2017 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record2–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVincent White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGerard Wilcher (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Delaware*BHAAL 3–2218,040
September 87:00 p.m.at HamptonPTVL 15–286,456
September 16Noonat West Virginia*AT&T SportsNet Pitt.L 16–5951,482
September 232:00 p.m.Norfolk StateWDSU-TVL 7–172,491
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 16 North Carolina A&TLTVL 3–4421,500
October 142:00 p.m.Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVL 23–523,337
October 212:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVW 17–141,270
October 282:00 p.m.at North Carolina CentralL 14–4214,117
November 45:00 p.m.at Savannah StateL 21–352,371
November 112:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
WDSU-TVW 33–301,334
November 1812:00 p.m.at Florida State*ACCNL 6–7770,599

Game summaries

at Delaware

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

at Hampton

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

at West Virginia

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

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 7 7 17
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7

at North Carolina A&T

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

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 10 7 21 14 52
Hornets 0 10 7 6 23

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Hornets 14 0 0 3 17

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 0 14
Eagles 14 14 7 7 42

at Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 7 21
Tigers 14 7 7 7 35

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 9 0 7 30
Hornets 0 13 10 10 33

at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 0 0 0 6
Seminoles 21 35 7 14 77

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.