2008 Delaware State Hornets football team

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2008 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 South Carolina State $^   8 0     10 2  
Florida A&M   5 3     9 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 3     8 3  
Hampton   5 3     6 5  
Delaware State   5 3     5 6  
Morgan State   4 4     6 6  
Norfolk State   3 5     5 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 7     3 9  
Howard   0 8     1 10  
Winston-Salem State *   0 0     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They and finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 5–3 in MEAC play, tying for second place.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 p.m.Florida A&MESPNUW 35–28 OT6,216
September 132:00 p.m.at Kent State*L 3–248,529
September 277:00 p.m.Central Connecticut State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 10–283,254
October 41:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–175,218
October 114:00 p.m.at Bethune-CookmanW 26–209,136
October 181:00 p.m.North Carolina A&Tdagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 42–76,089
October 251:00 p.m.at Morgan StateL 3–206,312
November 11:00 p.m.No. 21 South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPNUL 17–233,012
November 81:00 p.m.Winston-Salem State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 23–24891
November 151:00 p.m.at Norfolk StateESPNUW 34–283,758
November 221:00 p.m.at HowardW 10–62,161

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012.