American college football season
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.
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Delaware * BHAA L 3–2218,040 7:00 p.m. at Hampton PTV L 15–286,456 September 16 Noon at West Virginia * AT&T SportsNet Pitt. L 16–5951,482 September 23 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State WDSU-TV L 7–172,491 October 7 1:00 p.m. at No. 16 North Carolina A&T LTV L 3–4421,500 October 14 2:00 p.m. Howard WDSU-TV L 23–523,337 October 21 2:00 p.m. South Carolina State WDSU-TV W 17–141,270 October 28 2:00 p.m. at North Carolina Central L 14–4214,117 November 4 5:00 p.m. at Savannah State L 21–352,371 November 11 2:00 p.m. Morgan State WDSU-TV W 33–301,334 November 18 12:00 p.m. at Florida State * ACCN L 6–7770,599 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] At Delaware [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 3 0 0 3 Fightin' Blue Hens 2 6 7 7 22
At Hampton [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 5 10 0 0 15 Pirates 7 14 0 7 28
At West Virginia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 10 0 0 6 16 Mountaineers 24 21 7 7 59
Norfolk State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 3 7 7 17 Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
At North Carolina A&T [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 3 0 0 3 No. 16 Aggies 16 14 7 7 44
1 2 3 4 Total Bison 10 7 21 14 52 Hornets 0 10 7 6 23
South Carolina State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14 Hornets 14 0 0 3 17
At North Carolina Central [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 7 7 0 14 Eagles 14 14 7 7 42
At Savannah State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 7 7 7 21 Tigers 14 7 7 7 35
Morgan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 14 9 0 7 30 Hornets 0 13 10 10 33
At Florida State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 6 0 0 0 6 Seminoles 21 35 7 14 77
References [ edit ]
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