1985 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season March 2024 January 2026 1985 Delaware State Hornets football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 9–2 4–0 Bill Collick 1st Alumni Stadium MEAC champion The 1985 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee August 31 w y 1985 Morgan State Bears Morgan State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 35–0 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-delaware-state-dumps-mor/143854112/ The Daily Times Delaware State dumps Morgan 35–0 September 1, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 7 w y North Carolina A&T Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 30–16 10,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-delaware-state-rolls-to/143852142/ Sunday News Journal Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory September 8, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 14 w y South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 38–20 6,143 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-delaware-st-stri/143852518/ The Times and Democrat Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss September 15, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 w y 1985 Saint Paul's Tigers Saint Paul's (VA) Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 46–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-taylor-catches-fire-for/143852810/ Sunday News Journal Taylor catches fire for Hornets September 22, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 28 l y y 8 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 17–37 12,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-boyd-carries-pan/143853046/ The Des Moines Register Boyd carries Panthers past Delaware State September 29, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 w y 17 Bethune–Cookman Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 51–7 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-bethune-takes-a-pou/143853892/ The Orlando Sentinel Bethune takes a pounding October 6, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 w y y 16 Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 24–14 5,838 https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal-dsu-intercepts-uconn-at-t/143853618/ Record-Journal DSU intercepts UConn at the pass, wins 24–14 October 13, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 l y y 9 1985 Towson State Tigers Towson State Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD 26–51 3,983 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-kurt-beathard-passes-t/143854488/ The Baltimore Sun Kurt Beathard passes Towson State to 51–26 romp over Delaware State October 27, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 w y y T–17 Southern A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 46–8 22,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-hornets-mash-southern-4/130374691/ Sunday News Journal Hornets mash Southern 46–8 November 10, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 w y y 15 Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 36–6 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-panthers-crush-wildc/143854844/ The Greenville News Panthers crush Wildcats November 17, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 w 12 Howard Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 38–16 6,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-delstate-wins-but-susp/143855105/ Sunday News Journal DelState wins, but suspense builds November 24, 1985 March 21, 2024 Newspapers.com References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Delaware State Hornets football