2007 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2007 Delaware State Hornets football Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg 250 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 15 10–2 9–0 Al Lavan 4th Doug Sams 1st Rayford Petty 1st Alumni Stadium Black college national championMEAC champion NCAA Division I First Round L 7–44 vs. Delaware The 2007 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season with 10–2 overall, won the MEAC title with a 9–0 mark in conference play and lost to Delaware in the First Round of the NCAA Division I playoffs. The 2007 Hornets squad won the black college football national championship as awarded by the American Sports Wire and as the national runner-up behind Tuskegee as awarded by SBN.Tuskegee Golden Tigers named 2007 SBN national champions B1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FegkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nxMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=899%2C5340734 The Tuskegee News Google News November 20, 2007 December 1, 2012DSU chosen No. 1 in black college poll C5 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1743579211.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+18%2C+2008&author=&pub=The+News+Journal&desc=DSU+chosen+No.+1+in+black+college+poll&pqatl=google https://archive.today/20130131183620/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1743579211.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+18,+2008&author=&pub=The+News+Journal&desc=DSU+chosen+No.+1+in+black+college+poll&pqatl=google dead January 31, 2013 The News Journal ProQuest January 18, 2008 December 1, 2012 Schedule 2007 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 1 7:00 p.m. w y Coastal Carolina Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 23–18 3,248 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-just-out-of-reach-chanticleers/180566867/ Sun-News Just out of reach; Chanticleers' late rally comes up short in season-opening loss to Delaware State September 3, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 8 6:00 p.m. w y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 20–7 14,327 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-rattlers-blast-delaware-st/177834649/ Florida Today Rattlers blast Delaware St. September 9, 2007 July 30, 2025 Newspapers.com September 15 4:00 p.m. l y y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH 7–38 8,455 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-flashes-thrash/180566954/ The Akron Beacon Journal Flashes thrash Hornets September 16, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 29 1:00 p.m. w y Hampton 13 Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 24–17 7,195 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-dsu-finds-solace-in-big/180567044/ The News Journal DSU finds solace in big win over Hampton September 30, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 7:30 p.m. w Bethune-Cookman Alumni Stadium Dover, DE ESPNU 24–10 3,239 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daytona-beach-news-journal-delaware/180567161/ The Daytona Beach News-Journal Delaware St. avoids B–CU's upset bid October 5, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 13 1:30 p.m. w y North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC 27–0 9,934 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-dsus-defense-too-much/180567290/ The News Journal DSU's defense too much for Aggies October 14, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 3:30 p.m. w y 15 Morgan State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE Comcast CN8 25–17 5,446 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-greens-sprint-saves-ds/180567358/ The News Journal Green's sprint saves DSU October 21, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 1:30 p.m. w y 12 South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 17–16 15,388 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-last-second-kick/180567410/ The Charlotte Observer Last-second kick denies S.C. State October 28, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 p.m. w y 12 Winston-Salem State Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 23–20 15,432 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-a-stinging-defeat/180567519/ Winston-Salem Journal A stinging defeat; Hornets slip past Rams 23–20 on final play November 4, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 10 12:00 p.m. w 10 Norfolk State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 28–21 OT 6,682 https://www.newspapers.com/article/martinsville-bulletin-delaware-st-ralli/180567609/ Martinsville Bulletin Delaware St. rallies, beats Norfolk State November 11, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 17 12:00 p.m. w 10 Howard Alumni Stadium Dover, DE Comcast/SND (tape delay) 29–13 1,985 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-delaware-st-shakes-off-slow/180567689/ Daily Press Delaware St. shakes off slow start November 18, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 23 1:30 p.m. l y y 9 Delaware 13 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE NCAA Division I First Round, rivalry ESPN 7–44 19,765 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal/25390420/ The News Journal Dominating; Cuff leads Blue Hens past Delaware State in first meeting November 24, 2007 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Delaware State Hornets football Delaware State