1988 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season March 2024 January 2026 1988 Delaware State Hornets football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 5–5 4–2 Bill Collick 4th Alumni Stadium MEAC co-champion The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion. Schedule 1988 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 3 l Florida A&M Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 31–35 7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-gilliam-lifts-famu-past-de/143896635/ Florida Today Gilliam lifts FAMU past Delaware State 35–31 September 4, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 10 l y y Eastern Kentucky T–3 Hanger Field Richmond, KY 7–48 21,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-florida-four-power-e/143896964/ The Courier-Journal Florida Four power Eastern's 48–7 romp past Delaware State in opener September 11, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 24 l y Towson State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 3–24 3,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-goetz-throws-3-tds-in/143897195/ The Baltimore Sun Goetz throws 3 TDs in Towson's 24–3 win September 25, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 1 l y Bethune–Cookman Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 9–10 4,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-bcc-rallies-past-d/143897415/ The Orlando Sentinel B–CC rallies past Delaware State October 2, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 1988 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 58–7 3,205 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-hornets-hammer-ark-foe/143897664/ Sunday News Journal Hornets hammer Ark. foe October 16, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w y Morgan State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 21–8 10,365 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-state-is-thrown/143897982/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan State is thrown for 21–8 loss October 23, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 w y South Carolina State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 28–7 7,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-sc-state-falls-287/143898231/ The Index-Journal S.C. State falls, 28–7 October 30, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 w y North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC 37–7 3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-delaware-state-overwhelm/143898538/ Greensboro News & Record Delaware State overwhelms A&T November 6, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 l y Western Illinois 4 Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 13–22 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88779803/the-morning-news/ Sunday News Journal Hornets stumble 22-13 November 13, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 w y Howard William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C. 28–21 3,857 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hornets-defeat-howard/143898951/ Sunday News Journal Hornets defeat Howard, win MEAC title (maybe) November 20, 1988 March 22, 2024 Newspapers.com References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Delaware State Hornets football