2005 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season July 2025 January 2026 2005 Delaware State Hornets football Delaware State Hornets wordmark.svg 250 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 7–4 6–2 Al Lavan 2nd Alumni Stadium The 2005 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play to place in third in the MEAC. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 3 7:00 p.m. w y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 21–17 13,814 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-rattlers-fall-in-car/177751031/ The Palm Beach Post Rattlers fall in Carter's debut September 4, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 10 2:00 p.m. w y 2005 Millersville Marauders Millersville Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 38–6 3,107 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hornets-run-away-from-d/180519877/ The News Journal Hornets run away from Division II Marauders September 11, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 17 6:00 p.m. l y y James Madison 8 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 7–65 13,645 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-virginian-jmu-pounds-delaware-s/180519958/ The News-Virginian JMU pounds Delaware St. September 18, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 7:00 p.m. l y y Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium Conway, SC 6–24 8,267 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-chants-defense-cla/180520031/ Florence Morning News Chants defense clamps down September 25, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 6:00 p.m. l y Hampton 9 Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 8–26 10,130 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hornets-stumble-again/125703613/ Hornets stumble again The News Journal October 2, 2005 June 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 1:00 p.m. w Bethune–Cookman Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 17–0 1,439 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daytona-beach-news-journal-cats-sho/180520096/ The Daytona Beach News-Journal 'Cats shoot blanks October 9, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 1:30 p.m. w y North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC 23–13 22,137 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-delaware-state-sta/180520169/ The News and Observer Delaware State stands up to A&T October 16, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 22 12:00 p.m. w Morgan State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 41–14 2,841 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-dsu-explodes-past-morga/180520236/ The News Journal DSU explodes past Morgan St. October 23, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 1:00 p.m. l y South Carolina State 23 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 3–24 20,050 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-bulldogs-rebound/180520328/ The Times and Democrat Bulldogs rebound; SCSU shuts down Hornets in front of capacity crowd October 30, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 12 12:00 p.m. w Norfolk State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 38–17 2,841 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hornets-clinch-winning/180520412/ The News Journal Hornets clinch winning season November 13, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 19 12:00 p.m. w Howard Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 23–7 2,315 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-defense-carries-dsu-to/180520489/ The News Journal Defense carries DSU to victory in finale November 20, 2005 September 6, 2025 Newspapers.com Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2169/season/2005 ESPN July 8, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://dsuhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 Delaware State University Athletics July 8, 2025 References Delaware State Category:Delaware State Hornets football seasons Delaware State Hornets football