2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

2016 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	0–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenneth Carter (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Allen (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (1st year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2016 MEAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#20 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	2
#17 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M*		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State*		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State*		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard*		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team represents Delaware State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Kenneth Carter and play their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	L 14–56	17,835
September 10	5:00 PM	Monmouth*	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 20–34	2,454
September 24	4:00 PM	at Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	L 0–79	53,472
October 1	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		L 17–20	1,386
October 8	2:00 PM	Hampton	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 17–27	1,309
October 15	2:00 PM	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 27–41	3,124
October 22	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 3–30	15,489
October 29	4:00 PM	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 10–41	7,822
November 5	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 19–38	1,597
November 12	2:00 PM	No. 10 North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 14–45	1,389
November 19	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.	WHBC	L 21–26	1,056
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2014	DEL, 27–9

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	10	10	7	34
Hornets	0	0	13	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	MON, 52–21

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	30	28	14	7	79

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	6	8	3	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–35	2015	MORG, 26–6

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–27	2015	HAMP, 21–7

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	10	10	0	21	41
Hornets	0	14	6	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–24	2015	FLAM, 41–13

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	20	0	3	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–27	2015	SCSU, 34–7

at Bethune-Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	6	14	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	BCU, 49–21

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	22	7	0	38
Hornets	0	7	0	12	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2015	NCCU, 43–10

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Aggies	7	14	14	10	45
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–22–1	2015	NCAT, 27–6

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	0	21
Bison	13	7	6	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–32–1	2015	DSU, 32–31

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