1986 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

1986 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 North Carolina A&T $^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Howard	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	vs. Southern*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 21–14	10,000	[1]
September 6	at Boston University*		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–9		[2]
September 20	at Morgan State	No. 10	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 40–12		[3]
October 4	vs. No. T–14 Jackson State*	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 25–28		[4]
October 11	Connecticut*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 32–31		[5]
October 18	at Bethune–Cookman	No. T–14	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 34–17	3,000	[6]
October 25	Towson State*	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 10–6	4,500	[7]
November 1	South Carolina State	No. 16	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 34–21	6,000	[8]
November 8	at No. 20 North Carolina A&T	No. 14	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 17–20		[9]
November 15	Northeastern*	No. 19	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 24–37	2,300	[10]
November 22	at Howard		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	L 18–27		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game