2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kenny Carter, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

2016 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Carter (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Allen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 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 Poll

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	DESU-TV	L 17–27	1,309
October 15	2:00 pm	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	DESU-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, DC	WHBC	L 21–26	1,056
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Delaware

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

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Route 1 Rivalry

Monmouth

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

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Missouri

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

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team

At Morgan State

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

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Hampton

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

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team

Florida A&M

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

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

At South Carolina State

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

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

At Bethune–Cookman

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

See also: 2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

North Carolina Central

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

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

North Carolina A&T

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

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Howard

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

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team