2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kenny Carter in third and final season as head coach, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

2017 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Carter (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Vincent White (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $		8	–	0					12	–	0
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
South Carolina State		2	–	6					3	–	7
Florida A&M *		2	–	6					3	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Morgan State *		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 19, Delaware State was announced that Carter's contract would not be renewed.^[1] He finished his tenure at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	L 3–22	18,040
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 15–28	6,456
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	AT&T SportsNet Pitt.	L 16–59	51,482
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	DESU-TV	L 7–17	2,491
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	LTV	L 3–44	21,500
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 23–52	3,337
October 21	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 17–14	1,270
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–42	14,117
November 4	5:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		L 21–35	2,371
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 33–30	1,334
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 6–77	70,599
*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	3	0	0	3
Fightin' Blue Hens	2	6	7	7	22

See also: 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	5	10	0	0	15
Pirates	7	14	0	7	28

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

At West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	10	0	0	6	16
Mountaineers	24	21	7	7	59

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	7	7	17
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
No. 16 Aggies	16	14	7	7	44

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	10	7	21	14	52
Hornets	0	10	7	6	23

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hornets	14	0	0	3	17

See also: 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

At North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	0	14
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	7	21
Tigers	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	9	0	7	30
Hornets	0	13	10	10	33

See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team

At Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	6	0	0	0	6
Seminoles	21	35	7	14	77

See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team