2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

2019 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Florida A&M *		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					7	–	4
Norfolk State		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					4	–	8
Howard		2	–	6					2	–	10
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Hornets were predicted to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[2]

First Team Offense Kaiden Crawford – OL Third Team Offense Isiah Williams – TE

First Team Defense Brian Cavicante – LB Jahad Neibauer – DB Second Team Defense Christian Johnson – DL Jose Romo-Martinez – K Fidel Romo–Martinez – P Third Team Defense Devin Smith – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports	L 13–31	15,894
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	YouTube	W 58–12	2,078
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 9–24	4,142
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 0–37	16,567
October 5	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 24–38	985
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN3	L 3–34	8,762
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–30	1,158
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 23–30	5,026
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 30–52	7,412
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 16–13	879
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 17–33	827
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–35	527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	0	7	13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens	3	13	9	6	31

See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Lincoln (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	12	0	12
Hornets	28	3	21	6	58

See also: Lincoln Lions football

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	18	0	6	24
Hornets	7	2	0	0	9

See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Aggies	7	21	9	0	37

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	14	7	38
Hornets	0	3	7	14	24

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	7	14	3	10	34

See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	17	3	3	30
Hornets	14	7	0	0	21

See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	10	0	10	23
Eagles	0	16	7	7	30

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	20	7	30
No. 17 Rattlers	14	17	14	7	52

See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	7	13
Hornets	9	7	0	0	16

See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	16	7	10	33
Hornets	10	0	7	0	17

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	14	14	7	0	35
Hornets	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team