2022 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by fifth-year head coach Rod Milstead, played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

2022 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Bossard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leandre Creamer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Carolina Central +		4	–	1					10	–	2
Howard +		4	–	1					5	–	6
Delaware State		2	–	3					5	–	6
Morgan State		2	–	3					4	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	3					2	–	9
South Carolina State		1	–	4					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 34–0	3,400
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia	L 9–35	17,176
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 35–19	1,695
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 13–26	1,924
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 14–9
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 28–7	22,478
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN+	L 17–35	7,495
October 29	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–28	5,500
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	W 27–24 OT	6,200
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 7–37
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 7–34	2,601
*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

Lincoln (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	7	3	7	17	34

At Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	6	9
No. 10 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Route 1 Rivalry

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	9	0	3	7	19
Hornets	14	14	0	7	35

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	14	0	9	3	26
Hornets	0	3	3	7	13

See also: 2022 Merrimack Warriors football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	3	0	0	6	9
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	7	28
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	14	17
Bison	14	0	14	7	35

See also: 2022 Howard Bison football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	7	8	28
Hornets	3	6	12	0	21

See also: 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	0	3	27
Bulldogs	0	7	7	10	0	24

See also: 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	10	14	7	37
Hornets	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Morgan State Bears football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	10	17	7	0	34
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team