2008 Delaware State Hornets football team

2008 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2008 record 5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach Al Lavan (5th year)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
South Carolina State ^   8 0         10 2  
Florida A&M   5 3         9 3  
Bethune-Cookman   5 3         8 3  
Hampton   5 3         6 5  
Delaware State   5 3         5 6  
Morgan State   4 4         6 6  
Norfolk State   3 5         5 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 7         3 9  
Winston-Salem State*   0 0         3 8  
Howard   0 8         1 10  
Conference champion
^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Not eligible for conference championship
    Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and finished the season with five wins and six losses (5–6).[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 7:30 p.m. Florida A&M Alumni StadiumDover, DE ESPNU W 35–28 OT  6,216
September 13 2:00 p.m. at Kent State* Dix StadiumKent, OH L 3–24   8,529
September 27 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State* Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE L 10–28   3,254
October 4 1:00 p.m. Hampton Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE L 14–17   5,218
October 11 4:00 p.m. at Bethune-Cookman Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL W 26–20   9,136
October 18 1:00 p.m. North Carolina A&Tdagger Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE W 42–7   6,089
October 25 1:00 p.m. at Morgan State Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD L 3–20   6,312
November 1 1:00 p.m. South Carolina State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE ESPNU L 17–23   3,012
November 8 1:00 p.m. Winston-Salem State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE L 23–24   891
November 15 1:00 p.m. at Norfolk State Price StadiumNorfolk, VA ESPNU W 34–28   3,758
November 22 1:00 p.m. at Howard Greene StadiumWashington, DC W 10–6   2,161
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Delaware State Hornets Schedule – 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012.