2011 Delaware State Hornets football team

2011 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2011 record	3–8 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Kermit Blount (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Arrington Jones
Defensive coordinator	Michael Ketchum
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium


2011 MEAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#19 Norfolk State †^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Bethune-Cookman	6	–	2	8	–	3
South Carolina State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Florida A&M	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	7	–	4
Howard	4	–	4	5	–	6
Morgan State	4	–	4	5	–	6
North Carolina A&T	4	–	4	5	–	6
Delaware State	1	–	7	3	–	8
North Carolina Central	1	–	7	2	–	9
Savannah State	1	–	7	1	–	10

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by first year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 PM	VMI*	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	W 24–21	6,209
September 10	6:00 PM	at Shaw*	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL	W 31–27	1,600
September 17	7:00 PM	at #7 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	L 0–45	18,011
September 24	2:00 PM	at #25 South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC	L 0–69	15,227
October 1	6:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–34	1,408
October 8	1:00 PM	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	L 21–38	3,198
October 15	1:30 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC	L 24–42	19,454
October 29	1:00 PM	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	L 0–12	955
November 5	1:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	L 7–14	1,795
November 12	1:00 PM	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA	L 6–42	2,217
November 19	1:00 PM	Howard	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	W 39–36	1,405
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Delaware State Hornets football

Venues	Alumni Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware)

Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold