2012 Delaware State Hornets football team

2012 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record 6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach Kermit Blount (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Arrington Jones
Defensive coordinator Michael Ketchum
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
2012 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Bethune-Cookman †^   8 – 0         9 – 3  
Howard   6 – 2         7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3         7 – 4  
North Carolina Central   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3         6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Florida A&M   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Hampton   3 – 5         3 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Morgan State   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Savannah State   0 – 8         1 – 10  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second 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 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 2:00 PM VMI* Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE W 17–10   2,952
September 8 3:30 PM at #15 Delaware* Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) NBCSN L 14–38   16,898
September 15 7:00 PM at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 L 7–23   27,112
September 22 6:00 PM Florida A&M Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE L 22–24   2,758
October 6 1:00 PM at Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 20–17   6,532
October 13 1:30 PM South Carolina State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE W 31–17   3,794
October 20 1:30 PM North Carolina A&Tdagger Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE W 24–0   6,172
October 25 7:30 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD ESPNU W 28–23   3,012
November 3 2:00 PM at North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC L 20–23 OT  12,742
November 10 1:00 PM Hampton Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE W 35–27   2,249
November 17 1:00 PM at Howard William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. L 34–41   2,505
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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