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 season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2008 MEAC 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 a record of 5–6.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	ESPNU	W 35–28 ^OT	6,216
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium • Kent, 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 Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		W 26–20	9,136
October 18	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 42–7	6,089
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, 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 Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 34–28	3,758
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	Greene Stadium • Washington, DC		W 10–6	2,161
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network at time of 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 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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