2007 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2007 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 ten wins and two losses (10–2), as MEAC Champions and with a loss against Delaware in the FCS playoffs. The 2007 Hornets squad won the black college football national championship as awarded by the American Sports Wire and as the national runner-up behind Tuskegee as awarded by SBN.[1][2]

2007 Delaware State Hornets football
Black college national champion
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2007 record10–2 (9–0 MEAC)
Head coachAl Lavan (4th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 7,193)
2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Delaware State $^  9 0     10 2  
Norfolk State  7 2     8 3  
South Carolina State  7 2     7 4  
Hampton  5 4     6 5  
Winston-Salem State  5 4     6 5  
Morgan State  4 5     5 6  
Bethune–Cookman  3 6     5 6  
Howard  3 6     4 7  
Florida A&M  2 7     3 8  
North Carolina A&T  0 9     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*W 23–183,248
September 86:00 p.m.at Florida A&MW 20–714,327
September 154:00 p.m.at Kent State*L 7–388,455
September 291:00 p.m.at HamptonW 24–177,195
October 47:30 p.m.Bethune-Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
ESPNUW 24–103,239
October 131:30 p.m.at North Carolina A&T
W 27–09,934
October 203:30 p.m.Morgan StateNo. 15
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
Comcast CN8W 25–175,446
October 271:30 p.m.at South Carolina StateNo. 12W 17–1615,388
November 32:00 p.m.at Winston-Salem State*No. 12W 23–2015,432
November 1012:00 p.m.Norfolk StateNo. 10
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28–21 OT6,682
November 1712:00 p.m.HowardNo. 10
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
Comcast/SND (Tape Delay)W 29–131,985
November 241:30 p.m.at No. 13 Delaware*No. 9ESPNL 7–4419,765
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References

  1. "Tuskegee Golden Tigers named 2007 SBN national champions". The Tuskegee News. Google News. November 20, 2007. p. B1. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. "DSU chosen No. 1 in black college poll". The News Journal. ProQuest. January 18, 2008. p. C5. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
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