2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

2016 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	0–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Carter (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Allen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gerard Wilcher (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	BHAA	L 14–56	17,835
September 10	5:00 PM	Monmouth*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 20–34	2,454
September 24	4:00 PM	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 0–79	53,472
October 1	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 17–20	1,386
October 8	2:00 PM	Hampton	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 17–27	1,309
October 15	2:00 PM	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 27–41	3,124
October 22	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 3–30	15,489
October 29	4:00 PM	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 10–41	7,822
November 5	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 19–38	1,597
November 12	2:00 PM	No. 10 North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 14–45	1,389
November 19	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	WHBC	L 21–26	1,056
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	14	14	21	7	56

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Route 1 Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2014	DEL, 27–9

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	10	10	7	34
Hornets	0	0	13	7	20

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	MON, 52–21

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	30	28	14	7	79

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	6	8	3	3	20

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–35	2015	MORG, 26–6

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–27	2015	HAMP, 21–7

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	10	10	0	21	41
Hornets	0	14	6	7	27

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–24	2015	FLAM, 41–13

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	20	0	3	30

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–27	2015	SCSU, 34–7

at Bethune-Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	6	14	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	BCU, 49–21

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	22	7	0	38
Hornets	0	7	0	12	19

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2015	NCCU, 43–10

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Aggies	7	14	14	10	45
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–22–1	2015	NCAT, 27–6

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	0	21
Bison	13	7	6	0	26

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–32–1	2015	DSU, 32–31

References