2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–8, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2018 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record	3–8 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark James (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $		6	–	1					9	–	2
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	2					7	–	5
Florida A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Howard		4	–	3					4	–	6
North Carolina Central		3	–	4					5	–	6
Morgan State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Savannah State		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

On November 19, it was announced that head coach Kenny Carter's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Hornets were picked to finish in last place.[2]

Predicted finish	Team
1	North Carolina A&T
2	Howard
3	North Carolina Central
4	Bethune–Cookman
5	Florida A&M
6	Norfolk State
7	South Carolina State
8	Savannah State
9	Morgan State
10	Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Hornets had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3]

Offense 2nd team Brycen Alleyne – RB

Defense 1st team Brian Cavicante – LB Keyjuan Selby – DB

Special teams 1st team Fidel Romo-Martinez – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 10–48	17,959
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 14–45	1,074
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 0–68	23,244
September 29	4:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 28–54	7,103
October 6	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 6–34	2,951
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3/SPORTSfever	L 13–55	4,473
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 19-30	14,477
October 27	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 28-13	1,466
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Savannah State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 25-6	1,563
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 0-9	1,008
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 41–7	856
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Bulls	20	14	14	0	48

See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1997	BUF, 40–30

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	0	0	14
Red Flash	28	0	17	0	45

See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	DSU, 63–28

at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	14	14	16	24	68

See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	14	14	28
Spartans	6	21	20	7	54

See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–7	2006	NSU, 17–7

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Aggies	7	13	14	0	34
Hornets	3	3	0	0	6

See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–23–1	2017	NCAT, 44–3

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	0	7	13
Bison	23	18	7	7	55

See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–35–1	2017	HOW, 52–23

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	12	19
Bulldogs	0	7	13	10	30

See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–27	2017	DSU, 17–14

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	6	6
Hornets	3	10	2	12	27

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2017	SSU, 35–21

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	6	3	0	9

See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–36	2017	DSU, 33–30

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	7	7
Hornets	20	21	0	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Coaching staff

2018 Delaware State Hornets coaching staff
	Head Coach Head Coach – Rod Milstead Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Eric Day Running Backs – Keiki Misipeka Wide Receivers – Ollie Taylor Offensive Line – Anthony Vitale Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach – Mark James Linebackers – Cordie Greenlea Outside linebackers – Ty Greenwood Safeties – Anthony Missick Source:[4] Last updated 7/13/18

References

1. "Kenny Carter Out At Delaware State". WBOC-TV. November 20, 2017.
2. "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
3. "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
4. "2018 Delaware State Hornets Coaching Staff". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.