2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

2019 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Rod Milstead (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Florida A&M *		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					7	–	4
Norfolk State		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					4	–	8
Howard		2	–	6					2	–	10
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 2–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Hornets were predicted to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	FloSports	L 13–31	15,894
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	YouTube	W 58–12	2,078
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 9–24	4,142
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 0–37	16,567
October 5	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 24–38	985
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN3	L 3–34	8,762
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–30	1,158
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 23–30	5,026
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 30–52	7,412
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 16–13	879
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 17–33	827
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–35	527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	0	7	13
No. 22 Fightin' Blue Hens	3	13	9	6	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	12	0	12
Hornets	28	3	21	6	58

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	18	0	6	24
Hornets	7	2	0	0	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Aggies	7	21	9	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	14	7	38
Hornets	0	3	7	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	7	14	3	10	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	17	3	3	30
Hornets	14	7	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	10	0	10	23
Eagles	0	16	7	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	20	7	30
No. 17 Rattlers	14	17	14	7	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	7	13
Hornets	9	7	0	0	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	16	7	10	33
Hornets	10	0	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	14	14	7	0	35
Hornets	0	0	7	14	21