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American college football season
The 1988 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as
Delaware State University ) as a member of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the
1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by fourth-year head coach
Bill Collick , the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 3
Florida A&M L 31–357,500
[2]
September 10 at No. T–3
Eastern Kentucky * L 7–4821,700
[3]
September 24
Towson State * L 3–243,200
[4]
October 1 at
Bethune–Cookman L 9–104,700
[5]
October 15
Arkansas–Pine Bluff * W 58–73,205
[6]
October 22 at
Morgan State W 21–810,365
[7]
October 29
South Carolina State W 28–77,800
[8]
November 5 at
North Carolina A&T W 37–73,500
[9]
November 12 No. 4
Western Illinois * L 13–223,000
[10]
November 19 at
Howard W 28–213,857
[11]
References
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https://meacsports.com/sports/2012/7/13/205502278.aspx
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"Gilliam lifts FAMU past Delaware State 35–31" . Florida Today . September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida Four power Eastern's 48–7 romp past Delaware State in opener" . The Courier-Journal . September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Goetz throws 3 TDs in Towson's 24–3 win" . The Baltimore Sun . September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"B–CC rallies past Delaware State" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Hornets hammer Ark. foe" . Sunday News Journal . October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Morgan State is thrown for 21–8 loss" . The Baltimore Sun . October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"S.C. State falls, 28–7" . The Index-Journal . October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Delaware State overwhelms A&T" . Greensboro News & Record . November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Hornets stumble 22-13" . Sunday News Journal . November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Hornets defeat Howard, win MEAC title (maybe)" . Sunday News Journal . November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State (1975)
Morgan State &
South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Delaware State , &
Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State &
North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton &
Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton &
South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman †,
Florida A&M , &
South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †,
South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Morgan State †,
North Carolina Central ,
North Carolina A&T , &
South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †,
North Carolina Central , &
Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T † &
South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard &
North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker