The following is a list of Delaware State Hornets football seasons for the football team that has represented Delaware State University in NCAA competition.
Results
edit| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Rank# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Unknown (Independent) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Coach Unknown | 0–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Coach Unknown | 0–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Coach Unknown | 1–0 | |||||||
| Naylor (Independent) (1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Naylor | 1–1 | |||||||
| Naylor: | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Coach Unknown (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Coach Unknown | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Coach Unknown | 1–0 | |||||||
| 1930 | Coach Unknown | 4–2 | |||||||
| James Powell Calvin (Independent) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | James Powell Calvin | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| James Powell Calvin: | 2–2–1 | ||||||||
| John L. McKinley (Independent) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | John L. McKinley | 2–5 | |||||||
| John L. McKinley: | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Edward L. Jackson (Independent) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Edward L. Jackson | 4–4 | |||||||
| Edward L. Jackson (Middle Atlantic Athletic Association) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Edward L. Jackson | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Edward L. Jackson | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Edward L. Jackson: | 19–5 | 11–0 | |||||||
| Butler (Middle Atlantic Athletic Association) (1936) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Butler | 2–4[a] | 2–2 | ||||||
| Butler: | 2–4 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Coach Unknown (Independent) (1937) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Coach Unknown | 1–0 | |||||||
| Turner (Independent) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Turner | 1–2[b] | |||||||
| Turner: | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Coach Unknown (Independent) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Coach Unknown | 2–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Did Not Play | ||||||||
| 1941 | Coach Unknown | 1–4[c] | |||||||
| Dyke Smith (Independent) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Dyke Smith | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1943 | Did Not Play | ||||||||
| Thomas R. Conrad (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Thomas R. Conrad | 2–3 | |||||||
| Thomas R. Conrad (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1945–1949) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Thomas R. Conrad | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1946 | Thomas R. Conrad | 5–4 | 3–4 | 10th | W Florida N&I Flower Bowl | ||||
| 1947 | Thomas R. Conrad | 4–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1948 | Thomas R. Conrad | 4–5 | 4–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1949 | Thomas R. Conrad | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 11th | |||||
| Thomas R. Conrad: | 22–24–1 | ||||||||
| Robert M. White (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Robert M. White | 2–7–1 | 2–6–1 | 14th | |||||
| Robert M. White: | 2–7–1 | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| Willard S. Jones (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1951–1952) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Willard S. Jones | 2–7 | 2–4 | 13th | |||||
| 1952 | Willard S. Jones | 1–7 | 1–5 | 13th | |||||
| Willard S. Jones: | 3–14 | 3–9 | |||||||
| Edward L. Jackson (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Edward L. Jackson | 4–4 | 2–4 | 14th | |||||
| 1954 | Edward L. Jackson | 7–1 | 5–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Edward L. Jackson | 7–1 | 5–1 | 8th | 12th | ||||
| Edward L. Jackson: | 37–11 | ||||||||
| Bennie J. George (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Bennie J. George | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1957 | Bennie J. George | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Bennie J. George | 3–5 | 3–4 | 11th | |||||
| Bennie J. George: | 16–8–1 | 12–6–1 | |||||||
| Preston Mitchell (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1959) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Preston Mitchell | 1–7 | 1–6 | 17th | |||||
| Bennie J. George: | 1–7 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Roy D. Moore (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1960–1964) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Roy D. Moore | 4–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1961 | Roy D. Moore | 6–3 | 5–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Roy D. Moore | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12th | |||||
| 1963 | Roy D. Moore | 2–5–1 | 1–5 | T–16th | |||||
| 1964 | Roy D. Moore | 3–7 | 3–5 | 12th | |||||
| Roy D. Moore: | 19–24–1 | ||||||||
| Ulysses S. Washington (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1965–1966) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Ulysses S. Washington | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1966 | Ulysses S. Washington | 3–5 | |||||||
| Ulysses S. Washington: | 7–10 | ||||||||
| Arnold Jeter (Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Arnold Jeter | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Arnold Jeter | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1969 | Arnold Jeter | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1970 | Arnold Jeter | 6–2 | |||||||
| Arnold Jeter (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1974) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Arnold Jeter | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1972 | Arnold Jeter | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1973 | Arnold Jeter | 0–11 | |||||||
| 1974 | Arnold Jeter | 3–6 | |||||||
| Arnold Jeter: | 25–48–1 | ||||||||
| Edmund Wyche (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1975–1978) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Edmund Wyche | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1976 | Edmund Wyche | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| 1977 | Edmund Wyche | 7–4 | L Florida A&M Orange Blossom Classic | ||||||
| 1978 | Edmund Wyche | 3–7 | |||||||
| Edmund Wyche: | 18–23–1 | ||||||||
| Charles Henderson (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Charles Henderson | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1980 | Charles Henderson | 2–9 | |||||||
| Charles Henderson: | 6–14–1 | ||||||||
| Joseph Purzycki (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Joseph Purzycki | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1982 | Joseph Purzycki | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1983 | Joseph Purzycki | 7–3–1 | |||||||
| 1984 | Joseph Purzycki | 8–2 | |||||||
| Joseph Purzycki: | 21–21–1 | ||||||||
| William Collick (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1985–1996) | |||||||||
| 1985 | William Collick | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1986 | William Collick | 7–4 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 1987 | William Collick | 9–1 | 5–0* | 1st | |||||
| 1988 | William Collick | 5–5 | 4–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1989 | William Collick | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1990 | William Collick | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1991 | William Collick | 9–2 | 5–1* | 1st | |||||
| 1992 | William Collick | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1993 | William Collick | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1994 | William Collick | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1995 | William Collick | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1996 | William Collick | 3–8 | |||||||
| William Collick: | 81–48 | ||||||||
| John McKenzie (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1997–1999) | |||||||||
| 1997 | John McKenzie | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1998 | John McKenzie | 0–11 | |||||||
| 1999 | John McKenzie | 4–7 | |||||||
| John McKenzie: | 7–26 | ||||||||
| Ben Blacknall (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2000–2002) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ben Blacknall | 7–4 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 2001 | Ben Blacknall | 5–6 | 3–5 | ||||||
| 2002 | Ben Blacknall | 4–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Ben Blacknall/Butch Posey (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Ben Blacknall/Butch Posey* | 1–10 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Ben Blacknall: | 16–24 | 10–19 | |||||||
| Butch Posey: | 1–4 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Alton Lavan (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2004–2010) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Alton Lavan | 4–7 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Alton Lavan | 7–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Alton Lavan | 8–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Alton Lavan | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens NCAA FCS First Round | 15 | |||
| 2008 | Alton Lavan | 5–6 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Alton Lavan | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Alton Lavan | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Alton Lavan: | 41–37 | 35–20 | |||||||
| Kermit Blount (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Kermit Blount | 3–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | Kermit Blount | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Kermit Blount | 5–6 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Kermit Blount | 2–10 | 2–6 | ||||||
| Kermit Blount: | 16–29 | 13–19 | |||||||
| Kenny Carter (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Kenny Carter | 1–10 | 1–7 | ||||||
| 2016 | Kenny Carter | 0–11 | 0–8 | ||||||
| 2017 | Kenny Carter | 2–9 | 2–6 | ||||||
| Kenny Carter: | 3–30 | 3–21 | |||||||
| Rod Milstead (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Rod Milstead | 3–8 | 2–5 | ||||||
| 2019 | Rod Milstead | 2–10 | 1–7 | ||||||
| Rod Milstead: | 5–18 | 3–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 362–449–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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- In 1987, Delaware State was defeated by Howard 12–7, finishing with a 4–1 record in conference play, second to Howard. Howard was later forced to forfeit all victories that season for using ineligible players, moving Delaware State to 5–0, at which time the MEAC stripped the title and awarded it to Delaware State.[1]
- In 1991, Delaware State was defeated by Bethune-Cookman 28–20, however, it was determined that BCU used an ineligible player and the Wildcats were forced to forfeit the game. The victory gave Delaware State a 5–1 conference record, tying them with North Carolina A&T, who the Hornets had beaten earlier in the season, for a share of the conference championship.
- In 2003, Ben Blacknall coached games 1–6 and was fired with an 0–6 record. Butch Posey was promoted to head coach for games 7–11 and finished with a 1–4 record.