2013 Delaware State Hornets football team

2013 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013 record	5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Kermit Blount (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Arrington Jones III (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Ketchum (2nd year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193)

2013 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16 Bethune-Cookman +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#25 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
Morgan State		5	–	3		5	–	7
Delaware State		5	–	3		5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4		7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4		6	–	6
Hampton		4	–	4		4	–	8
North Carolina Central		3	–	5		5	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5		3	–	9
Florida A&M		2	–	6		3	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	8		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The Hornets entered the 2013 season having been picked to finish 8th in the MEAC.^[1]

They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	3:30 PM	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	NBCSN	L 21–42	19,316
September 14	7:30 PM	at #4 Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		L 7–49	10,302
September 21	3:30 PM	at #1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	FCS	L 0–51	18,995
September 28	6:00 PM	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 24–22	2,350
October 5	2:00 PM	#21 Bethune-Cookman	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		L 21–7	2,205
October 12	2:00 PM	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 14–7	2,800
October 19	1:00 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC		W 12–7	7,327
October 26	1:00 PM	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		L 7–30	2,700
November 2	2:00 PM	Howard	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 22–20	2,039
November 16	2:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 29–21	7,026
November 23	2:00 PM	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	L 26–31	1,394
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[2]

References

↑ McCann, John (July 26, 2013). "NCCU picked to finish 4th in MEAC, B.C. No. 1". The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
↑ "DSU Announces Football Schedule". Delaware Newszap. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

Delaware State Hornets football

Venues	Alumni Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware)

Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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