2023 DELAWARE STATE HORNETS FOOTBALL TEAM

2023 Delaware State Hornets football
2023 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Lee Hull (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Darrell Wilson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Howard $	4	–	1	6	–	6
No. 20 North Carolina Central ^	4	–	1	9	–	3
South Carolina State	3	–	2	5	–	6
Morgan State	3	–	2	4	–	6
Norfolk State	1	–	4	3	–	8
Delaware State	0	–	5	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach Lee Hull, played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	Bowie State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 11–22	6,295
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 0–57	25,153
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 6–38	4,936
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio	ESPN+	L 20–62	15,812
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 48–17	3,597
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 44–51	3,872
October 21	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 7–35	6,300
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 10–17	5,386
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN+	L 17–24	4,578
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 21–44	3,467
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina Central	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	L 14–55	6,018
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2023 Delaware State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Schedule". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF DELAWARE STATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

v t e Delaware State Hornets football
Venues	Soldier's Field (1924–1956) Dover Baseball Park (alternative) Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1924–1929 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Delaware State Hornets football
Venues	Soldier's Field (1924–1956) Dover Baseball Park (alternative) Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delaware: Route 1 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1924–1929 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold