| 2007 Delaware State Hornets football | |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions Black College National Champions | |
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FCS First Round vs. Delaware, L 7–44 | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2007 record | 10–2 (9–0 MEAC) |
| Head coach | Al Lavan (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193) |
Seasons | |
Template:2007 MEAC football standings The 2007 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and finished the season with ten wins and two losses (10–2), as MEAC Champions and with a loss against Delaware in the FCS playoffs. The 2007 Hornets squad won the black college football national championship as awarded by the American Sports Wire and as the national runner-up behind Tuskegee as awarded by SBN.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 1* | 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | W 23–18 | 3,248 | |||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 20–7 | 14,327 | |||
| September 15* | 4:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 7–38 | 8,455 | |||
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hampton | Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA | W 24–17 | 7,195 | |||
| October 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | ESPNU | W 24–10 | 3,239 | ||
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | W 27–0 | 9,934 | |||
| October 20† | 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State | #15 | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | Comcast CN8 | W 25–17 | 5,446 | |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | #12 | Dawson Bulldog Stadium • Orangeburg, SC | W 17–16 | 15,388 | ||
| November 3* | 2:00 p.m. | at [[{{{school}}}|Winston-Salem State]] | #12 | Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 23–20 | 15,432 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | #10 | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | W 28–21 OT | 6,682 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Howard | #10 | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | Comcast/SND (Tape Delay) | W 29–13 | 1,985 | |
| November 24* | 1:30 p.m. | at #13 Delaware | #9 | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (FCS First Round) | ESPN | L 7–44 | 19,765 | |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Tuskegee Golden Tigers named 2007 SBN national champions". The Tuskegee News (Google News): p. B1. November 20, 2007. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FegkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nxMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=899%2C5340734. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ "DSU chosen No. 1 in black college poll". The News Journal (ProQuest): p. C5. January 18, 2008. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1743579211.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+18%2C+2008&author=&pub=The+News+Journal&desc=DSU+chosen+No.+1+in+black+college+poll&pqatl=google. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
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