2004 Delaware State Hornets football team

2004 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Hampton +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State +   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Bethune–Cookman   4 – 3     6 – 4  
  4 – 3     4 – 7  
Howard   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Morgan State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   1 – 6     1 – 8  
Florida A&M   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Al Lavan and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 4–3 in conference play to place in fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 p.m.UMass*
L 0–511,750
September 112:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 23–261,750
September 182:00 p.m.at Elon*
L 13–496,935
September 251:00 p.m.No. 1 Southern Illinois*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 0–491,734[1]
October 21:00 p.m.No. 17 Hampton
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 28–231,972[2]
October 91:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
L 16–4513,481
October 161:00 p.m.North Carolina A&T
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 15–62,816
October 231:00 p.m.at Morgan State
L 30–3414,479
October 301:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–286,583
November 131:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
W 33–282,060
November 201:00 p.m.at Howard
W 32–131,065

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References

  1. ^ Pope, Kristian (September 26, 2004). "Hornets no match for Salukis". The News Journal. p. D6. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornets give coach first win". The News Journal. October 3, 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware State Hornets Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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