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.