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1995 Delaware State Hornets football team

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1995 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Florida A&M $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 0 6 5 0
South Carolina State 4 2 0 6 4 0
Howard 2 4 0 6 5 0
North Carolina A&T 2 4 0 4 7 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 4 0 3 8 0
Morgan State 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Rhode Island*L 14–173,982[1]
September 16at No. 23 Western Illinois*L 14–41[2]
September 23Liberty*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
L 14–41[3]
September 30Norfolk State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–14[4]
October 7at Hampton*L 21–514,114[5]
October 14at No. 21 Florida A&ML 21–2413,181[6]
October 21Morgan Statedagger
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 41–174,810[7]
October 28at South Carolina StateW 20–721,202[8]
November 4at North Carolina A&TW 17–106,526[9]
November 11Bethune–Cookman
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 30–20[10]
November 18Howard
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 20–13[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Hornets get stung again". The News Journal. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "DelState offense goes flat". The News Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chiles leads Liberty in rout of Delaware State". The News and Advance. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hornets finally get a win". The News Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pirates thump Hornets". Daily Press. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FAMU takes first place in MEAC". Tallahassee Democrat. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delaware State uses Thorne to run Morgan into ground". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hornets sting Bulldogs in upset". The State. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&T finds another way to suffer a loss". News and Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware State passes test against B–CC". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Risen from the depths; DelState tops Howard to clinch winning year". The News Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.