# 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kenny Carter and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
On November 19, it was announced that head coach Kenny Carter's contract would not be renewed. He finished at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3–30.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Delaware* | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) | BHAA | L 3–22 | 18,040 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hampton | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | L 15–28 | 6,456 |
| September 16 | Noon | at West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | AT&T SportsNet Pitt. | L 16–59 | 51,482 |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | L 7–17 | 2,491 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 16 North Carolina A&T | Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC | LTV | L 3–44 | 21,500 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | L 23–52 | 3,337 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | W 17–14 | 1,270 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | | L 14–42 | 14,117 |
| November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | | L 21–35 | 2,371 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | W 33–30 | 1,334 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 6–77 | 70,599 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 |

### At Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### At West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Mountaineers | 24 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 59 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 16 Aggies | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 44 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 10 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| Hornets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hornets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### At North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Hornets | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 33 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Seminoles | 21 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 77 |