2024 Delaware State Hornets football team

American college football season

2024 Delaware State Hornets football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	0–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Lee Hull (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Darrell Wilson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Howard	0	–	0	0	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Carolina State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Delaware State	0	–	0	0	–	1
Norfolk State	0	–	0	0	–	1

As of August 27, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team will represent Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets will be coached by second-year head coach Lee Hull and play at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	11:59 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	L 14–35	12,206
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Wagner*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Richmond*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell*	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC
November 2		at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA
November 23	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Hawaii (FBS)

Game One – Delaware State Hornets (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	7	7	0	14
Hawaii (FBS)	14	0	7	14	35

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

Date: August 24, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST/11:59 p.m. EST/8:59 p.m. PST
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 12,206
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV: SPEC PPV

Game information
First quarter (9:35) HAW – Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala 11-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:26; Hawaii 7-0) (0:10) HAW – Tylan Hines 44-yard punt return (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Hawaii 14-0) Second quarter (0:12) DSU – Marqui Adams 10-yard run (Nathan Wilson kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:43; Hawaii 14-7) Third quarter (11:10) DSU – Jaden Sutton 6-yard run (Nathan Wilson kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; Tied 14-14) (7:42) HAW – Brayden Schager 15-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:28; Hawaii 21-14) Fourth quarter (13:40) HAW – Dekel Crowdus 29-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05; Hawaii 28-14) (3:44) HAW – Brayden Schager 1-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 3:17; Hawaii 35-14)

Game information

First quarter

(9:35) HAW – Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala 11-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:26; Hawaii 7-0)
(0:10) HAW – Tylan Hines 44-yard punt return (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Hawaii 14-0)

Second quarter

(0:12) DSU – Marqui Adams 10-yard run (Nathan Wilson kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:43; Hawaii 14-7)

Third quarter

(11:10) DSU – Jaden Sutton 6-yard run (Nathan Wilson kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; Tied 14-14)
(7:42) HAW – Brayden Schager 15-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:28; Hawaii 21-14)

Fourth quarter

(13:40) HAW – Dekel Crowdus 29-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05; Hawaii 28-14)
(3:44) HAW – Brayden Schager 1-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 3:17; Hawaii 35-14)

Statistics	DSU	HAW
First downs	11	19
Total yards	63–260	61–331
Rushing yards	34–104	27–128
Passing yards	156	203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–29–0	17–34–0
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing	Marqui Adams	17/28, 156 yards
	Rushing	Jaden Sutton	12 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Lee	2 receptions, 48 yards
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	17/34, 203 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Landon Sims	10 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Pofele Ashlock	5 receptions, 81 yards

at Sacred Heart

Game Two – Delaware State Hornets (0–1) vs Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Heart	0	0	0	0	0

at Campus Field, Fairfield, Connecticut

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	SHU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacred Heart	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Wagner

Game Three – Wagner Seahawks vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wagner	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAG	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Richmond

Game Four – Richmond Spiders vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICH	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Campbell

Game Five – Delaware State Hornets vs Campbell Fighting Camels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
Campbell	0	0	0	0	0

at Barker-Lane Stadium, Buies Creek, North Carolina

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	CAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Saint Francis

Game Six – Saint Francis Red Flash vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saint Francis	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SFPA	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Robert Morris

Game Seven – Delaware State Hornets vs Robert Morris Colonials – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Morris	0	0	0	0	0

at Joe Walton Stadium, Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	RMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Carolina State

Game Eight – Delaware State Hornets vs South Carolina State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
South Carolina State	0	0	0	0	0

at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 1:30 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Howard

Game Nine – Delaware State Hornets vs Howard Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
Howard	0	0	0	0	0

at William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	HOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Howard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Morgan State

Game Ten – Morgan State Bears vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MORG	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Norfolk State

Game Eleven – Delaware State Hornets vs Norfolk State Spartans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk State	0	0	0	0	0

at William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DSU	NORF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Norfolk State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. North Carolina Central

Game Twelve – North Carolina Central Eagles vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game weather: ^{[convert: needs a number]}

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCCU	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Kelley, Kevin (February 27, 2024). "Delaware State releases 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ "Delaware State to open '24 football season at Hawaii". Daily State News. February 27, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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