1987 Delaware State Hornets football team

1987 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
No. 18 Howard 4 1 0 8 2 0
South Carolina State 3 2 0 6 5 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 3 0 4 7 0
North Carolina A&T 1 4 0 3 8 0
Morgan State 0 5 0 1 9 0
Florida A&M 0 0 0 5 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.