1996 Delaware State Hornets football team

1996 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Florida A&M $^   7 0     9 3  
No. 20 Howard   6 1     10 2  
North Carolina A&T   4 3     8 3  
South Carolina State   4 3     4 6  
Hampton   3 4     5 6  
Morgan State   2 5     4 7  
Delaware State   2 5     3 8  
Bethune–Cookman   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the MEAC.