2003 Delaware State Hornets football team

2003 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^   6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State   5 2     8 4  
Hampton   5 2     7 4  
Morgan State   4 3     6 5  
Florida A&M   3 4     6 6  
Howard   2 5     4 7  
Delaware State   1 6     1 10  
Norfolk State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hornets played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Ben Blacknall, before he was fired on October 15, 2003. Delaware State was 0–6 to start the season and 16–24 during Blacknall's tenure. Defensive Line coach and recruiting coordinator Butch Posey was then named interim coach.