Battle of Chustenahlah

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1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–12 Delaware State $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 1 0 6 4 0
South Carolina State 2 2 0 5 6 0
North Carolina A&T 1 3 0 6 5 0
Howard 0 4 0 4 7 0
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morgan State*W 35–04,500[1]
September 7vs. North Carolina A&TW 30–1610,500[2]
September 14at South Carolina StateW 38–206,143[3]
September 21Saint Paul's (VA)*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 46–6[4]
September 28at Northern Iowa*No. 8L 17–3712,100[5]
October 5Bethune–CookmandaggerNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 51–78,500[6]
October 12at Connecticut*No. 16W 24–145,838[7]
October 26at Towson State*No. 9L 26–513,983[8]
November 9at Southern*No. T–17W 46–822,500[9]
November 16at Northeastern*No. 15W 36–62,500[10]
November 23HowardNo. 12
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Dover, DE
W 38–166,300[11]

References

  1. ^ "Delaware State dumps Morgan 35–0". The Daily Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Taylor catches fire for Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boyd carries Panthers past Delaware State". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bethune takes a pounding". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DSU intercepts UConn at the pass, wins 24–14". Record-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kurt Beathard passes Towson State to 51–26 romp over Delaware State". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". Sunday News Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Panthers crush Wildcats". The Greenville News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "DelState wins, but suspense builds". Sunday News Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.