1989 Delaware State Hornets football team

1989 Delaware State Hornets football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Collick (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Delaware State $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Howard	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina A&T	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Morgan State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Collick, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	vs. Cheyney*		Baynard Stadium Wilmington, DE (Wilmington Classic)	W 41–0	6,932
September 9	Eastern Kentucky*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 13–48	4,400
September 16	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 11–3
September 23	at Western Illinois*		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 24–38
October 7	Bethune–Cookman*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 28–14
October 14	at Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 18–13	31,003
October 21	Morgan State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 27–12	2,617
October 28	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 21–13
November 4	North Carolina A&T	No. 18	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 30–7	7,216
November 11	at Towson State*	No. 13	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 17–35	1,511
November 18	Howard		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 14–19
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game