2012 Delaware State Hornets football team

2012 Delaware State Hornets football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Kermit Blount (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Arrington Jones (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ketchum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5					3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 pm	VMI*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 17–10	2,952
September 8	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry)	NBCSN	L 14–38	16,898
September 15	7:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 7–23	27,112
September 22	6:00 pm	Florida A&M	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 22–24	2,758
October 6	1:00 pm	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 20–17	6,532
October 13	1:30 pm	South Carolina State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 31–17	3,794
October 20	1:30 pm	North Carolina A&T	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 24–0	6,172
October 25	7:30 pm	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPNU	W 28–23	3,012
November 3	2:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC		L 20–23 OT	12,742
November 10	1:00 pm	Hampton	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 35–27	2,249
November 17	1:00 pm	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		L 34–41	2,505
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time