2003 Delaware State
1–10 (1–7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), coached by Ben Blacknall, then Butch Posey (interim, final 5 games). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Norfolk State 36–25Nov 15
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Bucknell | L 28–33 | 62% |
| Sep 13 | at Northwestern State | L 6–43 | 40% |
| Sep 20 | vs North Carolina Central | L 14–21 | 71% |
| Sep 27 | vs Florida A&M | L 14–15 | 46% |
| Oct 4 | at Hampton | L 9–41 | 31% |
| Oct 11 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 13–27 | 52% |
| Oct 25 | vs Morgan State | L 36–53 | 63% |
| Nov 1 | at South Carolina State | L 13–36 | 30% |
| Nov 8 | at North Carolina A&T | L 7–33 | 20% |
| Nov 15 | vs Norfolk State | W 36–25 | 74% |
| Nov 22 | vs Howard | L 6–21 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Howard 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 1–7 8th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 182–348
- Coach
- Ben Blacknall, then Butch Posey (interim, final 5 games)
- Elo
- 1101 −226 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −54.5 No. 106 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 7–1 | 10–2 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 6–2 | 9–2 | |
| South Carolina State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Hampton | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Morgan State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Howard | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Delaware State | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Norfolk State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.