DSU Announces 2010 Football Game Times

Director of Athletics Derek Carter (in photo) has announced kickoff times for the Hornets' 2010 home football schedule and the season opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge against Southern University on September 5 in Orlando, Fla.

The sixth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney will kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET at Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando. The contest will be aired live on ESPN. This will mark the first time the game, which will be produced in high definition, will be offered on ESPN. Delaware State will be making its first MEAC/SWAC Challenge appearance. The contest features a team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference against an opponent from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Delaware State is 2-0 all-time vs. Southern. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach Bill Collick and All-American John Taylor, defeated the Jaguars 46-8 in 1985 in Baton Rouge, La. The teams met again the following year in Shreveport, La., with the Hornets coming out on top, 21-14.

Delaware State's 2010 home schedule features two night games at Alumni Stadium. The Hornets will play their home and MEAC opener on Sep. 11 against Florida A&M. Game time is 6:00 p.m.

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DSU Hornets 2010 Football Schedule

Date Opponent Site Time












Sun., Sept. 5 Southern University Orlando, Fla. 12:00 p.m. (ESPN)(MEAC/SWAC Challenge)
Sat., Sept. 11 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY* HOME 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 18 OPEN
Sat., Sept. 25 at Coastal Carolina University Conway, S.C. TBA
Sat., Oct. 2 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY* HOME 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 9 at Bethune-Cookman University* Daytona Beach, Fla. 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 16 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY* HOME 1:00 p.m.(Homecoming)
Sat., Oct. 23 at Morgan State University* Baltimore, Md. 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 30 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY* HOME 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 6 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY HOME 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 13 at Norfolk State University* Norfolk, Va. 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 20 at Howard University* Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m.

Home games in all CAPS. *-MEAC games
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