1982 Delaware State Hornets football team

1982 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 South Carolina State $^ 4 1 09 3 0
Florida A&M 4 1 06 5 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 2 05 5 0
Howard 2 3 06 5 0
Delaware State 2 3 04 7 0
North Carolina A&T 0 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MEAC.