Delaware State Releases 2017 Football Schedule

January 12, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Delaware State, Featured Sports, Regional Sports

The 2017 Delaware State football schedule will likely be the most challenging in the history of the program. The Hornets will face two FCS programs as part of an 11 game slate; Sept. 16 at West Virginia and Nov. 18 at Florida State.

Coming off a winless 2016 season Kenny Carter’s squad will open 2017 Thursday Aug. 31 at Delaware.

2017 Delaware State University Football Schedule

Date Opponent Site

Aug. 31 Delaware Newark, Del.

Sep. 9 Hampton* Hampton, Va.

Sep. 16 West Virginia Morgantown, W.V.

Sep. 23 NORFOLK STATE* HOME

Oct. 7 No. Carolina A&T* Greensboro, N.C

Oct. 14 HOWARD* HOME

Homecoming

Oct. 21 So. Carolina State* HOME

Oct. 28 No. Carolina Central* Durham, N.C.

Nov. 4 Savannah State* Savannah, Ga

Nov. 11 MORGAN STATE* HOME

Nov. 18 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla.

*MEAC contest

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.