The 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kenny Carter in third and final season as head coach, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ9 with a mark of 2âÂÂ6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MEAC. Delaware State played home games at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware.
On November 19, Delaware State was announced that Carter's contract would not be renewed. He finished his tenure at Delaware State with a three-year record of 3âÂÂ30.