2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record 3–2 (1–1 MEAC)
Head coach Latrell Scott (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Matt Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadium William "Dick" Price Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2018 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida A&M  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T  2 –0     5 –1  
Norfolk State  1 –1     3 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  1 –1     3 –3  
North Carolina Central  1 –1     2 –3  
Howard  1 –1     1 –3  
South Carolina State  1 –1     1 –4  
Morgan State  0 –1     1 –4  
Savannah State  0 –2     1 –4  
Delaware State  0 –2     0 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team represents Norfolk State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Latrell Scott and play their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2017 season 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Spartans were picked to finish in sixth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team
1North Carolina A&T
2Howard
3North Carolina Central
4Bethune–Cookman
5Florida A&M
6Norfolk State
7South Carolina State
8Savannah State
9Morgan State
10Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Spartans had seven players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Virginia State*
ESPN3W 34–1315,173
September 86:00 p.m.No. 2 James Madison*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 0–17[lower-alpha 1]6,482
September 226:00 p.m.at South Carolina State*
ESPN3W 17–77,820
September 294:00 p.m.Delaware State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3W 54–287,103
October 64:00 p.m.at Florida A&M
ESPN3L 0–1726,045
October 202:00 p.m.North Carolina Centraldagger
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3 or +
October 273:00 p.m.at Savannah State
ESPN3 or +
November 31:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&T
ESPN3 or +
November 101:00 p.m.Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3 or +
November 171:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3 or +
December 1[lower-alpha 2]at Liberty*
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
  2. ↑ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs South Carolina State will be considered an non conference game and have no effect on the MEAC standings.

    Game summaries

    Virginia State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Trojans 7 0 6 0 13
    Spartans 7 3 7 17 34
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    22–27–1 2017 VSU, 14–10

    James Madison

    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 2 Dukes 17 17
    Spartans 0 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–1 2017 JMU, 75–14

    Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.

    at South Carolina State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 7 7 0 3 17
    Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    4–18 2016 NSU, 13–10

    Delaware State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
    Spartans 6 21 20 7 54
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    7–15 2017 NSU, 17–7

    at Florida A&M

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
    Rattlers 0 3 0 14 17
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    3–13 2017 NSU, 35–28

    North Carolina Central

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Eagles 0
    Spartans 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    6–9 2017 NSU, 28–21

    at Savannah State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0
    Tigers 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    19–3 2017 SSU, 27–9

    at North Carolina A&T

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0
    Aggies 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    11–30 2017 NCAT, 35–7

    Howard

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bison 0
    Spartans 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    8–18 2017 HOW, 28–24

    Morgan State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bears 0
    Spartans 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    20–11 2017 NSU, 45–32

    at Liberty

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0
    Flames 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–4 2014 LU, 17–0

    This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved to December 1 due to Hurricane Florence.

    Coaching staff

    2018 Norfolk State Spartans coaching staff

    Head Coach

    Offensive Coaches

    • Associate head coach/tight ends – Andrew Faison
    • Wide receivers/special teams – Dyrell Roberts
    • Assistant head coach/running backs – B.T. Sherman
    • Offensive line– Kris Sweet
    • Tight ends – Josh Firm

    Defensive Coaches

    • Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers – Matt Dawson
    • Defensive backs – Cordell Taylor
    • Outside linebackers – Zach Tenuta
    • Defensive line – Justin Williamson

    Administrative staff

    • Director of football operations – Shawn Hunt

    Source:[3]Last updated 7/13/18

    References

    1. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
    2. ↑ http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/7/25/ncats-raynard-nccus-reynolds-headline-2018-all-meac-preseason-football-team.aspx?path=football#1
    3. ↑ https://nsuspartans.com/coaches.aspx?path=football&roster=182
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