2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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2008 Norfolk State Spartans football
Norfolk State Spartans wordmark.png
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium William "Dick" Price Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 South Carolina State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Florida A&M  5 –3   9 –3  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –3   8 –3  
Hampton  5 –3   6 –5  
Delaware State  5 –3   5 –6  
Morgan State  4 –4   6 –6  
Norfolk State  3 –5   5 –7  
North Carolina A&T  1 –7   3 –9  
Howard  0 –8   1 –10  
Winston-Salem State *  0 –0   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MEAC play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 pm Virginia State *
W 47–717,132 [1]
September 66:00 pmat Kentucky *
 ESPN360 L 3–3869,118 [2]
September 134:00 pm North Carolina A&T
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
 ESPNU W 27–2112,632 [3]
September 207:00 pmat William & Mary *
L 12–4210,152 [4]
September 274:00 pmat Bethune–Cookman
L 17–335,228 [5]
October 111:30 pmat South Carolina State
L 23–2416,003 [6]
October 181:00 pmat No. 25 Hampton
L 17–3512,034 [7]
October 251:00 pm Florida A&M Dagger-14-plain.png
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 28–3113,889 [8]
November 11:00 pmat Howard
W 49–122,086 [9]
November 81:00 pm Morgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 35–95,812 [10]
November 151:00 pm Delaware State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPNUL 28–343,758 [11]
November 221:30 pmat Winston-Salem State
W 17–141,428 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Drubbing by NSU shows VSU's needs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UK's Cobb runneth over Norfolk State". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "A&T falls to Norfolk State for first loss of the season". News and Record. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Phillips throws 4 TDs for William & Mary". The Daily News Leader. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "QB gives B–CU Mo-mentum". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs survive a third MEAC nail-biter". The State. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Three pivotal plays lift Pirats past NSU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rattlers win on last-second field goal". St. Petersburg Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Special teams boost Norfolk State over Hampton". The Progress-Index. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Spartans blast Bears". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Norfolk State falls short late in the fourth quarter". The Progress-Index. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "WSSU loses on Senior Day". Winston-Salem Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule".
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