2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
Norfolk State Spartans wordmark.png
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMatt Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadium William "Dick" Price Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $  6 –1   9 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –2   7 –5  
Florida A&M  5 –2   6 –5  
South Carolina State  4 –3   5 –6  
Howard  4 –3   4 –6  
North Carolina Central  3 –4   5 –6  
Morgan State  3 –4   4 –7  
Norfolk State  2 –5   4 –7  
Delaware State  2 –5   3 –8  
Savannah State  1 –6   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Latrell Scott and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–7, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Contents

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 finishTeam
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 *
 ESPN3 W 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 Central
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 6–3615,012
October 273:00 p.m.at Savannah State
ESPN3L 3–327,812
November 31:00 p.m.at No. 17 North Carolina A&T
ESPN3L 20–3721,500
November 101:00 p.m. Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3W 29–176,004
November 171:00 p.m. Morgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 27–443,437
December 1 [lower-alpha 2] 2:00 p.m.at Liberty *
ESPN3L 17–5213,243
  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 a non-conference game and have no effect on the MEAC standings.

    Game summaries

    Virginia State

    1234Total
    Trojans706013
    Spartans7371734

    James Madison

    1234Total
    No. 2 Dukes1717
    Spartans00

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

    At South Carolina State

    1234Total
    Spartans770317
    Bulldogs00707

    Delaware State

    1234Total
    Hornets00141428
    Spartans62120754

    At Florida A&M

    1234Total
    Spartans00000
    Rattlers0301417

    North Carolina Central

    1234Total
    Eagles3971736
    Spartans00066

    At Savannah State

    1234Total
    Spartans03003
    Tigers7107832

    At North Carolina A&T

    1234Total
    Spartans1073020
    No. 17 Aggies71461037

    Howard

    1234Total
    Bison1007017
    Spartans31331029

    Morgan State

    1234Total
    Bears101471344
    Spartans6002127

    At Liberty

    1234Total
    Spartans370717
    Flames10287752

    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

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    References

    1. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
    2. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
    3. ↑ "2018 Football Coaching Staff" . Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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