2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Latrell Scott (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Matt Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium; (Capacity: 30,000)
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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.

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

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

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

Offense

2nd team

Marcus Taylor – WR

Wes Jones – C

Kenneth Kirby – OL

3rd team

Aaron Savage – RB

Defense

1st team

Nigel Chavis – LB

2nd team

J.T. Wahee – DB

3rd team

Deshaywn Middleton – DL

Special teams

1st team

Marcus Taylor – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 34–13	15,173
September 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 0–17^[a]	6,482
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 17–7	7,820
September 29	4:00 p.m.	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 54–28	7,103
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 0–17	26,045
October 20	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 6–36	15,012
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 3–32	7,812
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 20–37	21,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Howard	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 29–17	6,004
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 27–44	3,437
December 1^[b]	2:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 17–52	13,243
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Source: Schedule

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

	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	3	9	7	17	36
Spartans	0	0	0	6	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–9	2017	NSU, 28–21

at Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers	7	10	7	8	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–3	2017	SSU, 27–9

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	7	3	0	20
No. 17 Aggies	7	14	6	10	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–30	2017	NCAT, 35–7

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	10	0	7	0	17
Spartans	3	13	3	10	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–18	2017	HOW, 28–24

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	14	7	13	44
Spartans	6	0	0	21	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–11	2017	NSU, 45–32

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	7	0	7	17
Flames	10	28	7	7	52

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

Head Coach – Latrell Scott

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

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

[3] The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.

[4] Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[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.

[5] "2018 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 13, 2018.

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