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2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMatt Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 ⊟
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Preseason

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MEAC preseason poll

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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

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

Schedule

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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[a]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&MESPN3L 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 StateESPN3L 3–327,812
November 31:00 p.m.at No. 17 North Carolina A&TESPN3L 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[b]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

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Virginia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 0 6 0 13
Spartans 7 3 7 17 34

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 17 17
Spartans 0 0

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

At South Carolina State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 7 0 3 17
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7

Delaware State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
Spartans 6 21 20 7 54

At Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Rattlers 0 3 0 14 17

North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 9 7 17 36
Spartans 0 0 0 6 6

At Savannah State

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

At North Carolina A&T

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

Howard

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

Morgan State

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

At Liberty

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

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

Coaching staff

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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

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  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.