2012 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2012 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

2012 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record4–7 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHoward Feggins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark DeBastiani (8th season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Bethune-Cookman $^  8 0     9 3  
Howard  6 2     7 4  
North Carolina A&T  5 3     7 4  
North Carolina Central  5 3     6 5  
Delaware State  5 3     6 5  
South Carolina State  4 4     5 6  
Florida A&M  4 4     4 7  
Hampton  3 5     3 7  
Norfolk State  2 6     4 7  
Morgan State  2 6     3 8  
Savannah State  0 8     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmVirginia State*SSCW 24–024,322
September 87:00 pmat Liberty*W 31–2415,826
September 154:00 pmHoward
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 36–37 OT10,938
September 222:00 pmat Ohio*ESPN3L 10–4423,673
September 292:00 pmat South Carolina StateL 0–1420,025
October 64:00 pmDelaware State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 17–206,532
October 131:00 pmat HamptonL 14–288,500
October 204:00 pmat Bethune-CookmanL 3–486,253
October 271:30 pmat North Carolina A&TL 9–3020,356
November 32:00 pmSavannah State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCW 33–2116,269
November 101:00 pmMorgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCW 30–06,428

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
Sports Network RV RV RV RV RV  
Coaches 23 24 22 RV RV

References

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