2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team
The 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 5–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place.
| 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (4–4 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Florida A&M * | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 North Carolina A&T + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2018 season 4–7, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Preseason
MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Spartans were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Carolina A&T | 304 (12) |
| 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 237 (1) |
| 3 | Florida A&M | 204 (2) |
| 4 | Howard | 166 |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 161 (1) |
| 6 | South Carolina State | 152 |
| 7 | Norfolk State | 119 (1) |
| 8 | Morgan State | 87 (1) |
| 9 | Delaware State | 46 |
Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Spartans had six players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
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Second Team Offense Kenneth Kirby – OL Third Team Offense Aaron Savage – RB Anthony Williams – TE |
Second Team Defense Nigel Chavis – LB Bobby Price – DB Nhyre' Quinerly – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 21,944 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia State* |
| ESPN3 | W 44–21 | 15,538 | ||
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 7–46 | 13,659 | |||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Montana State* | Pluto TV | L 21–56 | 17,647 | |||
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida A&M |
| ESPN3 | L 28–30 | 8,249 | ||
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina A&T |
| ESPN3 | L 19–58 | 11,062 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | ESPN3 | W 49–21 | 7,532 | |||
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | ESPN3 | L 22–35 | 2,135 | |||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Morgan State |
| ESPN3 | W 48–0 | 15,628 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 12,319 | |||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ESPN3 | W 33–17 | 827 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State |
| ESPN3 | L 17–20 OT | 2,844 | ||
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Game summaries
at Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| Monarchs | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Virginia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Spartans | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
at Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chanticleers | 12 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
at Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 8 Bobcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rattlers | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Aggies | 13 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 58 |
| Spartans | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
at Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Bison | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spartans | 17 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
at North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Hornets | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
South Carolina State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
References
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Norfolk State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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