American college football season
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
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 * ESPN3 W 34–1315,173 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 * ESPN3 W 17–77,820 September 29 4:00 p.m. Delaware State William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN3 W 54–287,103 October 6 4:00 p.m. at Florida A&M ESPN3 L 0–1726,045 October 20 2:00 p.m. North Carolina Central William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN3 L 6–3615,012 October 27 3:00 p.m. at Savannah State ESPN3 L 3–327,812 November 3 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 North Carolina A&T ESPN3 L 20–3721,500 November 10 1:00 p.m. Howard William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN3 W 29–176,004 November 17 1:00 p.m. Morgan State William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN3 L 27–443,437 December 1[ b] 2:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN3 L 17–5213,243
^ 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 .
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
James Madison
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
7
7
0
3
17
Bulldogs
0
0
7
0
7
Delaware State
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
0
14
14
28
Spartans
6
21
20
7
54
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
0
0
0
0
Rattlers
0
3
0
14
17
North Carolina Central
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
9
7
17
36
Spartans
0
0
0
6
6
At Savannah State
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
3
0
0
3
Tigers
7
10
7
8
32
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
10
7
3
0
20
No. 17 Aggies
7
14
6
10
37
Howard
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
10
0
7
0
17
Spartans
3
13
3
10
29
Morgan State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
10
14
7
13
44
Spartans
6
0
0
21
27
At Liberty
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
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]
References
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