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
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019 record	5–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Latrell Scott (5th season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

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)
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]

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
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 21–24	21,944
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 44–21	15,538
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 7–46	13,659
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	Pluto TV	L 21–56	17,647
September 28	4:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 28–30	8,249
October 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Carolina A&T	William "Dick Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 19–58	11,062
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	W 49–21	7,532
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN3	L 22–35	2,135
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 48–0	15,628
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 38–21	12,319
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 33–17	827
November 23	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 17–20 ^OT	2,844
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	6	0	15	21
Monarchs	14	0	3	7	24

Virginia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	0	14	21
Spartans	7	16	14	7	44

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7
Chanticleers	12	7	14	13	46

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	7	7	0	21
No. 8 Bobcats	14	14	14	14	56

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	10	6	7	30
Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Aggies	13	24	21	0	58
Spartans	3	6	10	0	19

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	14	14	7	49
Bison	7	14	0	0	21

at Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	7	0	8	22
Wildcats	0	19	6	10	35

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	17	14	17	0	48

at North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	7	14	7	38
Eagles	7	0	7	7	21

at Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	16	7	10	33
Hornets	10	0	7	0	17

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	3	3	20
Spartans	0	3	7	7	0	17

References

1. "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
2. "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. "2019 Norfolk State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2019.