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

Main article: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2015	L, 10–24

Virginia State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–27–1	2018	W, 34–13

at Coastal Carolina

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

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Montana State

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

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Florida A&M

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

See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–14	2018	L, 0–17

North Carolina A&T

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

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–31	2018	L, 20–37

at Howard

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

See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–18	2018	W, 29–17

at Bethune–Cookman

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

See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–18	2016	L, 14–21

Morgan State

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

See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–12	2018	L, 27–44

at North Carolina Central

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

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–10	2018	L, 6–36

at Delaware State

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

See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–15	2018	W, 54–28

South Carolina State

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

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–18	2018	W, 17–7

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.