2020 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2020 Norfolk State Spartans football team will represent Norfolk State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Latrell Scott and play their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

2020 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coachLatrell Scott (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorKermit Buggs (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorZach Tenuta (1st season as co-DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bethune–Cookman         
Delaware State         
Florida A&M         
Howard*         
Morgan State         
Norfolk State         
North Carolina A&T         
North Carolina Central         
South Carolina State         
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-Eastern Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 16, 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league has not ruled out the possibility of playing in the spring.[1] The schedule below is as it appeared at the time of the cancellation.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2019 season 5–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 6:00 p.m. Virginia State*
September 12 at Charlotte*
September 19 at East Carolina*
September 26 6:00 p.m. at Florida A&M
October 3 1:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T
October 10 2:00 p.m. Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
October 17 2:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
October 31 at Morgan State
November 7 2:00 p.m. North Carolina Central
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
November 14 2:00 p.m. Delaware State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
November 21 at South Carolina State
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "2020 Norfolk State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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