American college football season
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.
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Spartans were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish
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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
[edit]
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
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Second Team Defense
Nigel Chavis – LB
Bobby Price – DB
Nhyre' Quinerly – DB
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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 | - 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 | | 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 | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| 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 | - 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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[3][4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
15 |
21 |
Monarchs
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Spartans
|
7
|
16
|
14
|
7 |
44 |
At Coastal Carolina
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Chanticleers
|
12
|
7
|
14
|
13 |
46 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
No. 8 Bobcats
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
30 |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 15 Aggies
|
13
|
24
|
21
|
0 |
58 |
Spartans
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
0 |
19 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
Bison
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
8 |
22 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
19
|
6
|
10 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Spartans
|
17
|
14
|
17
|
0 |
48 |
At North Carolina Central
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
10 |
33 |
Hornets
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
South Carolina State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 | 3 |
20 |
Spartans
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 | 0 |
17 |
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