2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2017 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, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

2017 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAndrew Faison (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Dawson (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $   8 0     12 0  
Howard   6 2     7 4  
Bethune–Cookman   6 2     7 4  
North Carolina Central   5 3     7 4  
Hampton   5 3     6 5  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 7  
Savannah State *   3 5     3 8  
South Carolina State   2 6     3 7  
Florida A&M *   2 6     3 8  
Delaware State   2 6     2 9  
Morgan State *   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Virginia State*SSCL 10–1410,221
September 96:00 p.m.William & Mary*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 6–207,615
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison*MASN2L 14–7523,118
September 232:00 p.m.at Delaware StateWDSU-TVW 17–72,491
October 72:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCW 35–283,623
October 142:00 p.m.Hampton
ESPNUL 14–166,149
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 25 North Carolina CentralNSNW 28–217,431
October 282:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 9–2717,218
November 41:00 p.m.No. 9 North Carolina A&T
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 7–356,082
November 111:00 p.m.at HowardL 24–281,678
November 181:00 p.m.at Morgan StateFacebookW 45–321,276

Game summaries

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Virginia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 0 7 0 14
Spartans 3 7 0 0 10

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 13 7 0 20
Spartans 0 3 3 0 6

At James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14
No. 1 Dukes 9 35 17 14 75

At Delaware State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 7 7 17
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7

Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 7 7 28
Spartans 0 14 6 15 35

Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 0 2 0 16
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14

At North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 14 0 7 28
No. 25 Eagles 0 0 7 14 21

Savannah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 7 14 27
Spartans 6 0 0 3 9

North Carolina A&T

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Aggies 7 7 14 7 35
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7

At Howard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 10 0 0 24
Spartans 7 7 0 14 28

At Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 14 9 15 45
Bears 8 12 12 0 32

References

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