2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2018 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, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2018 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Latrell Scott (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $		6	–	1					9	–	2
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	2					7	–	5
Florida A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Howard		4	–	3					4	–	6
North Carolina Central		3	–	4					5	–	6
Morgan State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Savannah State		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Spartans were picked to finish in sixth place.

Predicted finish	Team
1	North Carolina A&T
2	Howard
3	North Carolina Central
4	Bethune–Cookman
5	Florida A&M
6	Norfolk State
7	South Carolina State
8	Savannah State
9	Morgan State
10	Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Spartans had seven players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.

Offense

2nd team

Marcus Taylor – WR

Wes Jones – C

Kenneth Kirby – OL

3rd team

Aaron Savage – RB

Defense

1st team

Nigel Chavis – LB

2nd team

J.T. Wahee – DB

3rd team

Deshaywn Middleton – DL

Special teams

1st team

Marcus Taylor – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 34–13	15,173
September 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 0–17	6,482
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 17–7	7,820
September 29	4:00 p.m.	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 54–28	7,103
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 0–17	26,045
October 20	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 6–36	15,012
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 3–32	7,812
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 20–37	21,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Howard	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 29–17	6,004
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 27–44	3,437
December 1	2:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 17–52	13,243
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs South Carolina State will be considered a non-conference game and have no effect on the MEAC standings.

Game summaries

Virginia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	6	0	13
Spartans	7	3	7	17	34

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	17				17
Spartans	0				0

See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team

Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.

At South Carolina State

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

See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	14	14	28
Spartans	6	21	20	7	54

See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Rattlers	0	3	0	14	17

See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	9	7	17	36
Spartans	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers	7	10	7	8	32

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	7	3	0	20
No. 17 Aggies	7	14	6	10	37

See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	10	0	7	0	17
Spartans	3	13	3	10	29

See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	14	7	13	44
Spartans	6	0	0	21	27

See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	7	0	7	17
Flames	10	28	7	7	52

See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team

This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved to December 1 due to Hurricane Florence.

Coaching staff

2018 Norfolk State Spartans coaching staff

Head coach Head coach – Latrell Scott Offensive coaches Associate head coach/tight ends – Andrew Faison Wide receivers/special teams – Dyrell Roberts Assistant head coach/running backs – B.T. Sherman Offensive line– Kris Sweet Tight ends – Josh Firm Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers – Matt Dawson Defensive backs – Cordell Taylor Outside linebackers – Zach Tenuta Defensive line – Justin Williamson Administrative staff Director of football operations – Shawn Hunt Source: Last updated 7/13/18