2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2017 Norfolk State Spartans football
2017 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Latrell Scott (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Andrew Faison (2nd season); Matt Dawson (1st season);
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

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
	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 10–14	10,221
September 9	6:00 p.m.	William & Mary*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 6–20	7,615
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN2	L 14–75	23,118
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 17–7	2,491
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 35–28	3,623
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Hampton	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPNU	L 14–16	6,149
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	W 28–21	7,431
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Savannah State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 9–27	17,218
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 North Carolina A&T	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 7–35	6,082
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 24–28	1,678
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	Facebook	W 45–32	1,276
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Norfolk State Spartans football
Venues	William "Dick" Price Stadium (1997–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Hampton Old Dominion
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025