2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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 coordinator	Andrew Faison (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Dawson (1st season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium

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

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

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Virginia State

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

See also: Virginia State Trojans football

William & Mary

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

See also: 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

At James Madison

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

See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team

At Delaware State

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

See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

Florida A&M

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

See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Hampton

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

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

At North Carolina Central

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

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Savannah State

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

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

North Carolina A&T

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

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Howard

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

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

At Morgan State

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

See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team