# 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Dawson Odums, played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ESPN3 | L 3–55 | 24,607 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at James Madison* | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 7–63 | 23,928 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Hampton* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay) | ESPN+ | L 7–17 | 15,459 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 26–45 | 3,835 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | NEC Front Row | L 14–31 | 0 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 10,200 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 7–28 | 22,478 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 21–49 | 3,149 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T* | Truist StadiumGreensboro, NC | ESPN+ | L 24–49 | 13,883 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 14–48 | 2,933 |
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPN+ | W 42–38 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 55 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
* Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: None
* Game attendance: 24,607
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Chad Bush (play-by-play), Doug Chapman (analyst)
* Pregame line: Marshall –40.5
| Statistics | NORF | MRSH |
| First downs | 5 | 33 |
| Plays–yards | 45–114 | 81–612 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–30 | 51–380 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 232 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 6–14–1 | 26–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Norfolk State | Passing | Jaylan Adams | 3/4, 54 yards |
| Norfolk State | Rushing | Jaylen White | 4 carries, 15 yards |
| Norfolk State | Receiving | Jason Wonodi | 2 receptions, 50 yards |
| Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 24/26, 205 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Marshall | Rushing | Ethan Payne | 10 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| Marshall | Receiving | Talik Keaton | 8 receptions, 71 yards |

### At James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dukes | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |

### Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| Spartans | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |

### At Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Aggies | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 48 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |