# 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.

## 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia State* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 15,173 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 0–17 | 6,482 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State* | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPN3 | W 17–7 | 7,820 |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Delaware State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 54–28 | 7,103 |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN3 | L 0–17 | 26,045 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 6–36 | 15,012 |
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | L 3–32 | 7,812 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 North Carolina A&T | BB&T StadiumGreensboro, NC | ESPN3 | L 20–37 | 21,500 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 29–17 | 6,004 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Morgan State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 27–44 | 3,437 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 13,243 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* ↑ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
* ↑ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
* 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 |
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 |

### Delaware State

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

### At Florida A&M

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

### North Carolina Central

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

### At Savannah State

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

### At North Carolina A&T

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

### Howard

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

### Morgan State

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

### At Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Flames | 10 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved to December 1 due to Hurricane Florence.