2003 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2003 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Morgan State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Florida A&M   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Howard   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
Norfolk State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Gillus, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 1–11, with a conference record of 0–8, and finished ninth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Virginia State*
L 15–1616,031[1]
September 13at Savannah State*
W 7–3[2]
September 20at VMI*
L 9–347,840[3]
September 27No. 6 Bethune–Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 14–56[4]
October 4North Carolina A&T
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 14–34[5]
October 11at South Carolina State
L 15–34[6]
October 18Hampton
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA (rivalry)
L 0–5213,127[7]
October 25at Florida A&M
L 10–6026,514[8]
November 1Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 28–4216,972[9]
November 8at Liberty*
L 21–695,173[10]
November 15at Delaware State
L 25–362,138[11]
November 22at Morgan State
L 34–434,254[12]

References

  1. ^ "VSU grabs win on play by freshman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Norfolk State 7, Savannah State 3". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets push Spartans to breaking point". The Roanoke Times. September 21, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bethune–Cookman 56, Norfolk St. 14". The Palm Beach Post. September 28, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Scriven and defense give Aggies win". News & Record. October 5, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina State churns up Norfolk". The Beaufort Gazette. October 12, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Norfolk State's miscues fuel Hampton rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 19, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Homecrushing; Rattlers throttle Norfolk State 60–10 before sold-out crowd". Tallahassee Democrat. October 26, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard 42, Norfolk State 28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Liberty wins second straight". The News and Advance. November 9, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "DSU tastes sweet victory". The News Journal. November 16, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Special teams lift Morgan State in finale, 43–34". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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