2005 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2005 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Hampton $^   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 20 South Carolina State   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Delaware State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Bethune–Cookman   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Howard   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Morgan State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Adrian, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished tied for sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Virginia State*
L 6–34[1]
September 10at North Carolina A&T
L 14–1611,733[2]
September 24Bethune–Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 61–63 4OT7,428[3]
October 1at Savannah State*
W 58–29[4]
October 6No. 24 South Carolina State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 21–35[5]
October 15No. 7 Hampton
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA (rivalry)
L 14–5521,151[6]
October 22at Florida A&M
L 17–3126,988[7]
October 29Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 26–7[8]
November 5at Morgan State
W 24–213,672[9]
November 12at Delaware State
L 17–382,841[10]
November 19Liberty*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 34–174,062[11]

References

  1. ^ "Virginia State gets past Norfolk". The Free Lance-Star. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies dig deep for win". News and Record. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B–CC stuffs upset bid on 1-yard line in 4OT". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Norfolk State 58, Savannah State 29". The Roanoke Times. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State topples Norfolk State, 35–21". The Times and Democrat. October 7, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hampton 55, Norfolk State 14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FAMU rolls to victory". The Miami Herald. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Norfolk State 26, Howard 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Special teams' woes still hurting Bears". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets clinch winning season". The News Journal. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flames fizzle in finale". The News and Advance. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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