2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2008 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 South Carolina State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Hampton   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Morgan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Howard   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Winston-Salem State *   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MEAC play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 pmVirginia State*
W 47–717,132[1]
September 66:00 pmat Kentucky*
ESPN360L 3–3869,118[2]
September 134:00 pmNorth Carolina A&T
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPNUW 27–2112,632[3]
September 207:00 pmat William & Mary*
L 12–4210,152[4]
September 274:00 pmat Bethune–Cookman
L 17–335,228[5]
October 111:30 pmat South Carolina State
L 23–2416,003[6]
October 181:00 pmat No. 25 Hampton
L 17–3512,034[7]
October 251:00 pmFlorida A&M
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 28–3113,889[8]
November 11:00 pmat Howard
W 49–122,086[9]
November 81:00 pmMorgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 35–95,812[10]
November 151:00 pmDelaware State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPNUL 28–343,758[11]
November 221:30 pmat Winston-Salem State
W 17–141,428[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Drubbing by NSU shows VSU's needs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UK's Cobb runneth over Norfolk State". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&T falls to Norfolk State for first loss of the season". News and Record. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Phillips throws 4 TDs for William & Mary". The Daily News Leader. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "QB gives B–CU Mo-mentum". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs survive a third MEAC nail-biter". The State. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Three pivotal plays lift Pirats past NSU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers win on last-second field goal". St. Petersburg Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Special teams boost Norfolk State over Hampton". The Progress-Index. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spartans blast Bears". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Norfolk State falls short late in the fourth quarter". The Progress-Index. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WSSU loses on Senior Day". Winston-Salem Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2008 Football Schedule".
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