2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2008 Norfolk State Spartans football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2008 record	5–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Pete Adrian (4th year)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
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
Winston-Salem State*		0	–	0		3	–	8
Howard		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Not eligible for conference championship Rankings from AP 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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 47–7	17,132
September 6	6:00 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN360	L 3–38	69,118
September 13	4:00 PM	North Carolina A&T	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 27–21	12,632
September 20	7:00 PM	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		L 12–42	10,152
September 27	4:00 PM	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		L 17–33	5,228
October 11	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 23–24	16,003
October 18	1:00 PM	at #25 Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)		L 17–35	12,034
October 25	1:00 PM	Florida A&M	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		L 28–31	13,889
November 1	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 49–12	2,086
November 8	1:00 PM	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 35–9	5,812
November 15	1:00 PM	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 28–34	3,758
November 22	1:30 PM	at Savannah State	Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		W 17–14	1,428
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://www.nsuspartans.com/schedule.aspx?path=football&schedule=14

Norfolk State Spartans football

Venues	William "Dick" Price Stadium (1997–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Hampton)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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