2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2016 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Latrell Scott (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Andrew Faison (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Cornell Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	Elizabeth City State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Labor Day Classic)	SSC	W 20–12	11,780
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 2 Richmond*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 0–34	8,700
September 17	6:00 pm	at No. 13 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 10–35	10,240
September 24	2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 31–34	8,296
October 1	2:00 pm	Howard	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 28–33	6,618
October 6	7:30 pm	at No. 18 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 0–35	13,005
October 22	2:00 pm	Bethune-Cookman	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3, ESPNU (Tape Delay)	L 14–21	3,618
October 29	2:00 pm	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 27–14	18,405
November 5	5:00 pm	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 14–31	3,147
November 12	2:00 pm	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 13–10	14,007
November 19	1:00 pm	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	PTV	W 17–10	9,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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