Norfolk State Spartans
MEACNorfolk, VAWilliam Dick”” Price Stadium””
2026: 4–3. Last: beat Virginia Lynchburg 62–0 at home. Next: at South Carolina State, Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- W 56–0Winston-Salem State
- L 10–31at Old Dominion
- L 3–59at No. 25 Virginia
- W 42–21Hampton
- W 43–20at Chicago State
- L 31–33at Robert Morris
- W 62–0Virginia Lynchburg
- Oct 24at South Carolina State
- Oct 31Delaware State
- Nov 7North Carolina Central
- Nov 14at Morgan State
- Nov 21Howard
Norfolk State has played football since 1938 and is officially 354–416–13; 254 of its 783 games are in our file. They have won five Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles (the last in 1959) and four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles, counting shared titles. Since 1966, the NFL Draft has taken 12 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The most-played rival is Morgan State: 22 meetings, Norfolk State leads 15–7. This season, they’re 4–3.
On this date in 2019Norfolk State lost to Bethune-Cookman 35–22 on the road.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 354–416–13 official; 97–156–1 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1234
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 100 · Composite No. 84 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 9 last in 1984
- Bowl record
- 0–3 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 25 since 1946, 254 games
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsWinston-Salem State | W 56–0 | 55% |
| Sep 5 | at Old Dominion | L 10–31 | 6% |
| Sep 11 | at 25Virginia | L 3–59 | 6% |
| Sep 19 | vs Hampton | W 42–21 | 61% |
| Sep 26 | at Chicago State | W 43–20 | 37% |
| Oct 3 | at Robert Morris | L 31–33 | 42% |
| Oct 10 | vsVirginia Lynchburg | W 62–0 | 84% |
| Oct 24 | at South Carolina State | Preview | 22% |
| Oct 31 | vs Delaware State | Preview | 50% |
| Nov 7 | vs North Carolina Central | Preview | 54% |
| Nov 14 | at Morgan State | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 21 | vs Howard | Preview | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Jalyn Daniels606 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Norfolk State in rushing yards)
- Da’Jean Golmond774 passing yards, 6 TD (leads Norfolk State in passing yards)
- Brendan Thompson47 tackles, 2 sacks (leads Norfolk State in tackles)
- Deljay Bailey606 passing yards, 4 TD
- Elyjah Mitchell32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD (leads Norfolk State in receiving yards)
- Ravon Moore272 rushing yards, 1 TD
Program strength since 1946
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Morgan State
15–7 in 22
- 2015 W 17–10
- 2016 W 27–14
- 2017 W 45–32
- 2018 L 27–44
- 2019 W 48–0
- 2021 W 31–20
- 2022 W 24–21
- 2023 L 28–32
- 2024 L 37–38
- 2025 L 28–35
Lost the last three.
Next: Nov 14
- South Carolina State
5–16 in 21
- 2014 L 20–30
- 2015 L 10–17
- 2016 W 13–10
- 2018 W 17–7
- 2019 L 17–20
- 2021 L 21–31
- 2022 W 42–38
- 2023 L 17–44
- 2024 L 21–53
- 2025 L 20–51
Lost the last three.
Next: Oct 24
- Hampton
9–11 in 20
- 2014 W 21–13
- 2015 W 24–14
- 2016 W 17–10
- 2017 L 14–16
- 2021 W 47–44
- 2022 L 7–17
- 2023 W 31–23
- 2024 L 7–37
- 2025 L 34–41
- 2026 W 42–21
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | NORF record |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan State | 22 | 15–7 |
| South Carolina State | 21 | 5–16 |
| Hampton | 20 | 9–11 |
| Howard | 20 | 10–10 |
| Delaware State | 19 | 8–11 |
| North Carolina A&T | 16 | 6–10 |
| Virginia State | 15 | 11–4 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 15 | 3–12 |
Rivals the program names: Hampton, Old Dominion.
Every opponent (44)
Every program Norfolk State has played, A to Z, with Norfolk State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Bethune-Cookman 3–12
- Buffalo 0–1
- Charleston Southern 1–1
- Chicago State 1–0
- Coastal Carolina 0–1
- Delaware State 8–11
- East Carolina 0–1
- Elizabeth City State 2–0
- Florida A&M 3–9 †
- Grambling 0–1
- Hampton 9–11
- Howard 10–10
- James Madison 0–3
- Kentucky 0–1
- Liberty 2–3
- Maine 0–2
- Marshall 0–2
- Montana State 0–1
- Morgan State 15–7
- North Carolina A&T 6–10
- North Carolina Central 2–10
- Ohio 0–1
- Old Dominion 0–5
- Richmond 0–1–1
- Robert Morris 0–1
- Rutgers 0–5
- Sacred Heart 0–3
- Saint Francis 1–1
- Savannah State 8–4
- South Carolina State 5–16
- Temple 0–1
- Tennessee State 0–1
- Toledo 0–1
- Towson 1–2
- Virginia 0–1
- Virginia Lynchburg 2–0
- Virginia State 11–4
- VMI 2–1
- Wagner 0–1
- Wake Forest 0–1
- West Virginia 0–1
- William & Mary 0–6
- Winston-Salem State 5–0
- Wofford 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
9, counting shared titles- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 4
- 1974, 1975, 1976, 1984
- Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 5
- 1941, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1959
- CIAA North 1
- 1984
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Black college football
Black college national titles 1
Who named them
- 2011 0–3: American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); BOXTOROW (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Coaches Poll; Heritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup for NCAA Division I FCS teams (record does not include vacated games (was 9–3))
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 1 inductee from Norfolk State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- Independent 1938–1939
- Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1940–1941 and 1945–1961
- CIAA 1973–1996
- Independent 1997–1998
- MEAC 1999–2019 and since 2021
- 1997Joined the MEAC from the CIAA. Source
Norfolk State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 12 since 1966
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Norfolk State University- Enrollment
- 6,053 5,410 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1935
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $44,666 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 1234 | |||||
| 2025 | 1–11 | 0–5 | 1056 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–8 | 2–3 | 1166 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 1–4 | 1150 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 2–3 | 1138 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–5 | 2–3 | 1293 | ||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 4–4 | 1276 | ||||
| 2018 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1161 | ||||
| 2017 | 4–7 | 4–4 | 1206 | ||||
| 2016 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1217 | ||||
| 2015 | 4–7 | 4–4 | 1221 | ||||
| 2014 | 4–8 | 4–4 | 1185 | ||||
| 2013 | 3–9 | 3–5 | 1174 | ||||
| 2012 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 1319 | ||||
| 2011 | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1405 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 1342 | ||||
| 2009 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1360 | ||||
| 2008 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 1301 | ||||
| 2007 | 8–3 | 7–2 | 1330 | ||||
| 2006 | 4–7 | 1–7 | 1195 | ||||
| 2005 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 1164 | ||||
| 2004 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 1004 | ||||
| 2003 | 1–11 | 0–8 | 973 | ||||
| 1977 | 0–2 | 1089 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–0–1 | 1107 |
Officially 354–416–13 since 1938 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 97–156–1 (254 of its 783 games are on file). Our file starts in 1946; the program began in 1938. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1947–76, 1978–2002, 2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.