2016 Norfolk State
4–7 (3–5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morgan State 27–14Oct 29
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vsElizabeth City State | W 20–12 | 70% |
| Sep 10 | at Richmond | L 0–34 | 17% |
| Sep 17 | at William & Mary | L 10–35 | 23% |
| Sep 24 | vs North Carolina Central | L 31–34 | 41% |
| Oct 1 | vs Howard | L 28–33 | 69% |
| Oct 6 | at North Carolina A&T | L 0–35 | 16% |
| Oct 22 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 14–21 | 49% |
| Oct 29 | vs Morgan State | W 27–14 | 52% |
| Nov 5 | atSavannah State | L 14–31 | 52% |
| Nov 12 | at South Carolina State | W 13–10 | 22% |
| Nov 19 | at Hampton | W 17–10 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hampton 17–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–269
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1217 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −45.0 No. 112 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 216
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Faragalli
- Defensive coordinators
- Andrew Faison and Cornell Brown
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Michael Carney OG | ★★★ | No. 2072 |
| Tyre Givers-Wilson DUAL | ★★ | No. 3036 |
| Alex McClamb CB | ||
| Malik Butts RB | ||
| J.T. Wahee CB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.801 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.784 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.