2017 Norfolk State

4–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Norfolk State in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Virginia State 10–14; lost vs. William & Mary 6–20; lost at James Madison 14–75; won at Delaware State 17–7; won vs. Florida A&M 35–28; lost vs. Hampton 14–16; won at North Carolina Central 28–21; lost vs. Savannah State 9–27; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 7–35; lost at Howard 24–28; won at Morgan State 45–32+13−61Lost 10–14 vs. Virginia State-4Virginia StateLost 6–20 vs. William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 14–75 at James Madison-61James MadisonWon 17–7 at Delaware State+10Delaware StateWon 35–28 vs. Florida A&M+7Florida A&MLost 14–16 vs. Hampton-2HamptonWon 28–21 at North Carolina Central+7North Carolina …Lost 9–27 vs. Savannah State-18Savannah StateLost 7–35 vs. North Carolina A&T-28North Carolina …Lost 24–28 at Howard-4HowardWon 45–32 at Morgan State+13Morgan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Morgan State 45–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠303
Coach
—
Elo
1206 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.0 No. 89 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinators
Andrew Faison and Matt Dawson

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T8–⁠012–⁠0
Howard6–⁠27–⁠4
Bethune-Cookman6–⁠27–⁠4
North Carolina Central5–⁠37–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Norfolk State4–⁠44–⁠7
Savannah State3–⁠53–⁠8
South Carolina State2–⁠63–⁠7
Florida A&M2–⁠63–⁠8
Delaware State2–⁠62–⁠9
Morgan State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.