2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2014 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Holder (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark DeBastiani (10th season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
North Carolina A&T +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
North Carolina Central +   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Morgan State +^   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Norfolk State   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Howard   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida A&M *   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hampton   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Delaware State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Savannah State *   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-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 (MEAC). They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

On November 24, head coach Adrian announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Norfolk State with a ten-year record of 54–60.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat No. 25 Maine*
L 6–106,951
September 64:00 pmLiberty*
L 0–176,150
September 137:00 pmat No. 16 William & Mary*
L 14–298,254
September 203:30 pmat Buffalo*
ESPN3L 7–3621,139
September 274:00 pmMorgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCW 15–146,511
October 42:00 pmat Savannah State
W 14–75,268
October 112:00 pmDelaware Statedagger
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 10–13 OT11,260
October 181:00 pmat Hampton
ESPN3W 21–1311,000
November 13:00 pmat Florida A&M
W 12–1018,663
November 67:30 pmNo. 20 Bethune-Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPNUL 7–134,220
November 152:00 pmNorth Carolina Central
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 14–193,980
November 221:30 pmat South Carolina State
L 20–307,339

References

  1. ^ "NSU's Pete Adrian announces retirement | WAVY-TV". wavy.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2022.