2005 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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2005 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Hampton $^ 8–0  11–1 
No. 20 South Carolina State 7–1  9–2 
Delaware State 6–2  7–4 
Florida A&M 5–3  6–5 
Bethune–Cookman 4–4  7–4 
Norfolk State 2–6  4–7 
North Carolina A&T 2–6  3–8 
Howard 1–7  4–7 
Morgan State 1–7  2–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Adrian, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished tied for sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Virginia State*
L 6–34[1]
September 10at North Carolina A&T
L 14–1611,733[2]
September 24Bethune–Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 61–63 4OT7,428[3]
October 1at Savannah State*
W 58–29[4]
October 6No. 24 South Carolina State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 21–35[5]
October 15No. 7 Hampton
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA (rivalry)
L 14–5521,151[6]
October 22at Florida A&M
L 17–3126,988[7]
October 29Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 26–7[8]
November 5at Morgan State
W 24–213,672[9]
November 12at Delaware State
L 17–382,841[10]
November 19Liberty*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 34–174,062[11]

References

  1. "Virginia State gets past Norfolk". The Free Lance-Star. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Aggies dig deep for win". News and Record. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "B–CC stuffs upset bid on 1-yard line in 4OT". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Norfolk State 58, Savannah State 29". The Roanoke Times. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "S.C. State topples Norfolk State, 35–21". The Times and Democrat. October 7, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hampton 55, Norfolk State 14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "FAMU rolls to victory". The Miami Herald. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Norfolk State 26, Howard 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Special teams' woes still hurting Bears". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hornets clinch winning season". The News Journal. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Flames fizzle in finale". The News and Advance. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.