2011 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2011 Norfolk State Spartans football

MEAC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 18–35 vs. Old Dominion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 22
2011 record	9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Pete Adrian (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Blackwell
Defensive coordinator	Mark DeBastiani
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2011 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Norfolk State $^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Bethune-Cookman		6	–	2		8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Florida A&M		5	–	3		7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3		7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4		5	–	6
Morgan State		4	–	4		5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4		5	–	6
Delaware State		1	–	7		3	–	8
North Carolina Central		1	–	7		2	–	9
Savannah State		1	–	7		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by seventh-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in MEAC play to win the conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Virginia State*		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Labor Day Classic)	SSC	W 37–3	17,357
September 10	1:00 PM	at No. 24 (FBS) West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN3	L 12–55	51,911
September 17	1:00 PM	at Howard		William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 23–9	4,063
September 24	1:30 PM	at Charleston Southern*		Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC		W 33–3	1,933
October 1	4:00 PM	No. 22 South Carolina State		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 17–14	10,137
October 8	1:00 PM	at Delaware State		Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 38–21	3,198
October 15	4:00 PM	Hampton		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)	SSC	W 34–24	19,556
October 20	7:30 PM	Bethune-Cookman	No. 24	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 6–14	10,053
October 29	2:00 PM	North Carolina A&T		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 14–10	18,752
November 5	5:00 PM	at Savannah State		Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 45–3	4,193
November 12	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	No. 22	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		W 47–14	5,329
November 26	1:30 PM	at No. 10 Old Dominion*	No. 19	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 18–35	19,818
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Norfolk State Spartans football

Venues	William "Dick" Price Stadium (1997–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Hampton)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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