2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2014 Norfolk State Spartans football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record	4–8 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Pete Adrian (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rod Holder (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark DeBastiani (10th year)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2014 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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 violation Rankings from The Sports Network FCS 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at No. 25 Maine*	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		L 6–10	6,951
September 6	4:00 PM	Liberty*	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		L 0–17	6,150
September 13	7:00 PM	at No. 16 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		L 14–29	8,254
September 20	3:30 PM	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN3	L 7–36	21,139
September 27	4:00 PM	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 15–14	6,511
October 4	2:00 PM	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 14–7	5,268
October 11	2:00 PM	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 10–13 ^OT	11,260
October 18	1:00 PM	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPN3	W 21–13	11,000
November 1	3:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 12–10	18,663
November 6	7:30 PM	No. 20 Bethune-Cookman	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 7–13	4,220
November 15	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 14–19	3,980
November 22	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 20–30	7,339
*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

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