2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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.

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

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

Schedule edit

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 StateW 14–75,268
October 112:00 pmDelaware State 
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
SSCL 10–13 OT11,260
October 181:00 pmat HamptonESPN3W 21–1311,000
November 13:00 pmat Florida A&MW 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 StateL 20–307,339

References edit

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