1997 Norfolk State Spartans football team

1997 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Darnell Moore (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Hampton $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State   5 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 10 Florida A&M ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
Howard   4 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     7 – 4  
Morgan State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bethune–Cookman   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  0 – 0     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Darnell Moore, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Virginia State*
L 7–3633,872[1]
September 6at Virginia Union*
W 26–05,122[2]
September 13at No. 16 Florida A&M*
L 26–4110,083[3]
September 20at Delaware State*
L 21–24[4]
September 27Morgan State*
W 48–69,010[5]
October 11at South Carolina State*
L 25–2822,789[6]
October 18No. 19 Hampton*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA (rivalry)
L 2–96,521[7]
November 1Howard*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 24–323,712[8]
November 8Liberty*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 6–17[9]
November 15Bethune–Cookman*
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 21–7[10]

References

  1. ^ "NSU loses in debut of stadium". Daily Press. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans shut out reeling Panthers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 7, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NSU upended; Williams' returns key Rattlers' win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penalties can't stop Hornets". The News Journal. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Norfolk State blitzes Morgan, 48–6". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SCSU improves to 5–0". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates douse Spartans". Daily Press. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "White leads Bison over the Spartans with 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Liberty runs past Norfolk State". Daily Press. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Norfolk State 21, B–CC 7". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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