1999 Norfolk State Spartans football team

1999 Norfolk State Spartans football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 4 Florida A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Bethune–Cookman   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Howard   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
South Carolina State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
  1 – 7     2 – 9  
Morgan State   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mo Forte, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–7, and finished eighth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Virginia State*
W 19–71,749[1]
September 11at No. 13 Florida A&M
L 7–5612,902[2]
September 18at Delaware State
L 6–26[3]
October 2North Carolina A&T
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 14–28[4]
October 9at South Carolina State
L 23–27[5]
October 16No. 22 Hampton
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA (rivalry)
L 27–2810,232[6]
October 23at Virginia Union*
L 9–218,822[7]
October 30Howard
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 23–29[8]
November 6Morgan State
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
W 20–16[9]
November 13Bethune–Cookman
  • William "Dick" Price Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
L 6–26[10]
November 20at Texas Southern*
L 6–223,222[11]

References

  1. ^ "Stormy weather turns Trojans' offense soggy". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 5, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "FAMU rebounds with an easy win". Tallahassee Democrat. September 12, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "DSU gets taste of victory". The News Journal. September 19, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Running game gives Aggies 4th-quarter lift". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs hold off Norfolk State". Florence Morning News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hampton survives scare". Daily Press. October 17, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers pounce, pound Spartans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard 29, Norfolk State 23". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Norfolk State wins at home". Daily Press. November 7, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "B–CC triumphs". The Palm Beach Post. November 14, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Southern 22, Norfolk State 6". November 20, 1999 – via ESPN.com.
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