2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2022 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–7 (1–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Meyers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Adams (2nd season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (capacity: 30,000)

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Howard		2	–	0					3	–	5
North Carolina Central		2	–	1					6	–	2
South Carolina State		1	–	1					3	–	5
Delaware State		1	–	2					4	–	4
Morgan State		1	–	2					3	–	5
Norfolk State		1	–	2					1	–	7
As of January 23, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team represent Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Dawson Odums, play their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium.

Previous season

See also: 2021 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The Spartans finished the 2021 season with a record of 6–5, 2–3 MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN3	L 3–55	24,607
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN3	L 7–63	23,928
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Hampton*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPN+	L 7–17	15,459
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 26–45	3,835
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 14–31	0
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN+	W 24–21	10,200
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 7–28	22,478
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Howard	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 21-49	3,149
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T*	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN+
November 12	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+
November 19	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	3	0	3
Thundering Herd	10	28	17	0	55

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7
Dukes	21	14	21	7	63

See also: 2022 James Madison Dukes football team

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	7	3	17
Spartans	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team and Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State)

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	21	14	0	10	45
Spartans	0	12	7	7	26

See also: 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

at Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	7	0	0	14
Pioneers	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2022 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	10	0	7	24
Bears	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2022 Morgan State Bears football team

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	7	28
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2022 Howard Bison football team

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Aggies					0

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team