2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team

2008 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Pete Adrian (4th season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 South Carolina State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Florida A&M		5	–	3					9	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					8	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Morgan State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Norfolk State		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Carolina A&T		1	–	7					3	–	9
Howard		0	–	8					1	–	10
Winston-Salem State *		0	–	0					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for conference championship Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-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. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MEAC play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Virginia State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 47–7	17,132
September 6	6:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN360	L 3–38	69,118
September 13	4:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 27–21	12,632
September 20	7:00 pm	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 12–42	10,152
September 27	4:00 pm	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		L 17–33	5,228
October 11	1:30 pm	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 23–24	16,003
October 18	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)		L 17–35	12,034
October 25	1:00 pm	Florida A&M	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		L 28–31	13,889
November 1	1:00 pm	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		W 49–12	2,086
November 8	1:00 pm	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 35–9	5,812
November 15	1:00 pm	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 28–34	3,758
November 22	1:30 pm	at Winston-Salem State	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 17–14	1,428
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time