Norfolk State University Athletics - 7 Home Games Highlight 2013 NSU Football Schedule

NORFOLK, Va. – A school record-tying seven home games, including three Division I FCS non-conference matchups, highlight the 12-game 2013 Norfolk State University football schedule, which was released Friday. Maine of the Colonial Athletic Association, Charleston Southern of the Big South Conference and FCS independent Old Dominion will all visit William “Dick” Price Stadium this upcoming season. The non-conference slate also includes a third all-time trip to Rutgers, the Spartans' fourth straight year playing a Division I FBS team which advanced to a bowl game the previous season.

The home conference schedule includes games with Savannah State, Hampton, Florida A&M and South Carolina State. “I feel like this could be the most competitive schedule we've ever played,” NSU head coach Pete Adrian said. “In addition, our home schedule is outstanding and has to be one of the most attractive we've ever had for our fans. The schedule is quite a challenge, but our players are excited about it and I think they will be up to the challenge.”

Division I FCS schools are permitted to play 12 regular-season games the next two years since there are 13 Saturdays between the Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekends. NSU's 12 regular-season contests this upcoming season match the 2003 and 2008 squads for the most in school annals, and the seven home games will match the 2006 and 2009 seasons for the most ever in one year at Dick Price Stadium.

The schedule kicks off with a first-ever matchup between NSU and Maine on Saturday, Aug. 31. The Black Bears went 5-6 overall last season, 4-4 in the CAA. This marks the start of a two-year, home-and-home series between the schools, with NSU returning to Maine to kick off the 2014 schedule. Maine replaces long-time NSU rival Virginia State on the Spartans' schedule, as NCAA bylaws preclude VSU from facing the Spartans on Labor Day weekend.

The following week (Sept. 7), NSU will travel to Piscataway, N.J., to face the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers for a third time. The teams also squared off in 2007 and 2010, with Rutgers winning both matchups. Rutgers went 9-4 in 2012 and was one of four Big East teams to tie for first place with 5-2 conference records. The Scarlet Knights lost to Virginia Tech 20-17 in the Russell Athletic Bowl last month. Read more on link below...

Norfolk State University Athletics - 7 Home Games Highlight 2013 NSU Football Schedule

8/31/2013		Maine	Norfolk, Va.	6 p.m.	Details
9/7/2013		Rutgers	Piscataway, N.J.	TBA	Details
9/21/2013		Charleston Southern (Fish Bowl Classic)	Norfolk, Va.	4 p.m.	Details
9/28/2013	*	Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	TBA	Details
10/5/2013	*	Savannah State	Norfolk, Va.	1 p.m.	Details
10/12/2013	*	Delaware State	Dover, Del.	TBA	Details
10/19/2013	*	Hampton (Battle of the Bay)	Norfolk, Va.	1 p.m.	Details
10/26/2013		Old Dominion	Norfolk, Va.	1 p.m.	Details
11/2/2013	*	Florida A&M (Homecoming)	Norfolk, Va.	2 p.m.	Details
11/9/2013	*	Bethune-Cookman	Daytona Beach, Fla.	TBA	Details
11/16/2013	*	North Carolina Central	Durham, N.C.	2 p.m.	Details
11/23/2013	*	South Carolina State (Senior Day)	Norfolk, Va.	1 p.m.	Details