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
| Maine | Norfolk, Va. | 6 p.m. | Details | ||
| Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | TBA | Details | ||
| Charleston Southern (Fish Bowl Classic) | Norfolk, Va. | 4 p.m. | Details | ||
| * | Morgan State | Baltimore, Md. | TBA | Details | |
| * | Savannah State | Norfolk, Va. | 1 p.m. | Details | |
| * | Delaware State | Dover, Del. | TBA | Details | |
| * | Hampton (Battle of the Bay) | Norfolk, Va. | 1 p.m. | Details | |
| Old Dominion | Norfolk, Va. | 1 p.m. | Details | ||
| * | Florida A&M (Homecoming) | Norfolk, Va. | 2 p.m. | Details | |
| * | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, Fla. | TBA | Details | |
| * | North Carolina Central | Durham, N.C. | 2 p.m. | Details | |
| * | South Carolina State (Senior Day) | Norfolk, Va. | 1 p.m. | Details |
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