In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Spartans were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
North Carolina A&T |
304 (12)
|
2 |
Bethune–Cookman |
237 (1)
|
3 |
Florida A&M |
204 (2)
|
4 |
Howard |
166
|
5 |
North Carolina Central |
161 (1)
|
6 |
South Carolina State |
152
|
7 |
Norfolk State |
119 (1)
|
8 |
Morgan State |
87 (1)
|
9 |
Delaware State |
46
|
Preseason All–MEAC teams
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The Spartans had six players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
Second Team Offense
Kenneth Kirby – OL
Third Team Offense
Aaron Savage – RB
Anthony Williams – TE
|
Second Team Defense
Nigel Chavis – LB
Bobby Price – DB
Nhyre' Quinerly – DB
|
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 21,944
|
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia State* | | ESPN3 | W 44–21 | 15,538
|
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | | ESPN3 | L 7–46 | 13,659
|
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Montana State* | | Pluto TV | L 21–56 | 17,647
|
September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| ESPN3 | L 28–30 | 8,249
|
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina A&T | - William "Dick Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| ESPN3 | L 19–58 | 11,062
|
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | ESPN3 | W 49–21 | 7,532
|
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | | ESPN3 | L 22–35 | 2,135
|
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Morgan State | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| ESPN3 | W 48–0 | 15,628
|
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 12,319
|
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | | ESPN3 | W 33–17 | 827
|
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| ESPN3 | L 17–20 OT | 2,844
|
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
[3][4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
15 |
21 |
Monarchs
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Spartans
|
7
|
16
|
14
|
7 |
44 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Chanticleers
|
12
|
7
|
14
|
13 |
46 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
No. 8 Bobcats
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
30 |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 15 Aggies
|
13
|
24
|
21
|
0 |
58 |
Spartans
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
0 |
19 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
Bison
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
8 |
22 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
19
|
6
|
10 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Spartans
|
17
|
14
|
17
|
0 |
48 |
At North Carolina Central
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
10 |
33 |
Hornets
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
South Carolina State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 | 3 |
20 |
Spartans
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 | 0 |
17 |