Finally, Norfolk State Releases 2010 Football Schedule

NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk State University released its 2010 football schedule on Wednesday. Highlighting the non-conference slate are another date at Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Rutgers, the continuation of the Spartans’ rivalry with Virginia State and a date at Savannah State to close the season.

The Spartans open the 2010 schedule by traveling to Piscataway, N.J., to face Rutgers University on Thursday, Sept. 2. The schools first met in 2007, with the 13th-ranked Scarlet Knights of the Big East prevailing 59-0. NSU went on to finish 8-3 that season, their best mark since moving to Division I in 1997. The Scarlet Knights finished 9-4 last year, winning their fourth straight bowl game with a 45-24 victory over Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity whenever you get to play an FBS team,” NSU head coach Pete Adrian said. “Rutgers has been an excellent program over the last several years and this year will be no exception. We felt like playing there in 2007 really helped serve as a catalyst to our 8-3 season, and it’s a great challenge to play them again.”

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NSU Spartans 2010 Football Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
9/2/2010 Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ TBA
9/11/2010 *North Carolina A&T (Fish Bowl Classic) Norfolk, VA 4 p.m.
9/18/2010 Virginia State Norfolk, VA 6 p.m.
9/25/2010 *Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach,FL TBA
10/9/2010 *South Carolina State Orangeburg,S.C. TBA
10/16/2010 *Hampton (Battle of the Bay) Hampton,VA TBA
10/23/2010 *Florida A&M (Homecoming) Norfolk,VA 2 p.m.
10/30/2010 *Howard, Washington,D.C. TBA
11/6/2010 *Morgan State Norfolk,VA 1 p.m.
11/13/2010 *Delaware State Norfolk,VA 1 p.m.
11/20/2010 Savannah State Savannah,GA TBA