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NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State football team (3-5, 3-2 MEAC) plays its final home game of the season this Saturday when the Spartans welcome unbeaten North Carolina A&T (8-0, 5-0) to Norfolk for Senior Day and Military & First Responders Day. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Dick Price Stadium.
Game 9: North Carolina A&T (8-0, 5-0 MEAC) at Norfolk State (3-5, 3-2 MEAC)
Saturday, Nov. 4 • 1 p.m. • Dick Price Stadium (30,000)
Radio: WGH 1310 AM, WNSB 91.1 FM (Pre-game - 12:30 p.m.) - Play-by-Play: Ross Gordon; Color: Maguell Davis
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Series History: 41st meeting - N.C. A&T leads 29-9 (2 NSU wins vacated)
Last Meeting: N.C. A&T 35-0 (10-6-16)
Series Streak: N.C. A&T has won 3 straight
1st and 10
1.  Norfolk State plays its home finale and also recognizes first responders and military when the Spartans host MEAC leader North Carolina A&T.
2. The Spartans will honor 14 seniors who will be playing in their final home game at NSU prior to the contest.
3. The Spartans suffered a disappointing 27-9 loss to Savannah State on Homecoming last Saturday in Norfolk. SSU broke away from a 6-all halftime tie by scoring three second-half touchdowns, all on the ground, to beat NSU for the second straight season.
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Juwan Carter passed for 150 yards and also scored NSU's only touchdown on a 3-yard run in the first quarter.Â
5. The Spartans ran for a season-high 123 yards, with
C.J. Jones rushing for a career-high 51 on seven carries. But the visiting Tigers rushed for 262 yards, the most by any of NSU's MEAC opponents this year.
6.  The Spartans did notch a season-high five sacks, with
Chris Lee (2.5) and
Kyle Archie (1.5) accounting for four of those.
7. North Carolina A&T is one of three unbeaten teams remaining in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The Aggies, who are coming off their bye week, check into this week's game with a perfect 8-0 record, 5-0 in the MEAC and are ranked seventh in the FCS Coaches Poll and ninth in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll.
8. The Aggies lead the MEAC in scoring offense (38.1 ppg) and both scoring (12.6 ppg) and total defense (268.4 ypg allowed).
9. The Aggies boast both the MEAC's top passer in Lamar Raynard (league-high 2,025 yards, 23 TD) and top rusher in Marquell Cartwright (league-high 789 yards, 8 TD). Â
10. North Carolina A&T has made two straight postseason appearances. The Aggies tied for the MEAC championship and advanced to the inaugural Celebration Bowl in 2015, then finished second in the conference but earned a Division I FCS playoff bid as an at-large team last year.
