Norfolk State University Athletics

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NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State football team (3-6 overall, 3-3 MEAC) begins a two-game road stretch to close the 2017 season against a Howard team (6-3, 5-1) that has won four straight games. The teams face each other at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. 

Game 10: Norfolk State (3-6, 3-3 MEAC) at Howard (6-3, 5-1 MEAC)
Saturday, Nov. 11 • 1 p.m. • Greene Stadium (7,086)
Radio: WGH 1310 AM, WNSB 91.1 FM (Pre-game - 12:30 p.m.) - Play-by-Play: Ross Gordon; Color: Matt Michalec
Twitter Updates (NSU): @NSUSpartans • @NSU_FB
Series History: 27th meeting - Howard leads 17-6 (3 NSU wins vacated)
Last Meeting: Howard 33-28 (10-1-16)
Series Streak: Howard has won 2 of 3

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1. Norfolk State hits the road for its final two games of the 2017 season looking to end a two-game slide. The Spartans begin their closing road stretch this Saturday when they face Howard in the nation's capital.
2. The Spartans dropped to 3-3 in the MEAC after their second straight defeat last Saturday, this one coming at the hands of first-place and No. 9 ranked North Carolina A&T by a 35-7 score.
3. The Aggies outgained NSU 497-142 in total offense and limited the Spartans to minus-4 yards rushing.
4. Juwan Carter passed for 146 yards and threw his 11th touchdown pass of the season, an 8-yarder in the second quarter to fellow freshman Isaiah Winstead.
5. Senior LB Anthony Smith registered 15 tackles to lead all players, while sophomore DB J.T. Wahee made nine tackles and two interceptions to earn STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week honorable mention.
6. Howard, which was picked to finish ninth in the MEAC preseason poll, has won four straight games following its lone MEAC loss of the year (13-7 to N.C. Central on Oct. 7). 
7. The Bison have won two straight road games, the most recent being a 37-26 win at Florida A&M last Saturday. The Bison rallied from a 23-20 halftime deficit by outscoring the Rattlers 17-3 in the second half in Tallahassee.
8. Freshman QB Caylin Newton gave FAMU fits, running for 141 yards and one touchdown while passing for 294 yards and three more scores. Two of his touchdown passes went to Jequez Ezzard, including the go-ahead 37-yarder early in the second half.
9. Newton has been a force for the Bison this year, passing for 2,014 yards while rushing for a team-high 681 while accounting for 23 total touchdowns (13 passing, 10 rushing). He earned MEAC and STATS FCS National Rookie of the Week accolades following the FAMU game.
10. The Bison are still mathematically alive in the MEAC title race, but would need help. Howard does not play MEAC leader and unbeaten North Carolina A&T this season.