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American college football season
The 2012 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Virginia State* | | SSC | W 24–0 | 24,322 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | at Liberty* | | | W 31–24 | 15,826 |
| September 15 | 4:00 pm | Howard | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| | L 36–37 OT | 10,938 |
| September 22 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio* | | ESPN3 | L 10–44 | 23,673 |
| September 29 | 2:00 pm | at South Carolina State | | | L 0–14 | 20,025 |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Delaware State | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| SSC | L 17–20 | 6,532 |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | at Hampton | | | L 14–28 | 8,500 |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | | | L 3–48 | 6,253 |
| October 27 | 1:30 pm | at North Carolina A&T | | | L 9–30 | 20,356 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Savannah State | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| SSC | W 33–21 | 16,269 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | Morgan State | - William "Dick" Price Stadium
- Norfolk, VA
| SSC | W 30–0 | 6,428 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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| Coaches | 23 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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