{"id":254562,"date":"2026-07-29T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254562\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:32:24","slug":"2026-delaware-state-norfolk-state-football-game-moved-to-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254562\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Delaware State-Norfolk State football game moved to Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Delaware State\u2013Norfolk State football matchup will return to Philadelphia for the second straight season, the schools <a href=\"https:\/\/nsuspartans.com\/news\/2026\/7\/28\/norfolk-state-football-returns-to-lincoln-financial-field-for-marquee-hbcu-showdown-with-delaware-state.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Originally slated for William \u201cDick\u201d Price Stadium in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, October 31, the game has been relocated to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., while retaining its original date. Kickoff time will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Financial Field, home to the NFL\u2019s Philadelphia Eagles and Temple University, seats 67,594 and has become an increasingly visible stage for HBCU football showcases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReturning to Lincoln Financial Field is a tremendous moment for Norfolk State University, our football program, and our student\u2011athletes,\u201d said Norfolk State Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Melody Webb. \u201cLast year showed us just how special this stage can be, and we are thrilled to build on that momentum. We are excited to bring our fans, alumni, and the entire HBCU community back together to showcase the excellence of Norfolk State University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delaware State enters the season under head coach DeSean Jackson, while Norfolk State is led by Michael Vick\u2014two former college and NFL stars guiding HBCU programs in a matchup that promises national intrigue and a dynamic atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing back to Lincoln Financial Field never gets old for me \u2014 this is a place that holds a lot of special memories,\u201d Vick said. \u201cLast year\u2019s game was a special moment for our program, and to lead our players back onto a field I once called home is something I\u2019ll always cherish. Doing it against Delaware State, led by my former teammate and longtime friend DeSean Jackson, adds another exciting chapter to the matchup. It\u2019s also an opportunity to celebrate the bands, traditions, and pageantry that make HBCU football special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two programs first met in 1953. Delaware State won last year\u2019s meeting in Philadelphia, 27\u201320, extending its advantage in the all\u2011time series to 18\u201311.<\/p>\n<p>Football Schedules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Delaware State\u2013Norfolk State football matchup will return to Philadelphia for the second straight season, the schools&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[106666,108528,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-254562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-delaware-state","tag-norfolk-state","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}