Hampton Pirates football

2015 Hampton Pirates football team

First season

1902

Head coach

Connell Maynor
3rd year, 9–14 (.391)

Stadium

Armstrong Stadium

Seating capacity

17,000

Field surface

Astroturf

Location

Hampton, Virginia

Conference

MEAC

Colors

Blue and White

Mascot

Pirates

Website

hamptonpirates.com

The Hampton Pirates are the college football team representing the Hampton University. The Pirates play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

History

Classifications

1950–1972: NCAA College Division
1973–1994: NCAA Division II
1995–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

1902–1911: Independent
1912–1994: Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
1995–present: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Championships

HBCU National championships

1922
1985^[1]
1994
1997
2004
2005
2006

Alumni in the NFL

Over 25 Hampton alumni have played in the NFL,^[2] including:

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Pirates have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs five times with an overall record of 0–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	First Round	Youngstown State	L 13–28
1998	First Round	Connecticut	L 34–42
2004	First Round	William & Mary	L 35–42
2005	First Round	Richmond	L 10–38
2006	First Round	New Hampshire	L 38–41

References

↑ Johnson Publishing Company (23 December 1985). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/hampton/

External links

College Football Database Warehouse: Hampton Historical Data

Hampton Pirates football

Venues	Armstrong Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Norfolk State) Battle of the "Real" HU (Howard)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football

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