2016 Hampton Pirates football team

2016 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ketchum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). ^[1] They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 pm	at Old Dominion *	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	L 21–54	20,118
September 10	6:00 pm	No. 13 William & Mary *	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 14–24	4,412
September 17	3:30 pm	vs. Howard	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic/Battle of "The Real HU")	WHBC	W 34–7	13,068
September 29	7:30 pm	at No. 22 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 9–31	14,467
October 8	2:00 pm	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 27–17	1,309
October 15	2:00 pm	Morgan State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 21–12	12,122
October 22	3:00 pm	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–31	26,044
October 29	1:00 pm	South Carolina State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 28–26	2,152
November 12	1:00 pm	Savannah State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 28–24	4,123
November 19	1:00 pm	Norfolk State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	PTV	L 10–17	9,876
November 26	2:00 pm	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina *	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 7–26	5,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	7	0	21
Monarchs	14	17	9	14	54

See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

Vs. Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	24	3	34
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	0	6	9
#22 Aggies	7	3	7	14	31

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	6	0	0	12
Pirates	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	0	7	14
Rattlers	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	0	6	26
Pirates	14	0	7	7	28

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	7	7	24
Pirates	7	14	0	7	28

See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	7	7	17
Pirates	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7
#15 Chanticleers	10	6	0	10	26

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

References

1. "HAMPTON RELEASES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.