2017 Hampton Pirates football team

2017 Hampton Pirates football
2017 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ketchum (3rd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $	8	–	0	12	–	0
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Norfolk State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
South Carolina State	2	–	6	3	–	7
Florida A&M *	2	–	6	3	–	8
Delaware State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Morgan State *	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Connell Maynor and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).^[1] They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

This was Hampton's final season as a member of the MEAC. On November 16, 2017, the school announced they would become a full member of the Big South Conference in 2018.^[2] Due to scheduling reasons, they were to remain in the MEAC for football in 2018.^[3] However, the MEAC refused to allow Hampton to remain in the conference, with no MEAC schools agreeing to play them, forcing the Pirates to become an FCS independent for 2018 before joining the Big South in 2019.

On November 20, 2017, head coach Connell Maynor resigned to become the head coach at Alabama A&M.^[4] He finished at Hampton with a four-year record of 20–25.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio *	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 0–59	17,501
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Delaware State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 28–15	6,456
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Livingstone *	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 59–0	5,234
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Monmouth *	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 23–30 ^OT	5,123
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	W 17–10	6,990
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPNU	W 16–14	6,149
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 31–27	12,251
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 21–24	10,951
November 4	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 6–14	5,321
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	FloFootball	L 15–33	8,491
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Howard	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of "The Real HU")	PTV	W 20–17	8,142
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	13	26	13	59

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	5	10	0	0	15
Pirates	7	14	0	7	28

Livingstone

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	21	14	21	3	59

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawks	0	14	9	0	7	30
Pirates	13	3	0	7	0	23

At Savannah State

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

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	0	2	0	16
Spartans	0	7	0	7	14

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	3	7	7	10	27
Pirates	7	14	0	10	31

At Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	14	0	21
Wildcats	14	3	0	7	24

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	0	0	14
Pirates	6	0	0	0	6

At South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	7	8	15
Bulldogs	9	10	7	7	33

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	3	7	7	17
Pirates	7	0	7	6	20

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References

↑ "HAMPTON TO CELEBRATE 150TH YEAR WITH RELEASE OF 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
↑ "Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South".
↑ "Conference quarrel: MEAC responds to Hampton's claims of conference punishing Pirates for leaving". February 21, 2018.
↑ "Maynor resigns as HU football coach".

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[1] "HAMPTON TO CELEBRATE 150TH YEAR WITH RELEASE OF 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[2] "Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South".

[3] "Conference quarrel: MEAC responds to Hampton's claims of conference punishing Pirates for leaving". February 21, 2018.

[4] "Maynor resigns as HU football coach".

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