2018 Hampton Pirates football team

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2018 Hampton Pirates football
Hampton Pirates wordmark.png
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorHank Hughes (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRyan Anderson (1st season)
Home stadium Armstrong Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Alabama    7 3  
Hampton    7 3  
North Dakota    6 5  

The 2018 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Robert Prunty and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They competed as an FCS independent.

Contents

On November 16, 2017, the school announced they would become a full member of the Big South Conference in 2018. [1] Due to scheduling reasons, they were to remain in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for football in 2018. [2] 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Shaw ESPN+ W 38–107,123
September 83:00 p.m.at Monmouth ESPN+L 28–563,092
September 156:00 p.m. Tennessee State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
ESPN+Cancelled [a]
September 225:00p.m.at No. 25 Northern Iowa ESPN3 L 0–449,116
September 292:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
ESPN+L 14–485,124
October 62:00 p.m. Lane
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
ESPN+W 41–85,123
October 1312:00 p.m.at Presbyterian ESPN+W 24–232,108
October 272:00 p.m. Virginia–Lynchburg
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
ESPN+W 51–288,750
November 31:00 p.m.at SUNY Maritime W 51–10468
November 102:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State W 54–391,408
November 171:00 p.m. St. Andrews
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
ESPN+W 44–176,514
  1. The Tennessee State game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Shaw

1234Total
Bears070310
Pirates10147738

At Monmouth

1234Total
Pirates1407728
Hawks72121756

At Northern Iowa

1234Total
Pirates00000
No. 25 Panthers101021344

Charleston Southern

1234Total
Buccaneers14216748
Pirates0140014

Lane

1234Total
Dragons00808
Pirates17314741

At Presbyterian

1234Total
Pirates7010724
Blue Hose1070623

Virginia–Lynchburg

1234Total
Dragons7210028
Pirates201071451

At SUNY Maritime

1234Total
Pirates21716751
Privateers030710

At Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Pirates281214054
Delta Devils7177839

St. Andrews

1234Total
Knights0170017
Pirates141614044

References

  1. Johnson, Dave (November 16, 2017). "Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South". Daily Press . Hampton University Moves to The Big South Conference during this mornings Press Conference at in Hampton.
  2. Winkler, Adam (February 20, 2018). "Conference quarrel: MEAC responds to Hampton's claims of conference punishing Pirates for leaving". WTKR.