Battle of the Bay (rivalry)

Battle of the Bay
	Hampton Pirates Norfolk State Spartans
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 19, 1963; Norfolk State, 42–0
Latest meeting	September 9, 2023; Norfolk State, 31–23
Next meeting	2024
Statistics
Meetings total	58
All-time series	Norfolk State leads 30–27–1
Largest victory	Hampton, 60–0 (1992); Norfolk State, 52–0 (1970)
Longest win streak	Hampton, 5 (2002–2006); Norfolk State, 6 (1969–1974)
Current win streak	Norfolk State, 1 (2023–present)

Last updated September 12, 2023

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Locations in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

The Battle of the Bay^[1] between the Hampton Pirates and the Norfolk State State Spartans is a rivalry match-up in football between two HBCUs in the state of Virginia.

History

Private Hampton University and public Norfolk State University are both located in the Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia. The two schools are located, respectively, in Hampton, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia, across the James River from each other. As the name of the rivalry suggests, the James River empties into the Chesapeake Bay just downstream.

Hampton and Norfolk State were both members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the FCS. On November 16, 2017, Hampton announced that they were becoming a member of the Big South Conference in 2018. The two teams are scheduled to meet again through 2024.^[2]

The football series began in 1963 and has been played a total of 58 times as of 2023.

Game results

Hampton victories	Norfolk State victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 19, 1963	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	42–0
2	October 17, 1964	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	13–9
3	October 16, 1965	Portsmouth, VA	Norfolk State	20–0
4	October 15, 1966	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	33–27
5	October 14, 1967	Portsmouth, VA	Norfolk State	23–20
6	October 19, 1968	Hampton, VA	Hampton	13–7
7	October 18, 1969	Portsmouth, VA	Norfolk State	39–6
8	October 17, 1970	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	52–0
9	October 16, 1971	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	30–15
10	October 14, 1972	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	33–14
11	October 13, 1973	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	21–6
12	October 19, 1974	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	27–10
13	October 18, 1975	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	27–7
14	October 16, 1976	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	24–7
15	October 15, 1977	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	18–0
16	October 14, 1978	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	16–6
17	October 13, 1979	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	26–13
18	October 18, 1980	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	37–14
19	October 17, 1981	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	23–20
20	October 16, 1982	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	25–7
21	October 15, 1983	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	14–12
22	October 13, 1984	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	15–7
23	October 19, 1985	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	36–35
24	October 18, 1986	Hampton, VA	Hampton	19–14
25	October 17, 1987	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	48–17
26	October 15, 1988	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	34–27
27	October 14, 1989	Norfolk, VA	Tie	20–20
28	October 13, 1990	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	27–18
29	October 19, 1991	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	26–12
30	October 17, 1992	Hampton, VA	Hampton	60–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
31	October 16, 1993	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	48–21
32	October 15, 1994	Hampton, VA	Hampton	53–28
33	October 14, 1995	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	23–18
34	November 16, 1996	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	14–7
35	October 18, 1997	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	9–2
36	October 17, 1998	Hampton, VA	Hampton	59–14
37	October 16, 1999	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	28–27
38	October 14, 2000	Hampton, VA	Hampton	47–19
39	October 13, 2001	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	28–20
40	October 19, 2002	Hampton, VA	Hampton	31–14
41	October 18, 2003	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	52–0
42	October 16, 2004	Hampton, VA	Hampton	58–10
43	October 15, 2005	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	55–14
44	October 14, 2006	Hampton, VA	Hampton	42–13
45	October 13, 2007	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	20–19
46	October 18, 2008	Hampton, VA	Hampton	35–17
47	October 17, 2009	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	46–6
48	October 16, 2010	Hampton, VA	Hampton	7–6
49	October 15, 2011	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	34–24
50	October 13, 2012	Hampton, VA	Hampton	28–14
51	October 19, 2013	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	27–17
52	October 18, 2014	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	21–13
53	September 26, 2015	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk State	24–14
54	November 19, 2016	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	17–10
55	October 14, 2017	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	16–14
56	October 2, 2021	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	47–44^OT
57	September 17, 2022	Norfolk, VA	Hampton	17–7
58	September 9, 2023	Hampton, VA	Norfolk State	31–23
Series: Norfolk State leads 30–27–1

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References

↑ "Hampton bounces Norfolk State 27-17 in Battle of the Bay". NCAA. Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ "Hampton, Norfolk State set to resume "Battle of the Bay" in 2021". FBSchedules.com. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

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[1] "Hampton bounces Norfolk State 27-17 in Battle of the Bay". NCAA. Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[2] "Hampton, Norfolk State set to resume "Battle of the Bay" in 2021". FBSchedules.com. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

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v t e Hampton Pirates football
Venues	Armstrong Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Norfolk State) The Real HU (Howard)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Norfolk State Spartans football
Venues	William "Dick" Price Stadium (1997–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Hampton) Old Dominion
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football rivalries
Conference	Howard–Morgan State
Non-conference	Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) The Real HU (Hampton–Howard) Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State) The Battle for Greater Baltimore (Morgan State–Towson) Norfolk State–Old Dominion North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State

Battle of the Bay (rivalry)

Contents

History

Game results

See also

Related Research Articles

References

Statistics
Hampton Pirates Norfolk State Spartans
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 19, 1963 Norfolk State, 42–0
Latest meeting	September 9, 2023 Norfolk State, 31–23
Next meeting	2024
Meetings total	58
All-time series	Norfolk State leads 30–27–1
Largest victory	Hampton, 60–0 (1992) Norfolk State, 52–0 (1970)
Longest win streak	Hampton, 5 (2002–2006) Norfolk State, 6 (1969–1974)
Current win streak	Norfolk State, 1 (2023–present)