2017 Hampton Pirates football team

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.

2017 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coachConnell Maynor (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Ketchum (3rd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
(Capacity: 17,000)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN3L 0–5917,501
September 87:00 p.m.Delaware State
PTVW 28–156,456
September 166:00 p.m.Livingstone*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
PTVW 59–05,234
September 232:00 p.m.Monmouth*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
PTVL 23–30 OT5,123
October 72:00 p.m.at Savannah State
SSAAW 17–106,990
October 142:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPNUW 16–146,149
October 212:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
PTVW 31–2712,251
October 284:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
CENL 21–2410,951
November 41:00 p.m.North Carolina Central
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
PTVL 6–145,321
November 111:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
FloFootballL 15–338,491
November 181:00 p.m.Howard
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA (Battle of "The Real HU")
PTVW 20–178,142

Game summaries

at Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Bobcats 7 13 26 13 59
See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Delaware State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 5 10 0 0 15
Pirates 7 14 0 7 28
See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–14 2016 HAMP, 27–17

Livingstone
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Pirates 21 14 21 3 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–0 1994 HAMP, 47–7

Monmouth
1 2 3 4OT Total
Hawks 0 14 9 07 30
Pirates 13 3 0 70 23
See also: 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Savannah State
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 3 7 17
Tigers 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–0 2016 HAMP, 28–24

at Norfolk State
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 0 2 0 16
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team and Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State)
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–30–1 2016 NSU, 17–10

Florida A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 3 7 7 10 27
Pirates 7 14 0 10 31
See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–14 2016 FLA&M, 31–14

at Bethune–Cookman
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 14 0 21
Wildcats 14 3 0 7 24
See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10 2014 HAMP, 40–35

North Carolina Central
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 0 0 14
Pirates 6 0 0 0 6
See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–7 2014 NCCU, 47–13

at South Carolina State
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 7 8 15
Bulldogs 9 10 7 7 33
See also: 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–9 2016 HAMP, 28–26

Howard
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 7 7 17
Pirates 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team and The Real HU (Howard-Hampton)
Overall record Last meeting Result
51–41–1 2016 HAMP, 34–7

References
  1. "HAMPTON TO CELEBRATE 150TH YEAR WITH RELEASE OF 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. http://www.dailypress.com/sports/hampton-university/dp-spt-hu-big-south-1117-story.html
  3. http://wtkr.com/2018/02/20/conference-quarrel-hampton-claims-meac-is-punishing-pirates-for-leaving-for-big-south/
  4. http://www.dailypress.com/sports/hampton-university/dp-spt-connell-maynor-resign-1121-story.html
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