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1998 Hampton Pirates football team

The 1998 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. Hampton advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Pirates lost in the first round to Connecticut. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.

1998 Hampton Pirates football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (2nd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida A&M +^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 11 Hampton +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 18 Bethune–Cookman   6 – 2     8 – 3  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Howard   5 – 3     7 – 4  
South Carolina State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Morgan State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Delaware State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 17 Florida A&M*No. 10
W 21–1418,805[1]
September 12at No. 20 HowardNo. 10
W 38–31[2][3][4][5]
September 20North Carolina A&TNo. 5
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 23–10[6]
September 27vs. Grambling State*No. 5
W 28–1554,564[7]
October 10LibertyNo. 3
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 21–03,019[8]
October 17Norfolk State*No. 4
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 59–14[9]
October 24at South Carolina StateNo. 2
W 20–7[10]
October 31No. 12 William & Mary*No. 2
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 34–4110,704[11]
November 7Bethune–CookmanNo. 8
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 13–14[12]
November 15at Delaware StateNo. 14
W 41–13[13]
November 22at Morgan StateNo. 10
W 55–0[14]
November 29at No. 8 Connecticut*No. 9
L 34–42[15]

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References

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  1. ^ "HU sinks Rattlers". Daily Press. September 6, 1998. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Daily Press 13 Sep 1998, page Page 31". Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 Football Schedule".
  4. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/05/22/howard-football-schedule-set/50b69fa9-34df-42f5-ba66-79c345891826/
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150914211840/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/opponents_records.php?teamid=1357
  6. ^ "Daily Press 20 Sep 1998, page Page 35". Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Errors plague Grambling". Newsday. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pirates' 'D' is grade A in shutout". Daily Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Daily Press 18 Oct 1998, page Page 37". Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Roanoke Times 25 Oct 1998, page 28". Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Roanoke Times 01 Nov 1998, page 28". Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Daily Press 08 Nov 1998, page Page 40". Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Daily Press 15 Nov 1998, page Page 36". Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Daily Press 22 Nov 1998, page Page 33". Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Daily Press 29 Nov 1998, page Page 39". Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics.


 

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