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
Record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Ketchum (3rd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Ohio*ESPN3L 0–5917,501
September 87:00 p.m.Delaware StatePTVW 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 StateSSAAW 17–106,990
October 142:00 p.m.at Norfolk StateESPNUW 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–CookmanCENL 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 StateFloFootballL 15–338,491
November 181:00 p.m.Howard
PTVW 20–178,142
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Ohio

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

Delaware State

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

Livingstone

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

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Hawks 0 14 9 07 30
Pirates 13 3 0 70 23

At Savannah State

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

At Norfolk State

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

Florida A&M

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

At Bethune–Cookman

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

North Carolina Central

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

At South Carolina State

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

Howard

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

References

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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".