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 | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–3 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Ketchum (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Armstrong Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | ESPN3 | L 0–59 | 17,501 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | PTV | W 28–15 | 6,456 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Livingstone* |
| PTV | W 59–0 | 5,234 |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Monmouth* |
| PTV | L 23–30 OT | 5,123 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | SSAA | W 17–10 | 6,990 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPNU | W 16–14 | 6,149 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida A&M |
| PTV | W 31–27 | 12,251 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | CEN | L 21–24 | 10,951 | |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central |
| PTV | L 6–14 | 5,321 |
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | FloFootball | L 15–33 | 8,491 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard |
| PTV | W 20–17 | 8,142 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At Ohio
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobcats | 7 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 59 |
Delaware State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Livingstone
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 21 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 59 |
Monmouth
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Hawks | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
Pirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
At Savannah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At Norfolk State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Florida A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
At Bethune–Cookman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
North Carolina Central
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Pirates | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
At South Carolina State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Bulldogs | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Howard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
References
- "HAMPTON TO CELEBRATE 150TH YEAR WITH RELEASE OF 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- "Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South".
- "Conference quarrel: MEAC responds to Hampton's claims of conference punishing Pirates for leaving". February 21, 2018.
- "Maynor resigns as HU football coach".