1998 Hampton Pirates football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1998 Hampton Pirates football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 11 9–3 7–1 Joe Taylor 7th Donald Hill-Eley 2nd Alonzo Lee 2nd Armstrong Stadium MEAC champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 34–42 at Connecticut 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. Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 5 w y y 10 Florida A&M 17 Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 21–14 18,805 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122957300/hu-sinks-rattlers/ HU sinks Rattlers Daily Press September 6, 1998 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 w 10 y Howard 20 RFK Stadium Washington DC rivalry 38–31 https://www.newspapers.com/image/233425286 Daily Press 13 Sep 1998, page Page 31 Newspapers.comhttps://hamptonpirates.com/sports/football/schedule/1998 1998 Football Schedule https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/05/22/howard-football-schedule-set/50b69fa9-34df-42f5-ba66-79c345891826/https://web.archive.org/web/20150914211840/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/opponents_records.php?teamid=1357 September 20 w 5 North Carolina A&T Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 23–10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/233460842 Daily Press 20 Sep 1998, page Page 35 Newspapers.com September 27 w y y 5 Grambling State Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Whitney Young Memorial Classic 28–15 54,564 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305184/errors-plague-grambling/ Newsday Errors plague Grambling September 27, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 w 3 Liberty Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 21–0 3,019 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-pirates-d-is-grade-a-in-s/144964791/ Daily Press Pirates' 'D' is grade A in shutout October 11, 1998 April 7, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 w y 4 Norfolk State Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 59–14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/232709205 Daily Press 18 Oct 1998, page Page 37 Newspapers.com October 24 w y 2 South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 20–7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/920479579 The Roanoke Times 25 Oct 1998, page 28 Newspapers.com October 31 l y 2 William & Mary 12 Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 34–41 10,704 https://www.newspapers.com/image/920415376 The Roanoke Times 01 Nov 1998, page 28 Newspapers.com November 7 l 8 Bethune–Cookman Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 13–14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230508480 Daily Press 08 Nov 1998, page Page 40 Newspapers.com November 15 w y 14 Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 41–13 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230592475 Daily Press 15 Nov 1998, page Page 36 Newspapers.com November 22 w y 10 Morgan State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 55–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/232623756 Daily Press 22 Nov 1998, page Page 33 Newspapers.com November 29 l y y 9 Connecticut 8 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT NCAA Division I-AA First Round 34–42 https://www.newspapers.com/image/232706948 Daily Press 29 Nov 1998, page Page 39 Newspapers.com https://hamptonpirates.com/sports/football/schedule/1998 1998 Football Schedule Hampton University Athletics References Hampton Category:Hampton Pirates football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Hampton Pirates football Hampton