1997 Hampton Pirates football team

1997 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Hampton $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State   5 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 10 Florida A&M ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
Howard   4 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     7 – 4  
Morgan State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bethune–Cookman   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   0 – 0     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Hampton finished their season with a loss against Youngstown State in the Division I-AA playoffs. At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates were also recognized as black college national champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 4 William & Mary*
L 6–3110,667[1]
September 13at Howard
W 49–2111,711[2]
September 20at North Carolina A&T
W 7–215,278[3]
September 27vs. Grambling State*
W 42–749,156[4]
October 4No. 12 Florida A&M
W 18–1512,207[5]
October 11at Liberty*No. 25
W 33–27 OT12,431[6]
October 18at Norfolk StateNo. 19
W 9–26,521[7]
October 25South Carolina StateNo. 15
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 20–145,979[8]
November 8at Bethune–CookmanNo. 12
W 27–03,500[9]
November 15Delaware StatedaggerNo. 9
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 24–2014,311[10]
November 22Morgan StateNo. 9
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 10–04,015[11]
November 29at No. 4 Youngstown State*No. 9
L 13–2812,431[12]

References

  1. ^ "Balanced Tribe proves too much for Pirates". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hampton rolls". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hampton beats N.C. A&T". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 21, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hampton U. rumbles past Grambling". Daily Press. September 28, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hampton hands FAMU its first loss". The Miami Herald. October 5, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "HU escapes in OT". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates douse Spartans". Daily Press. October 19, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "S.C. State runs out of late magic in loss to Hampton". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hampton shuts out Wildcats". The Palm Beach Post. November 9, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets put scare in Hampton". The News Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackson, Hampton outrun Morgan State, 10–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Penguins down Hampton". The Newark Advocate. November 30, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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