American college football season
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.
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. at Ohio * ESPN3 L 0–5917,501 7:00 p.m. Delaware State PTV W 28–156,456 September 16 6:00 p.m. Livingstone * Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA PTV W 59–05,234 September 23 2:00 p.m. Monmouth * Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA PTV L 23–30 OT 5,123 October 7 2:00 p.m. at Savannah State SSAA W 17–106,990 October 14 2:00 p.m. at Norfolk State ESPNU W 16–146,149 October 21 2:00 p.m. Florida A&M Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA PTV W 31–2712,251 October 28 4:00 p.m. at Bethune–Cookman CEN L 21–2410,951 November 4 1:00 p.m. North Carolina Central Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA PTV L 6–145,321 November 11 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina State FloFootball L 15–338,491 November 18 1:00 p.m. Howard PTV W 20–178,142
Game summaries [ edit ] At Ohio [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 Bobcats 7 13 26 13 59
Delaware State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 5 10 0 0 15 Pirates 7 14 0 7 28
Livingstone [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Pirates 21 14 21 3 59
Monmouth [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Hawks 0 14 9 0 7 30 Pirates 13 3 0 7 0 23
At Savannah State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 7 0 3 7 17 Tigers 7 0 0 3 10
At Norfolk State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 14 0 2 0 16 Spartans 0 7 0 7 14
Florida A&M [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Rattlers 3 7 7 10 27 Pirates 7 14 0 10 31
At Bethune–Cookman [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 7 0 14 0 21 Wildcats 14 3 0 7 24
North Carolina Central [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 14 0 0 14 Pirates 6 0 0 0 6
At South Carolina State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 7 8 15 Bulldogs 9 10 7 7 33
1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 3 7 7 17 Pirates 7 0 7 6 20
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold