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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.
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
0
0
0
0
0
Bobcats
7
13
26
13
59
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
5
10
0
0
15
Pirates
7
14
0
7
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Bears
0
0
0
0
0
Pirates
21
14
21
3
59
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Hawks
0
14
9
0 7
30
Pirates
13
3
0
7 0
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
7
0
3
7
17
Tigers
7
0
0
3
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
14
0
2
0
16
Spartans
0
7
0
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Rattlers
3
7
7
10
27
Pirates
7
14
0
10
31
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
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