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1998 Hampton Pirates football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (2nd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida A&M +^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 11 Hampton +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 18 Bethune–Cookman   6 – 2     8 – 3  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Howard   5 – 3     7 – 4  
South Carolina State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Morgan State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Delaware State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 17 Florida A&M*No. 10
W 21–1418,805[1]
September 12at No. 20 HowardNo. 10
W 38–31[2][3][4][5]
September 20North Carolina A&TNo. 5
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 23–10[6]
September 27vs. Grambling State*No. 5
W 28–1554,564[7]
October 10LibertyNo. 3
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 21–03,019[8]
October 17Norfolk State*No. 4
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 59–14[9]
October 24at South Carolina StateNo. 2
W 20–7[10]
October 31No. 12 William & Mary*No. 2
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 34–4110,704[11]
November 7Bethune–CookmanNo. 8
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 13–14[12]
November 15at Delaware StateNo. 14
W 41–13[13]
November 22at Morgan StateNo. 10
W 55–0[14]
November 29at No. 8 Connecticut*No. 9
L 34–42[15]

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References

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  1. ^ "HU sinks Rattlers". Daily Press. September 6, 1998. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Daily Press 13 Sep 1998, page Page 31". Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 Football Schedule".
  4. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/05/22/howard-football-schedule-set/50b69fa9-34df-42f5-ba66-79c345891826/
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150914211840/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/opponents_records.php?teamid=1357
  6. ^ "Daily Press 20 Sep 1998, page Page 35". Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Errors plague Grambling". Newsday. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pirates' 'D' is grade A in shutout". Daily Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Daily Press 18 Oct 1998, page Page 37". Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Roanoke Times 25 Oct 1998, page 28". Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Roanoke Times 01 Nov 1998, page 28". Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Daily Press 08 Nov 1998, page Page 40". Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Daily Press 15 Nov 1998, page Page 36". Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Daily Press 22 Nov 1998, page Page 33". Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Daily Press 29 Nov 1998, page Page 39". Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics.


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