1998 Hampton Pirates football team

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.

1998 Hampton Pirates football
MEAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 34–42 at Connecticut
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
Record	9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (7th season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 17 Florida A&M*	No. 10	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 21–14	18,805	^[1]
September 12	No. 20 Howard	No. 10	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (rivalry)	W 38–31		^[2]
September 20	North Carolina A&T	No. 5	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 23–10		^[3]
September 27	vs. Grambling State*	No. 5	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	W 28–15	54,564	^[4]
October 10	Liberty	No. 3	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 21–0		^[5]
October 17	Norfolk State*	No. 4	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 59–14		^[6]
October 24	at South Carolina State	No. 2	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 20–7		^[7]
October 31	No. 12 William & Mary*	No. 2	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 34–41	10,704	^[8]
November 7	Bethune–Cookman	No. 8	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 13–14		^[9]
November 15	at Delaware State	No. 14	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 41–13		^[10]
November 22	at Morgan State	No. 10	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 55–0		^[11]
November 29	at No. 8 Connecticut*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 34–42		^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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2. "Daily Press 13 Sep 1998, page Page 31". Newspapers.com.
3. "Daily Press 20 Sep 1998, page Page 35". Newspapers.com.
4. "Errors plague Grambling". Newsday. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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8. "The Roanoke Times 01 Nov 1998, page 28". Newspapers.com.
9. "Daily Press 08 Nov 1998, page Page 40". Newspapers.com.
10. "Daily Press 15 Nov 1998, page Page 36". Newspapers.com.
11. "Daily Press 22 Nov 1998, page Page 33". Newspapers.com.
12. "Daily Press 29 Nov 1998, page Page 39". Newspapers.com.
13. "1998 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics.
14. "Massey Ratings - Hampton University Pirates". masseyratings.com.