2016 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2016 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).[1] They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place.

2016 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	5–6 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ketchum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 PM	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	L 21–54	20,118
September 10	6:00 PM	No. 13 William & Mary*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 14–24	4,412
September 17	3:30 PM	vs. Howard	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic/Battle of "The Real HU")	WHBC	W 34–7	13,068
September 29	7:30 PM	at No. 22 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 9–31	14,467
October 8	2:00 PM	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 27–17	1,309
October 15	2:00 PM	Morgan State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 21–12	12,122
October 22	3:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–31	26,044
October 29	1:00 PM	South Carolina State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 28–26	2,152
November 12	1:00 PM	Savannah State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 28–24	4,123
November 19	1:00 PM	Norfolk State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	PTV	L 10–17	9,876
November 26	2:00 PM	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 7–26	5,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	7	0	21
Monarchs	14	17	9	14	54

See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	ODU, 41–28

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2015	W&M, 40–7

vs. Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	24	3	34
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–41–1	2015	HAMP, 37–19

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	0	6	9
#22 Aggies	7	3	7	14	31

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–17–2	2015	NCAT, 45–31

at Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	10	0	27
Hornets	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–14	2015	HAMP, 21–7

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	6	0	0	12
Pirates	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–39–2	2015	HAMP, 20–10

at Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	0	7	14
Rattlers	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13	2015	HAMP, 33–0

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	0	6	26
Pirates	14	0	7	7	28

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–9	2015	SCSU, 34–20

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	7	7	24
Pirates	7	14	0	7	28

See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2015	SCSU, 42–3

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	7	7	17
Pirates	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–29–1	2015	NSU, 24–14

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7
#15 Chanticleers	10	6	0	10	26

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	CCU, 50–17

References

1. "HAMPTON RELEASES 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Hampton University Athletics. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.