1998 Hampton Pirates football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Hampton Pirates
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = MEAC
| TSNRank = 11
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Joe Taylor
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Donald Hill-Eley
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Alonzo Lee
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| champion = MEAC champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 34–42 at Connecticut
}}
{{1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Bragg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 21–14
| attend = 18,805
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122957300/hu-sinks-rattlers/|title=HU sinks Rattlers|newspaper=Daily Press|date=September 6, 1998|accessdate=April 16, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
|away=y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}}
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington DC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–31
| attend =
| source = {{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/233425286|title=Daily Press 13 Sep 1998, page Page 31|website=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web | url=https://hamptonpirates.com/sports/football/schedule/1998 | title=1998 Football Schedule }}https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/05/22/howard-football-schedule-set/50b69fa9-34df-42f5-ba66-79c345891826/https://web.archive.org/web/20150914211840/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/opponents_records.php?teamid=1357
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 23–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Grambling State
| site_stadium = Giants Stadium
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, NJ
| gamename = Whitney Young Memorial Classic
| score = 28–15
| attend = 54,564
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305184/errors-plague-grambling/|work=Newsday|title=Errors plague Grambling|date=September 27, 1998|accessdate=March 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 21–0
| attend = 3,019
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-pirates-d-is-grade-a-in-s/144964791/|work=Daily Press|title=Pirates' 'D' is grade A in shutout|date=October 11, 1998|accessdate=April 7, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 59–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}}
| site_stadium = Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| score = 20–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 34–41
| attend = 10,704
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune–Cookman}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 13–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Delaware State Hornets|title=Delaware State}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Dover, DE
| score = 41–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 55–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| score = 34–42
| attend =
}}
}}
References
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{{Hampton Pirates football navbox}}
{{Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions}}
Category:Hampton Pirates football seasons
Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons
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