1999 Hampton Pirates football team

1999 Hampton Pirates football
Heritage Bowl, W 24–3 vs. Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (3rd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 4 Florida A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Bethune–Cookman   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Howard   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
South Carolina State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Norfolk State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Morgan State   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eight-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in MEAC. Hampton was invited to the Heritage Bowl, where the Pirates beat Southern. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Delaware State
W 21–0
September 11Howard
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 28–27
September 18vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 26–1333,400[1]
September 25vs. Grambling State*
W 27–741,074[2]
October 2vs. No. 9 Southern*No. 8
L 6–2150,622[3]
October 9at North Carolina A&TNo. 13
L 24–41
October 16at Norfolk State
W 28–27
October 23Florida A&M
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 6–41
October 30South Carolina State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 39–27
November 6at Bethune–Cookman
L 27–34
November 13Morgan State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 34–14
December 18vs. No. 17 Southern*
W 24–329,561[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Ball bounces the wrong way for Pine Bluff in 26–13 loss". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 19, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Points taken: Hampton too much for Grambling". Daily News. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern stops Hampton in battle of I-AA unbeatens". The Indianapolis Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved August 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hampton hammers Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. December 19, 1999. Retrieved August 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1999 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics.


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