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2021 Hampton Pirates football
2021 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach	Robert Prunty (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Zack Patterson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd McComb (2nd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^	7	–	0	11	–	2
Monmouth	6	–	1	7	–	4
North Carolina A&T	3	–	4	5	–	6
North Alabama	3	–	4	3	–	8
Charleston Southern	3	–	4	4	–	6
Hampton	3	–	4	5	–	6
Robert Morris	3	–	5	4	–	6
Campbell	2	–	5	3	–	8
Gardner–Webb	2	–	5	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Hampton Pirates football team represented the Hampton University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Robert Prunty, the Pirates played their home games at the Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.

This was Hampton's final season as a member of the Big South Conference.^[1] The Pirates joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for all sports starting in 2022–23.^[1]

Preseason

Big South poll

The Big South media days were held on July 27, 2021. In the conference preseason poll the Pirates were predicted to finish in seventh place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Monmouth	141 (16)
2	Kennesaw State	117 (1)
3	North Carolina A&T	100
4	Charleston Southern	85 (1)
5	Campbell	82
6	Gardner-Webb	59
7	Hampton	35
8	Robert Morris	29
—	North Alabama	n/a

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Union*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 42–28	4,500
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 7–47	18,363
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Howard*	Audi Field Washington, D.C. (The Real HU)	NBCSN	W 48–32	14,752
October 2	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPN+	L 44–47 ^OT	4,013
October 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kennesaw State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN3	L 15–34	3,983
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 5–35	3,928
October 23	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 30–9	3,991
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	L 35–38	1,633
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 27–21 ^OT	2,802
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 28–21	4,726
November 20	1:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 27–35	1,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Virginia Union

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28
Pirates	13	0	8	21	42

Statistics

Statistics	VIR	HAMP
First downs	16	32
Total yards	395	611
Rushing yards	85	369
Passing yards	310	242
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	25:49	34:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Union	Passing	Khalid Morris	15/28, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Demetrius Mann	3 rushes, 25 yards
	Receiving	Charles Hall	6 receptions, 182 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	24/35, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darran Butts	11 rushes, 143 yards, TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	4 receptions, 73 yards

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	7	0	7
Monarchs	10	24	7	6	47

Statistics

Statistics	HAMP	ODU
First downs	13	32
Total yards	187	572
Rushing yards	104	358
Passing yards	83	214
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	7/16, 83 yards, TD
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	12 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	D. J. Mack Jr.	11/22, 162 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jon-Luke Peaker	18 rushes, 141 yards
	Receiving	Zack Kuntz	3 receptions, 61 yards

At Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	14	21	6	48
Bison	7	10	0	15	32

Statistics

Statistics	HAMP	HOW
First downs	21	21
Total yards	557	430
Rushing yards	257	73
Passing yards	300	357
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	14/22, 300 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Darran Butts	9 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hezekiah Grimsley	3 receptions, 165 yards, TD
Howard	Passing	Quinton Williams	22/37, 357 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jarrett Hunter	14 rushes, 48 yards, TD
	Receiving	Antoine Murray	4 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	0	17	14	10	6	47
Pirates	10	17	0	14	3	44

Statistics

Statistics	NORF	HAMP
First downs	20	27
Total yards	496	509
Rushing yards	202	139
Passing yards	294	370
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	30:14	29:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Norfolk State	Passing	Juwan Carter	17/31, 294 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Juwan Carter	17 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Justin Smith	5 receptions, 144 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	22/44, 370 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

No. 17 Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Owls	3	17	7	7	34
Pirates	0	6	3	6	15

Statistics

Statistics	KENN	HAMP
First downs	20	15
Total yards	448	276
Rushing yards	339	125
Passing yards	109	151
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:49	27:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Xavier Sheppard	8/11, 109 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Sheppard	29 rushes, 179 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Iaan Cousin	1 reception, 37 yards
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	11/16, 128 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keyondre White	7 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	5 receptions, 68 yards

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	0	2	5
Buccaneers	7	7	21	0	35

Statistics

Statistics	HAMP	CHSO
First downs	22	21
Total yards	327	429
Rushing yards	179	72
Passing yards	148	357
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	37:06	22:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	19/42, 148 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tymere Robinson	17 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	11 receptions, 111 yards
Charleston Southern	Passing	Jack Chambers	25/43, 357 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Roderick Hawkins	12 rushes, 50 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cayden Jordan	6 receptions, 152 yards

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	9	0	0	0	9
Pirates	7	6	7	10	30

Statistics

Statistics	NCAT	HAMP
First downs	21	19
Total yards	364	441
Rushing yards	91	156
Passing yards	273	285
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:03	31:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Jalen Fowler	17/25, 234 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jah-Maine Martin	11 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jamison Warren	5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	17/28, 285 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	16 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	3 receptions, 112 yards, TD

At Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	14	7	7	35
Colonials	7	6	7	18	38

Statistics

Statistics	HAMP	RMU
First downs	22	27
Total yards	481	500
Rushing yards	194	139
Passing yards	287	361
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:38	33:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	14/20, 287 yards
	Rushing	Jett Duffey	18 rushes, 84 yards, 5 TD
	Receiving	Trent Cloud	3 receptions, 109 yards
Robert Morris	Passing	George Martin	28/39, 315 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Alijah Jackson	25 rushes, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	James Westry	6 receptions, 101 yards

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	0	7	0	0	21
Pirates	7	14	0	0	6	27

Statistics

Statistics	GWEB	HAMP
First downs	17	16
Total yards	298	413
Rushing yards	137	182
Passing yards	161	231
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Gardner–Webb	Passing	Bailey Fisher	20/35, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Narii Gaither	27 rushes, 147 yards
	Receiving	Narii Gaither	6 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	12/18, 231 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	14 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	2 receptions, 101 yards, TD

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	10	11	28
Fighting Camels	7	7	0	7	21

Statistics

Statistics	HAMP	CAM
First downs	23	19
Total yards	353	327
Rushing yards	122	131
Passing yards	231	196
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	19/31, 231 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jett Duffey	17 rushes, 51 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	8 receptions, 110 yards
Campbell	Passing	Dylan Earney	16/29, 196 yards, TD
	Rushing	Michael Jamerson	15 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Kelsey	4 receptions, 97 yards, TD

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	14	0	7	35
Pirates	7	7	0	13	27

Statistics

Statistics	UNA	HAMP
First downs	23	16
Total yards	464	363
Rushing yards	113	121
Passing yards	351	242
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Blake Dever	15/18, 254 yards, TD
	Rushing	Parker Driggers	14 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Hall	4 receptions, 71 yards
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	15/24, 242 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jett Duffey	16 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	6 receptions, 129 yards

References

^ ^a ^b O'Connor, John (January 25, 2022). "CAA officially adds Hampton, Monmouth, Stony Brook". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ "Monmouth Voted 2021 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "2021 Hampton Pirates Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[caa-1] O'Connor, John (January 25, 2022). "CAA officially adds Hampton, Monmouth, Stony Brook". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[2] "Monmouth Voted 2021 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[3] "2021 Hampton Pirates Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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