2001 Hampton Pirates football team

2001 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Florida A&M $^   7 – 1     7 – 4  
Hampton   6 – 2     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     6 – 4  
South Carolina State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Howard   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Morgan State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at New Hampshire*
L 29–454,682[1]
September 8at Howard
W 27–2011,869[2]
September 22vs. Virginia State*
W 55–1435,681[3]
September 29Delaware State
W 31–206,636[4]
October 6No. 7 Rhode Island*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 7–561,802[5]
October 13at Norfolk State
L 20–2818,972[6]
October 20South Carolina State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 28–1716,842[7]
October 27No. 23 Florida A&M
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 35–475,331[8]
November 3at Bethune–Cookman
W 44–41[9]
November 10at No. 12 North Carolina A&T
W 23–7[10]
November 17Morgan State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 35–207,551[11]

References

  1. ^ "HU suffers from flashback". Daily Press. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Smith, Pirates hold off Bison". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 9, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Game draws crowd: Special day for Hampton". The Record. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cash carries HU". Daily Press. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pirates are Rhody killed". Daily Press. October 7, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NSU tops rival". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina St. falls to Hampton, 28–17". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fla. A&M ousts HU from chase". Daily Press. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mistakes doom Bethune–Cookman". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A&T's title chances go poof". News & Record. November 11, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hampton wins, but its season is still over". Daily Press. November 18, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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