2008 Hampton Pirates football team

2008 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 South Carolina State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Hampton   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Morgan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Howard   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Winston-Salem State *   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Holmes, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31vs. Jackson State*
W 17–1310,723[1]
September 6at No. 12 Southern Illinois*
L 31–3710,051[2]
September 13Howard
W 38–27[3]
September 20North Carolina A&T
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 44–75,103[4]
October 4at Delaware State
W 17–145,218[5]
October 18Norfolk StateNo. 25
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA (rivalry)
W 35–1712,034[6]
October 25at South Carolina StateNo. 22
L 13–3517,159[7]
November 1Winston-Salem State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 30–3514,877[8]
November 8Bethune–Cookman
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 6–171,270[9]
November 15at Florida A&M
L 24–459,711[10]
November 22at Morgan State
W 17–132,145[11]

References

  1. ^ "Hampton capitalizes on JSU miscues". The Orlando Sentinel. September 1, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hefferman, Todd (September 7, 2008). "Smallest Saluki comes up big". Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hampton 38, Howard 27". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Punt returns sting Aggies". News and Record. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late TD pushes Hampton to victory". The News Journal. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Three pivotal plays lift Pirats past NSU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina State takes down Hampton". The Item. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSSU stuns Hampton 35–30". Winston-Salem Journal. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyatt's milestone also big for 'Cats". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Former coach not kind to HU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wasted chances costly for Bears". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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