2019 Hampton Pirates football team

2019 Hampton Pirates football
2019 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–7 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach	Robert Prunty (2nd season);
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

The 2019 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Robert Prunty and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^	6	–	0	11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
Charleston Southern	4	–	2	6	–	6
Campbell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Hampton	1	–	5	5	–	7
Gardner–Webb	1	–	5	3	–	9
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	10
North Alabama *	0	–	0	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Pirates were predicted to finish in sixth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Pirates had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Offense

Gibril Ghee – OL

Headlines

On August 2, 2019, it was announced that former Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois had completed a graduate transfer to Hampton and would be immediately eligible for the upcoming season.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Elizabeth City State*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 65–7	8,234
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Union*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 17–36	8,127
September 14	4:30 p.m.	vs. Howard*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Battle of the Real HU)	NBC 5 Chicago	W 41–20	19,425
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 27–62	18,944
October 5	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 40–34	4,213
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 27–35	6,300
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 16–31	6,783
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 56–6	15,000
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 40–17	4,123
November 9	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 20–27 ^OT	2,476
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Kennesaw State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 7–50	3,612
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 13–48	2,331
*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

Elizabeth City State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7
Pirates	20	24	14	7	65

Virginia Union

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	9	13	36
Pirates	0	17	0	0	17

Vs. Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	10	0	7	20
Pirates	0	20	14	7	41

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	12	0	8	7	27
Flames	27	14	7	14	62

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	2	0	13	19	34
Pirates	6	14	3	17	40

At Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	21	0	3	27
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	7	7	7	35

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	7	0	6	16
Fighting Camels	7	10	0	14	31

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	6	0	0	6
Pirates	17	18	14	7	56

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	14	0	17
Pirates	6	14	7	13	40

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Pirates	13	0	0	7	0	20
Buccaneers	3	7	7	3	7	27

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Owls	21	10	12	7	50
Pirates	0	0	7	0	7

At Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	0	0	13
No. 15 Hawks	14	17	14	3	48

References

^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "Former FSU QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton University". 247Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "College football recruiting: Former Florida State QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "2019 Hampton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[1] "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.

[2] "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] "Former FSU QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton University". 247Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[4] "College football recruiting: Former Florida State QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[5] "2019 Hampton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[6] "2019 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

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