| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | Hampton Pirates |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MEAC |
| Tsnrank: | 11 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Taylor |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Donald Hill-Eley |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Armstrong Stadium |
| Champion: | MEAC champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA First Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 34–42 at Connecticut |
The 1998 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. Hampton advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Pirates lost in the first round to Connecticut. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.