2018 Hampton Pirates football team explained

The 2018 Hampton Pirates football team represents Hampton University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Robert Prunty and play their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They will compete as a FCS independent.

On November 16, 2017, the school announced they would become a full member of the Big South Conference in 2018.^[1] Due to scheduling reasons, they were to remain in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for football in 2018.^[2] However, the MEAC refused to allow Hampton to remain in the conference, with no MEAC schools agreeing to play them, forcing the Pirates to become an FCS independent for 2018 before joining the Big South in 2019.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Shaw

At Monmouth

See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team.

At Northern Iowa

See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

Charleston Southern

See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

Lane

At Presbyterian

See also: 2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.

Virginia–Lynchburg

At SUNY Maritime

At Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

St. Andrews

Notes and References

1. News: Johnson. Dave. Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South. Daily Press. November 16, 2017. Hampton University Moves to The Big South Conference during this mornings Press Conference at in Hampton..
2. News: Winkler. Adam. Conference quarrel: MEAC responds to Hampton's claims of conference punishing Pirates for leaving. WTKR. February 20, 2018.