2019 Hampton Pirates football team explained

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.

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]

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

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

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Game summaries

Elizabeth City State

See also: Elizabeth City State Vikings football.

Virginia Union

See also: Virginia Union Panthers football.

Vs. Howard

See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team.

At Liberty

See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team.

North Alabama

See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team.

At Gardner–Webb

See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team.

At Campbell

See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team.

Virginia–Lynchburg

Presbyterian

See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.

At Charleston Southern

See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

Kennesaw State

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team.

At Monmouth

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team.

Notes and References

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