2006 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2006 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifteenth-year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They finished the season with a 10–2 overall record, won the MEAC championship with a 7–1 record in conference play and earned a berth to the first round of the NCAA Division I playoffs, where they were defeated by New Hampshire.

2006 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Hampton $^   7 1     10 2  
Delaware State   6 2     8 3  
South Carolina State   6 2     7 4  
Florida A&M   5 3     7 4  
Howard   4 4     5 6  
Morgan State   4 4     5 6  
Bethune–Cookman   3 5     5 6  
Norfolk State   1 7     4 7  
North Carolina A&T   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Hampton won the black college football national championship as awarded by three selectors, with North Carolina Central chosen by five other selectors.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 23 Grambling State* No. 13 W 27–26
September 9 6:00 p.m. Howard No. 14 W 46–7
September 16 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T No. 10
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 48–14
September 23 4:00 p.m. vs. Morgan State No. 11
W 26–7
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Delaware State No. 12 W 29–14
October 7 4:00 p.m. vs. Central State (OH)* No. 12 W 42–12
October 14 1:30 p.m. Norfolk State No. 12
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 42–13
October 21 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina State No. 11 L 6–13
October 28 2:00 p.m. Winston–Salem State*  No. 17
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 13–3
November 2 7:30 p.m. Bethune–Cookman No. 13
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 34–17
November 11 6:00 p.m. at Florida A&M No. 11 W 59–7
November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 9 New Hampshire* No. 8
L 38–41

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References edit

  1. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2006.