2015 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2015 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Connell Maynor and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place.

2015 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ketchum (1st season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 North Carolina A&T +		7	–	1					10	–	2
Bethune–Cookman +		7	–	1					9	–	2
North Carolina Central +		7	–	1					8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	4					4	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		1	–	7					1	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Florida A&M *		1	–	7					1	–	10
Howard		1	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Kentucky State*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 35–20	6,354
September 12	6:00 pm	No. 22 Richmond*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 28–31	3,515
September 18	7:30 pm	vs. Howard	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic/Battle of "The Real HU")	ESPNU	W 37–19	16,342
September 26	4:00 pm	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)		L 14–24	6,549
October 3	1:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 31–45	2,139
October 10	2:00 pm	Delaware State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 21–7	7,010
October 17	1:00 pm	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 20–10	7,749
October 24	3:30 pm	at No. 17 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 7–40	11,736
October 31	1:30 pm	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 20–34	19,821
November 7	1:00 pm	Florida A&M	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 33–0	2,211
November 14	1:00 pm	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 42–3	2,940
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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