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HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES GAME 1 Hampton (5-6 in 2016) at Ohio (8-6 in 2016) Peden Stadium (24,000) • Athens, OH QUICK FACTS Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. EST TV: ESPN3 Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM COACHES Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Record at HAM ............. 14-20 (4th year) vs. Ohio .....................................0-0 THE GAME Overall Record ............. 59-26 (8th year) The Hampton University football team will open the 2017 season on vs. Ohio .....................................0-0 September 2 when they visit the Ohio Bobcats in Peden Stadium. The game Frank Solich ..................(Nebraska ‘66) will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and puts Hampton against a member of the Record at Ohio ...........77-57 (11th year) Mid-American Conference for the fi rst time in program history. vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 Overall Record .......... 135-76 (17th year) vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 RADIO The game will be broadcast live on WHOV 88.1 FM. SERIES fi rst ever meeting THE SERIES QUICK HITS First meeting with MAC school This is the fi rst-ever meeting between Hampton and Ohio University. Second straight year and third of last four opening with FBS opponent PIRATES ON THE ROAD Hampton opened the 2016 season with a road game at Old Dominion, falling RANKINGS 54- 21, before falling 31-9 at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 29, defeating Hampton Delaware State 27-17 on Oct. 8, and falling 31-14 at Florida A&M. They N/A ......................... STATS FCS Top 25 N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll ended the 2016 season losing at Coastal Carolina 26-7. The Pirates are a N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll combined 4-12 in true road games under head coach Connell Maynor. PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN THE MEAC TELEVISION - ESPN3 After fi nishing in a share of third place in the 2016 MEAC season, the 2017 Jim Barber (PBP), Jerod Cherry (Analyst) MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports RADIO information directors, picked the Pirates to fi nish fi fth this season. The WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live Pirates picked up one fi rst-place vote, while defending champion North with Richie Summerville & Jay Lang call- ing the action. Carolina Central was picked to repeat. Yahkee Johnson was a Preseason First Team selection, while Steven Smith and Brendan Cole earned Preseason MEDIA CONTACTS Second Team honors. Hampton HAMPTON (5-6 in 2016) OHIO (8-6 IN 2016) SID - Jim Heath Date Opponent Score/Time Phone (757) 727-5757 Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 3 Texas St. L 54-56, OT Email: [email protected] Sept. 3 at Old Dominion L, 21-54 Sept. 10 at Kansas W, 37-21 Sept. 10 William & Mary L, 14-24 Sept. 17 at Tennessee L, 19-28 Ohio Sept. 24 Gardner-Webb W, 37-21 Sept. 17 vs. Howard W, 34-7 SID - Anthony Reynolds Oct. 1 at Miami (OH) W, 17-7 Sept. 29 at North Carolina A&T L, 9-31 Phone (740)-593-1298 Oct. 8 Bowling Green W, 30-24 Oct. 8 at Delaware State W, 27-17 Email: [email protected] Oct. 15 Eastern Michigan L, 20-27 Oct. 15 Morgan State W, 21-12 Oct. 22 at Kent St. W, 14-10 Oct. 22 at Florida A&M L,14-31 Oct. 27 at Toledo W, 31-26 Oct. 29 South Carolina State W, 28-26 Nov. 3 Buff alo W, 34-10 Nov. 12 Savannah State W, 28-24 Nov. 15 at Central Michigan L, 20-27 Nov. 19 Norfolk State L, 10-17 Nov. 22 Akron W, 9-3 Mov. 26 at Coastal Carolina L, 7-26 Dec. 2 Western Michigan L, 23-29 Dec. 23 Troy L, 23-28 2017 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS JOHNSON LOOKING TO FINISH IN STYLE Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Yahkee Johnson is heading into his senior season looking to fi nish Founded ...............................................1868 off his career in style. The Richmond, Va. Native enters his senior Enrollment ...........................................4,768 Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White campaign off a preseason fi rst team All-MEAC selection as he ran for Nickname ........................................... Pirates 763 yards as a junior. He had his breakout with the Pirates on Sept. Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium 10, 2016 rushing for a game-high 115 yards on 12 carries against Capacity ............................................ 12,000 Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade William & Mary. Lights ....................................................Yes First Year of Football ................................1902 FROM POP WARNER TO COLLEGE TEAMMATES All-Time Record ................559-425-34 (116 years) All-time MEAC Record ............... 111-64 (19 years) One wouldn’t imagine a pair of kids starting off in football winding MEAC Titles ............................................... 6 up as college teammates. Steven Smith and Delmon Williams were All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record ........................1-8 Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 opponents growing up in a local youth league championship game, Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 while years later they both were teammates at Hampton University. ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) Smith, a senior linebacker from Virginia Beach and Williams, a senior ADMINISTRATION quarterback from Norfolk, as one would imagine have diff erent President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey versions of how that youth game fi nished. Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative............. Novelle Dickenson Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson SMITH/COLE LEADING CHARGE ON DEFENSE Assist. AD for Operations .................Ataveus Cash Smith is the leading returning tackler from 2016 as he amassed 61 Director of Marketing ..............Pamela Richardson Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker tackles and topped the team in tackles for a loss (10.5), sacks (4.5) Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston and quarterback hurries (10). Right behind him is senior Brendan Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson Cole who had 54 tackles, four pass defl ections, three pass breakups Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 and three fumble recoveries. These two were key in a defense that fi nished second in the MEAC in total defense in 2016 allowing 340.5 FOOTBALL STAFF yards per game. Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) Coaching Record at HU ............. 14-20 (4th Season) Coaching Record Overall ........... 59-26 (8th Season) HEAD COACH CONNELL MAYNOR Football Offi ce Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 Football Offi ce Fax ...................... (757) 728-6664 Connell Maynor is beginning his fourth season as the head coach of Defensive Coordinator ...............Michael Ketchum the Hampton University football program. Running Backs/Director of Opts. ............Jason Mai Off ensive Line .........Michael Ramseur/Charles Huff Defensive Line .........................Tremayne Henry Maynor is a veteran of the game with over 20 years of football Defensive Tackles ..........................Marcus Dixon experience both as a player and coach -- most recently as the Safeties/Special Teams ....................Jeep Hunter off ensive architect of the back to back HBCU national titles at Quarterbacks ............................ Kameron Smith Graduate Assistant ........................Marcus Wade Winston-Salem State. He is the 20th head coach in the history of Strength & Conditioning ....................Luke Butler Hampton University football. SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Contact .................. Jim Heath The 2016 Pirates fi nished 5-6 overall and 5-3 in MEAC play to tie for Heath Offi ce Phone ..................... (757) 727-5757 third with South Carolina State. Hampton snapped an eight-game Heath Cell Phone ........................ (757) 503-8107 Williams Offi ce Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 losing skid to the Bulldogs with a 28-26 win at Armstrong Stadium and Heath E-mail ............ [email protected] had wins in four out of fi ve games down the stretch of the season. Football Press Box Phone .............. (757) 727-5422 PHYSICAL INFORMATION Senior wide receiver Rashawn Proctor was named First Team All-MEAC Mailing Address ............................................. in 2016 making it the third straight year that the Pirates had a fi rst ........................... Hampton University Athletics .................................... 100 E. QUEEN STREET team receiver. Joining Proctor in post-season honors were running ...........................................121 Holland Hall back Yahkee Johnson, tight end Jack Willenbrock, off ensive lineman ....................................... Hampton, VA 23668 Johnny Cruz and punter Christian Faber-Kinney on the second team. Football Offi ce Mailing Address .......................... ....................................... Armstrong Stadium Earning third team All-MEAC was quarterback Jaylian Williamson, .................................... 100 E. QUEEN STREET linebacker Devin Vandyke and defensive back Brendan Cole. ....................................... Hampton, VA 23666 2015 saw the Pirates double their win total from 2014, going 6-5 overall for the program’s fi rst winning season since 2011. Hampton 2017 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL went 5-3 in MEAC play last season, including wins over Howard, THIS WEEK IN THE MEAC Delaware State, Morgan State,