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HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (5-5; 4-3 MEAC) vs. Savannah State (1-7; 1-5 MEAC) GAME 11 Ted A. Wright Stadium (8,500) • Savannah, Ga. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 • 1:00 p.m. EST TV: None Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will hit the road again on Saturday for its final game of the 2015 season, taking on Savannah State at 1 p.m. at Ted Wright COACHES Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Stadium. The Pirates (5-5, 4-3 MEAC), in their second season under head coach Record at HU ............... 8-14 (2nd year) Connell Maynor, are coming off a 33-0 win over Florida A&M this past Saturday, vs. SSU ......................................0-0 while the Tigers (1-7, 1-5 MEAC), in their third season under head coach Earnest Overall Record ............. 53-20 (5th year) Wilson III, fell 20-17 in overtime to Norfolk State this past weekend. vs. SSU ......................................0-0 Earnest Wilson, III ......... (Texas Tech ‘89) THE SERIES Record at SSU ............... 2-30 (3rd Year) The Pirates are 5-0 all-time against Savannah State, and this will be the first vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 meeting between the two teams since 2012 – when Hampton won 21-13 at Armstrong Overall Record .......................... Same vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 Stadium. The two teams first met in 2003, with the Pirates winning 48-13 at home. Hampton is 2-0 against Savannah State in Savannah, Ga., with a 58-7 win in 2004 SERIES and a 22-5 win in 2011. Hampton leads the series 5-0 Last five meetings: 2012 - HAM 21, SSU 13 MULTIMEDIA 2011 - HAM 22, SSU 5 The game will be broadcast on WHOV 88.1 FM. 2005 - HAM 44, SSU 6 2004 - HAM 58, SSU 7 PIRATES ON THE ROAD 2003 - HAM 48, SSU 13 Hampton has had four true road contests so far this season, falling 24-14 at Norfolk RANKINGS State on Sept. 26 before defeating Morgan State 20-10 on Oct. 17, falling 40-7 to Hampton William & Mary on Oct. 24, and falling 34-20 at South Carolina State on Oct. 30. N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll Hampton is 1-1 so far on this stretch of three straight road contests. The Pirates N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll went 1-5 on the road last season, having dropped their season opener at Old Dominion, 41-28, on Aug. 30, fallen 42-17 at Richmond on Sept. 13, fallen 31-14 Savannah State at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 9, defeated Delaware State 23-0 on Oct. 25, fallen N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll 47-13 to North Carolina Central on Nov. 8, and fallen 30-29 to Howard on Nov. 22. N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll PIRATES AGAINST THE MEAC TELEVISION The Pirates are 204-178-6 all-time against schools currently competing in the None Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after beating Florida A&M 33-0 this past RADIO HAMPTON (5-5; 4-3 MEAC) SAVANNAH STATE (1-7, 1-5 MEAC) WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Richie Summerville & Jay Lang call- Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time ing the action. Sept. 5 Kentucky State W, 35-20 Sept. 5 at Colorado State L, 13-65 Sept. 12 #22 Richmond L, 28-31 Sept. 19 at Akron L, 9-52 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 18 vs. Howard W, 37-19 Sept. 26 at Bethune-Cookman L, 12-42 Hampton Sept. 26 at Norfolk State L, 14-24 Oct. 3 Florida A&M W, 37-27 SID - Maurice Williams Oct. 3 North Carolina A&T L, 31-45 Oct. 10 at Morgan State L, 3-42 Phone (757) 727-5757 Oct. 10 Delaware State W, 21-7 Oct. 17 North Carolina Central L, 22-39 Email: [email protected] Oct. 17 at Morgan State W, 20-10 Oct. 31 at Howard L, 9-55 Oct. 24 at William & Mary L, 7-40 Nov. 7 at Norfolk State L, 17-20 Savannah State Oct. 31 at SC State L, 20-34 Nov,. 14 Hampton 1 p.m. SID - Opio Mashariki Nov. 7 Florida A&M W, 33-0 Nov. 21 South Carolina State 1 p.m. Phone (912) 358-3430 Nov. 14 at Savannah State 1 p.m. Email: [email protected] 2015 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Saturday to improve to 4-3 in conference play this season. Hampton is 10- UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS 10 against Bethune-Cookman; 27-14 against Delaware State; 9-13 against Florida A&M; 48-43-1 against Howard; 25-37-2 against Morgan State; 25-27- Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 1 against Norfolk State; 26-17-2 against North Carolina A&T; 18-7 against Enrollment ...........................................4,768 North Carolina Central; 5-0 against Savannah State; and 11-9 against South Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White Carolina State. Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates have won the Nickname ........................................... Pirates conference championship five times, including three straight in 2004, 2005, Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 and 2006. Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade Lights ....................................................Yes PIRATES ON TV First Year of Football ................................1902 The Pirates’ contest against rival Howard on Sept. 18 – the AT&T Nation’s All-Time Record .............................. 553-420-34 All-time MEAC Record ............... 105-61 (19 years) Football Classic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. – was televised live on MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 ESPNU and streamed on the WatchESPN app. Hampton won the game 37-19 All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 to snap Howard’s four-game winning streak in the series. Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN THE MEAC The MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and ADMINISTRATION sports information directors, picked the Pirates to finish sixth this season. President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey In addition, the Pirates landed eight players on the conference’s preseason Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative..................... Gene Moore teams, headlined by wideout Twarn Mixson, defensive lineman Miles Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson Grooms, linebacker Joshua Thorne, and punter Christian Faber-Kinney – all Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard of whom were First Team selections. Four Pirates were named Preseason Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson Second Team All-MEAC: offensive lineman Michael Young, defensive lineman Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston Charles Owens, wideout Rashawn Proctor, and offensive lineman Torrian Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby White. Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 COUNTING TO 1,000 Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 This Pirates’ game against rival Howard on Sept. 18 was the 1,000th in the FOOTBALL STAFF history of Hampton University football. Hampton won that game 37-19, Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) and heading into this weekend, the Pirates are 553-420-34 all-time (a .549 Coaching Record at HU .............. 8-14 (2nd Season) winning percentage). Coaching Record Overall ........... 53-20 (6th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 QUARTERBACK RETURNS HOME Assistant Head Coach/WR ................Duane Taylor For David Watford, who transferred to the Pirates from the University Defensive Coordinator ...............Michael Ketchum of Virginia, Hampton is home. Watford played his high school football at Running Backs/Director of Opts. ........ Gary Lowery Offensive Line ......................... Michael Ramseur nearby Hampton High, totaling over 3,000 yards as a senior en route to Defensive Line .........................Tremayne Henry All-District and All-Region honors. He did not throw an interception that Safeties .......................................Marc Bacote season, guiding the Crabbers to an 11-2 record – the only losses coming to Tight Ends .............................Markus Lawrence eventual state champion Phoebus. In 2012 with U.Va., Watford set a school Secondary/Defensive Backs ............. Bryant Foster Quarterbacks ............................ Kameron Smith record with 244 completions, and against Georgia Tech, he completed a Defensive Assistant .......................Marcus Wade school-record 43 passes for a career-high 376 yards. In his Pirates debut Strength & Conditioning ....................Luke Butler against Kentucky State, Watford threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns – four of which went to T.J. Mixson. He also threw three touchdowns against SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams both Richmond and North Carolina A&T. Through 10 weeks, Watford leads Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 the MEAC in passing (203.9 yards per game) and is second in total offense Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 (225.0 yards per game). He has at least one touchdown pass in each of the Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813