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HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (2-1; 1-0 MEAC) vs. Norfolk State (0-3; 0-0 MEAC) GAME 4 William “Dick” Price Stadium (30,000) • Norfolk, Va. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 • 4 p.m. EST TV: None Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will be on the road for another rivalry COACHES game on Saturday, as the Pirates head across the James River to square off against Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Norfolk State at 4 p.m. in Dick Price Stadium for the annual Battle of the Bay. The Record at HU ............... 5-10 (2nd year) Pirates (2-1, 1-0 MEAC), in their second season under head coach Connell Maynor, vs. Norfolk State ..........................0-1 are coming off a 37-19 win over Howard this past Friday, while the Spartans (0-3, Overall Record ............. 50-16 (5th year) vs. Norfolk State ..........................0-1 0-0 MEAC), in their first season under head coach Latrell Scott, are coming off a 45-7 loss to Marshall this past weekend. Latrell Scott ................. (Hampton ‘99) Record at NSU ................ 0-3 (1st year) THE SERIES vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 Overall Record ............. 25-12 (3rd year) The Pirates are 25-26-1 all-time against Norfolk State, having won four of the last vs. Hampton ...............................0-0 seven meetings – despite last season’s 21-13 loss to the Spartans in Armstrong Stadium. Since 1996, after Hampton’s transition to Div. I, the Pirates are 13-6 SERIES against the Spartans. Prior to last season, Norfolk State had last defeated Hampton NSU leads the series 26-25-1 Last five meetings: in 2011, when the Spartans won 34-24 in Norfolk, Va. Hampton is 13-12-1 against 2014 - NSU 21, HAM 13 Norfolk State in Norfolk, Va. 2013 - HAM 27, NSU 17 2012 - HAM 28, NSU 14 MULTIMEDIA 2011 - NSU 34, HAM 24 2010 - HAM 7, NSU 6 The game will be broadcast on the radio on WHOV 88.1 FM. RANKINGS PIRATES ON THE ROAD Hampton The Pirates went 1-5 on the road last season, having dropped their season opener at N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll Old Dominion, 41-28, on Aug. 30, fallen 42-17 at Richmond on Sept. 13, fallen 31-14 10th ......... SBN Sports Black College Poll at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 9, defeated Delaware State 23-0 on Oct. 25, fallen 47-13 to North Carolina Central on Nov. 8, and fallen 30-29 to Howard on Nov. 22. Norfolk State This will be the first true road game of the season for the Pirates. N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll PIRATES AGAINST THE MEAC The Pirates are 201-175-6 all-time against schools currently competing in the TELEVISION Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after opening conference play this past None RADIO HAMPTON (2-1; 1-0 MEAC) NORFOLK STATE (0-3, 0-0 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 Rutgers L, 13-63 Sept. 12 Richmond L, 28-31 Sept. 12 at Old Dominion L, 10-24 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 18 vs. Howard W, 37-19 Sept. 19 at Marshall L, 7-45 Hampton Sept. 26 at Norfolk State 4 p.m. Sept. 26 Hampton 4 p.m. SID - Maurice Williams Oct. 3 North Carolina A&T 2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Howard 1 p.m. Phone (757) 727-5757 Oct. 10 Delaware State 2 p.m. Oct. 10 North Carolina A&T 2 p.m. Email: [email protected] Oct. 17 at Morgan State 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at William & Mary 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at North Carolina Central 2 p.m. Howard Oct. 31 at SC State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 Savannah State 2 p.m. SID - Matt Michalec Nov. 7 Florida A&M 1 p.m. Nov. 14 South Carolina State 1 p.m. Phone (757) 823-2628 Nov. 14 at Savannah State 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Morgan State 1 p.m. Email: [email protected] 2015 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL weekend with a 37-19 win over Howard. Hampton is 10-10 against Bethune- UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Cookman; 26-14 against Delaware State; 8-13 against Florida A&M; 48-43- 1 against Howard; 24-37-2 against Morgan State; 25-26-1 against Norfolk Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 State; 26-16-2 against North Carolina A&T; 18-7 against North Carolina Enrollment ...........................................4,768 Central; 5-0 against Savannah State; and 11-8 against South Carolina State. Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates have won the conference Nickname ........................................... Pirates championship five times, including three straight in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade PIRATES ON TV Lights ....................................................Yes This week’s contest against rival Howard – the AT&T Nation’s Football First Year of Football ................................1902 Classic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. – was televised live on ESPNU All-Time Record .............................. 550-416-34 All-time MEAC Record ............... 102-58 (19 years) and streamed on the WatchESPN app. Hampton won the game 37-19 to snap MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 Howard’s four-game winning streak in the series. All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN THE MEAC Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) The MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, picked the Pirates to finish sixth this season. ADMINISTRATION In addition, the Pirates landed eight players on the conference’s preseason President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey teams, headlined by wideout Twarn Mixson, defensive lineman Miles Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative..................... Gene Moore Grooms, linebacker Joshua Thorne, and punter Christian Faber-Kinney – all Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson of whom were First Team selections. Four Pirates were named Preseason Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard Second Team All-MEAC: offensive lineman Michael Young, defensive lineman Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson Charles Owens, wideout Rashawn Proctor, and offensive lineman Torrian Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston White. Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson COUNTING TO 1,000 Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 This past Friday’s game against rival Howard was the 1,000th in the Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 history of Hampton University football. Hampton won that game 37-19, FOOTBALL STAFF and heading into this weekend, the Pirates are 550-416-34 all-time (a .550 Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) winning percentage). Coaching Record at HU .............. 5-10 (2nd Season) Coaching Record Overall ........... 50-16 (6th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 QUARTERBACK RETURNS HOME Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 For David Watford, who transferred to the Pirates from the University Assistant Head Coach/WR ................Duane Taylor of Virginia, Hampton is home. Watford played his high school football at Defensive Coordinator ...............Michael Ketchum nearby Hampton High, totaling over 3,000 yards as a senior en route to Running Backs/Director of Opts. ........ Gary Lowery Offensive Line ......................... Michael Ramseur All-District and All-Region honors. He did not throw an interception that Defensive Line .........................Tremayne Henry season, guiding the Crabbers to an 11-2 record – the only losses coming to Safeties .......................................Marc Bacote eventual state champion Phoebus. In 2012 with U.Va., Watford set a school Tight Ends .............................Markus Lawrence record with 244 completions, and against Georgia Tech, he completed a Secondary/Defensive Backs ............. Bryant Foster Quarterbacks ............................ Kameron Smith school-record 43 passes for a career-high 376 yards. In his Pirates debut Defensive Assistant .......................Marcus Wade against Kentucky State, Watford threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns – Strength & Conditioning ....................Luke Butler four of which went to T.J. Mixson. He also threw three touchdowns against Richmond, and through three weeks, Watford leads the MEAC in passing SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams (287.7 yards per game) and total offense (319.7 yards per game). He has Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 at least one touchdown pass in each of the Pirates’ first three games, and Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 Watford has yet to be sacked this season. Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 Williams E-mail .............. [email protected] Football Press Box Phone