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HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (1-0) vs. #22/22 Richmond (0-1) GAME 2 Armstrong Stadium (12,000) • Hampton, Va. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 • 12:00 p.m. EST TV: None Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will be back home for its second game of the season on Saturday, welcoming the University of Richmond to Armstrong Stadium COACHES for a 12 p.m. kickoff. The Pirates (1-0), in the second season under head coach Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Record at HU ................ 4-9 (2nd year) Connell Maynor, is coming off a 35-20 win over Kentucky State, while the Spiders vs. Richmond ..............................0-1 (0-1), in their fourth season under head coach Danny Rocco, fell 50-21 to Maryland Overall Record ............. 49-15 (5th year) in their season opener. vs. Richmond ..............................0-1 Danny Rocco ............. (Wake Forest ‘84) THE SERIES Record at UR ............... 23-15 (4th year) The Pirates are 0-2 against Richmond following last season’s 42-17 loss in Richmond, vs. Hampton ...............................1-0 Va. This will be the Spiders’ second trip to Armstrong Stadium; the first meeting Overall Record .......................... 70-35 came in the 2005 Div. I-AA playoffs, when Richmond won 38-10. vs. Hampton ...............................1-0 SERIES MULTIMEDIA Richmond leads the all-time series 2-0 The game will be broadcast on the radio on WHOV 88.1 FM and streamed live on the Pirates Sports Network. Last meetings: 2014 - Richmond 42, HAM 17 2005 - Richmond 38, HAM 10 PIRATES AT HOME Hampton is 1-0 at home this season after Saturday’s 35-20 win over Kentucky State. RANKINGS The Pirates went 2-4 at home last season, with the highlight coming in the form Hampton N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll of a 40-35 win over nationally-ranked Bethune-Cookman in the team’s home finale N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll on Nov. 13. The Pirates fell 42-14 to William and Mary on Sept. 6, defeated Miles N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll College 34-30 on Sept. 20, lost 17-10 to South Carolina State on Sept. 27, fell 21-13 to Norfolk State on Oct. 18, and lost 38-35 to Morgan State on Nov. 1 of last season. Richmond 22 .............................. STATS FCS Poll 22 ........................... FCS Coaches Poll PIRATES AGAINST THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Pirates are 2-13 against teams that currently compete in football in the CAA, TELEVISION with both of those wins coming against James Madison. Hampton is 2-0 against JMU; None 0-3 against New Hampshire; 0-2 against Richmond; 0-2 against Rhode Island; 0-1 RADIO against Villanova; and 0-5 against William and Mary. The Pirates have never faced WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Richie Summerville & Jay Lang call- ing the action. HAMPTON (1-0; 0-0 MEAC) RICHMOND (0-1, 0-0 CAA) MEDIA CONTACTS Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time Hampton Sept. 5 Kentucky State W, 35-20 Sept. 5 at Maryland L, 21-50 SID - Maurice Williams Sept. 12 Richmond 12 p.m. Sept. 12 at Hampton 12 p.m. Phone (757) 727-5757 Sept. 18 vs. Howard 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 VMI 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] Sept. 26 at Norfolk State 4 p.m. Oct. 3 Maine 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 North Carolina A&T 2 p.m. Oct. 10 Elon 3:30 p.m. Richmond Oct. 10 Delaware State 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at Rhode Island 12 p.m. SID - Scott Burns Oct. 17 at Morgan State 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at James Madison 3:30 p.m. Phone (804) 287-6313 Oct. 24 at William & Mary 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31 Albany 3:30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Oct. 31 at SC State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at New Hampshire 3 p.m. Nov. 7 Florida A&M 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Villanova 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Savannah State 1 p.m. Nov. 21 William & Mary 12 p.m. 2015 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Albany, Delaware, Elon, Maine, Stony Brook, or Towson. UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS PIRATES ON TV Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 The Pirates’ contest against rival Howard on Friday, Sept. 18 – the AT&T Enrollment ...........................................4,768 Nation’s Football Classic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. – will be Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White televised live on ESPNU and streamed on the WatchESPN app. That game Nickname ........................................... Pirates will kick off at 7:30 p.m. EST. Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN THE MEAC Lights ....................................................Yes The MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and First Year of Football ................................1902 sports information directors, picked the Pirates to finish sixth this season. All-Time Record .............................. 549-415-34 All-time MEAC Record ............... 101-58 (19 years) In addition, the Pirates landed eight players on the conference’s preseason MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 teams, headlined by wideout Twarn Mixson, defensive lineman Miles All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 Grooms, linebacker Joshua Thorne, and punter Christian Faber-Kinney – all Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 of whom were First Team selections. Four Pirates were named Preseason Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) Second Team All-MEAC: offensive lineman Michael Young, defensive lineman Charles Owens, wideout Rashawn Proctor, and offensive lineman Torrian ADMINISTRATION White. President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative..................... Gene Moore COUNTING TO 1,000 Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson Saturday’s game against Richmond will be the 999th in the history of Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard Hampton University football, which means the Pirates’ contest on Sept. Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson 18 against rival Howard will be the 1,000th contest in program history. Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston Heading into Saturday’s game, the Pirates are 549-415-34 all-time (a .550 Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby winning percentage). Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 MIXSON LEADING PIRATES’ RECEIVERS Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 Twarn Mixson was a First Team All-MEAC selection last season and was on FOOTBALL STAFF the conference preseason First Team. In 2014, Mixson led the team and the Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) MEAC in receiving, averaging 68.3 yards per contest. He caught 5.6 passes Coaching Record at HU ............... 4-9 (2nd Season) per game, and Mixson had a team-high 615 receiving yards on the season Coaching Record Overall ........... 49-15 (6th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 with six touchdowns. His season-high of 123 receiving yards came early in Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 2014 against William & Mary. He opened the 2015 season in style against Assistant Head Coach/WR ................Duane Taylor Kentucky State, catching seven passes for a career-high 135 yards and four Defensive Coordinator ...............Michael Ketchum touchdowns. Running Backs/Director of Opts. ........ Gary Lowery Offensive Line ......................... Michael Ramseur Defensive Line .........................Tremayne Henry GROOMS A FORCE ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE Safeties .......................................Marc Bacote Defensive lineman Miles Grooms was a Preseason First Team All-MEAC Tight Ends .............................Markus Lawrence selection coming into 2015, after being named Third Team All-MEAC in Secondary/Defensive Backs ............. Bryant Foster Quarterbacks ............................ Kameron Smith 2014. He was sixth on the team with 52 total tackles in 2014, while also Defensive Assistant .......................Marcus Wade ranking second on the team in tackles for loss (13.0) and third in sacks Strength & Conditioning ....................Luke Butler (5.0). His 10 quarterback hurries were a team high, and Grooms also forced a pair of fumbles last season. In Saturday’s opener against Kentucky State, SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams Grooms had four quarterback hurries, seven tackles, and 1.5 sacks. Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 THORNE A TACKLING MACHINE Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 Linebacker Joshua Thorne had 113 total tackles last season, leading both Williams E-mail .............. [email protected] Football Press Box Phone .............. (757) 727-5422 the team and the MEAC while recording 100 tackles for the second straight season. Thorne was a Second Team All-MEAC selection in 2014, and he PHYSICAL INFORMATION also led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss – while his 5.5 sacks tied for Mailing Address ............................................. the team lead. Thorne