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HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (0-1) vs. William & Mary (0-1) GAME 2 Armstrong Stadium (12,000) • Hampton, Va. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 • 6:00 p.m. EST TV: Pirates Sports Network Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will come to Armstrong Stadium for the first time in 2014 on Saturday, squaring off against William and Mary in the Pirates’ COACHES home opener at 6 p.m. The Pirates (0-1), in their first season under head coach Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Record at HU ................. 0-1 (1st year) Connell Maynor, lost 41-28 at Old Dominion this past Saturday. The Tribe (0-1), in vs. William & Mary ........................0-0 their 35th season under head coach Jimmye Laycock, fell 34-9 at Virginia Tech this Overall Record .............. 46-7 (5th year) past Saturday. vs. William & Mary ........................0-0 Jimmye Laycock .....(William & Mary, ‘70) THE SERIES Record at WM ..........222-166 (35th year) William and Mary leads the all-time series between the two teams 4-0, and the vs. Hampton ...............................4-0 Tribe won last season’s meeting 31-7 in Williamsburg, Va. The two teams last met Overall Record .......................... Same at Armstrong Stadium in 1998, when William and Mary won 41-34. This will be the vs. Hampton ...............................4-0 Tribe’s second-ever trip to Armstrong Stadium, as three of the last four meetings SERIES were held at Zable Stadium. William & Mary leads the series 4-0 PIRATES AT ARMSTRONG STADIUM Last meetings: 2013 - W&M 31, HAM 7 Hampton went 3-2 at home last season, picking up wins against North Carolina A&T 2004 - W&M 42, HAM 35 (31-26), Delaware State (30-7), and North Carolina Central (29-21). In five games at 1998 - W&M 41, HAM 34 Armstrong Stadium in 2013, the Pirates averaged 31.2 points per game on offense. 1997 - W&M 31, HAM 6 Hampton’s last home win over a non-conference opponent came in 2011, when the RANKINGS Pirates defeated Princeton 28-23. Hampton N/A ......................Sports Network Poll PIRATES IN HOME OPENERS N/A .. College Sporting News Coaches Poll The Pirates are 44-26-1 in home openers dating back in 1943, and Hampton has lost N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll its last two home openers – including a 30-27 loss to Tennessee Tech last season. William & Mary Prior to 2012, the Pirates had won nine straight home openers dating back to 2003. 21 ........................Sports Network Poll 24 .... College Sporting News Coaches Poll PIRATES AGAINST THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TELEVISION The Pirates are 2-11 against teams that currently compete in football in the CAA, Pirates Sports Network with both of those wins coming against James Madison. Hampton is 2-0 against RADIO WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game taped HAMPTON (0-0) WILLIAM & MARY (0-1) delayed with Donovan Rose, Richie Sum- merville & Jay Lang calling the action. Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time Aug. 30 at Old Dominion L, 28-41 Aug. 30 at Virginia Tech L, 9-34 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 6 William & Mary 6 p.m. Sept. 6 at Hampton 6 p.m. Hampton Sept. 13 at Richmond 6 p.m. Sept. 13 Norfolk State 7 p.m. SID - Maurice Williams Sept. 20 Miles 6 p.m. Sept. 20 Lafayette 7 p.m. Phone (757) 727-5757 Sept. 27 South Carolina State 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Stoney Brook 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] Oct. 9 at N. Carolina A&T 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at New Hampshire 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Norfolk State 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Villanova 3:30 p.m. William & Mary Oct. 25 at Delaware State 2 p.m. Oct. 25 Delaware 12:30 p.m. SID - Rob Turner Nov. 1 Morgan State 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at James Madison 3:30 p.m. Phone (757) 221-3370 Nov. 8 at NC Central 2 p.m. Nov. 8 Elon 3:30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Nov. 13 Bethune-Cookman 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Towson 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at Howard 1 p.m. Nov. 22 Richmond 7:30 p.m. 2014 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL JMU; 0-3 against New Hampshire; 0-1 against Richmond; 0-2 against Rhode UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Island; 0-1 against Villanova; and 0-4 against William and Mary. The Pirates have never faced Albany, Delaware, Elon, Maine, Stony Brook, or Towson. Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 Enrollment ...........................................4,768 PIRATES ON TV Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White Saturday’s 41-28 loss at Old Dominion was the first of four games the Pirates Nickname ........................................... Pirates will play on TV this season. In addition, the Pirates will be on ESPNU three Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 times this season, starting with their match-up at North Carolina A&T, Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade which will be televised live on Thursday, Oct. 9. The annual Battle of the Lights ....................................................Yes Bay between Hampton and Norfolk State will be shown on ESPNU via tape First Year of Football ................................1902 delay, and the Pirates’ game against Bethune-Cookman will be televised All-Time Record .............................. 545-407-34 All-time MEAC Record ................. 99-52 (18 years) live on ESPNU on Thursday, Nov. 13. MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 PIRATES WELL-REPRESENTED ON CFPA WATCH LIST Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 Four Pirates are on the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) Watch List: senior running back Jorrian Washington, junior punter Christian Faber-Kinney, junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms, and sophomore ADMINISTRATION kicker Anthony Prevost. President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative..................... Gene Moore The CFPA is entering its seventh year of recognition, and the 2014 CFPA Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson award winners will be announced on Jan. 14, 2015. Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SEVENTH IN THE MEAC Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston The MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby information directors, picked the Pirates to finish seventh this season. In Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson addition, the Pirates landed six players on the conference’s preseason Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 teams, headlined by junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms and sophomore Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 kicker Anthony Prevost – both of whom were named Preseason First Team. FOOTBALL STAFF Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) Three Pirates were named Preseason Second Team All-MEAC: junior Coaching Record at HU ................ 0-1 (1st Season) linebacker Joshua Thorne, senior defensive back Khambrel McGee, and Coaching Record Overall ............ 45-7 (5th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 junior punter Christian Faber-Kinney. Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 John Eder ............... Assistant Head Coach/O-Line Senior running back Jorrian Washington was named Preseason Third Team Kenny Phillips ................... Defensive Coordinator All-MEAC. Duane Taylor .........Passing Game Coordinator/WR’s Michael Ramseur ......................... Running Backs Marcus Gladden ............................. Linebackers GROOMS RAKING IN THE AWARDS Marco Butler ...........Defensive PG Coordinator/DBs Junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms turned a lot of heads in 2013, Gary Lowery ..............................Defensive Line ranking second in the MEAC in both sacks and tackles for loss en route to Markus Lawrence ............. Assistant Offensive Line earning First Team All-MEAC honors. Because of that, Grooms comes into the 2014 season on the CFPA FCS Watch List, and he is a Preseason First SPORTS INFORMATION Team All-MEAC selection. Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 Grooms tallied 9.5 sacks last season to lead the team, and his 18.5 tackles Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 for loss amounted to 88 yards. He recorded 3.5 sacks against Delaware Williams E-mail .............. [email protected] State on Oct. 26 of last season, and he had 3.0 tackles for loss at Bethune- Football Press Box Phone .............. (757) 727-5422 Cookman on Nov. 16. PHYSICAL INFORMATION Mailing Address ............................................. Grooms was sixth on the team with 57 total tackles in 2013. ........................... Hampton University Athletics .................................... 100 E. QUEEN STREET PREVOST AN ALL-AMERICAN ...........................................121 Holland Hall ....................................... Hampton, VA 23668 Sophomore kicker Anthony Prevost wasn’t just a First Team All-MEAC honoree Football Office