HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (4-4; 3-2 MEAC) vs. South Carolina State (4-3; 3-1 MEAC) GAME 9 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (22,000) • Orangeburg, S.C. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 • 1:30 p.m. EST TV: None Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will conclude a string of three straight on COACHES the road this weekend, as the Pirates take on South Carolina State at Oliver C. Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Dawson Stadium at 1:30 p.m. The Pirates (4-4, 3-2 MEAC), in their second season Record at HU ............... 7-13 (2nd year) under head coach Connell Maynor, are coming off a 40-7 loss to nationally-ranked vs. SC State ................................0-1 William & Mary this past Saturday, while the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1 MEAC), in their 14th Overall Record ............. 52-19 (5th year) vs. SC State ................................0-1 year under head coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough, defeated Delaware State 34-7 this past weekend. Buddy Pough ..................(SC State ‘75) Record at SCSU ...........109-50 (14 Years) THE SERIES vs. Hampton ...............................8-3 Overall Record .......................... Same The Pirates are 11-8 all-time against South Carolina State, despite the Bulldogs’ vs. Hampton ...............................8-3 17-10 win at Armstrong Stadium last season. Overall, South Carolina State has won each of the last seven meetings between the two teams, and Hampton’s last win SERIES over the Bulldogs came in 2005 – a 14-10 victory at Armstrong Stadium. Hampton Hampton leads the series 11-8 Last five meetings: last won in Orangeburg, S.C. in 2004 (52-36). The Bulldogs led the series 5-4 in 2014 - SCSU 17, HAM 10 games played in Orangeburg, S.C. 2013 - SCSU 6, HAM 30 2010 - SCSU 10, HAM 7 MULTIMEDIA 2009 - SCSU 21, HAM 9 2008 - SCSU 35, HAM 13 The game will be broadcast on WHOV 88.1 FM. RANKINGS PIRATES ON THE ROAD Hampton Hampton has had just three true road contests so far this season, falling 24-14 at N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll Norfolk State on Sept. 26 before defeating Morgan State 20-10 on Oct. 17 and falling N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll 40-7 to William & Mary this past weekend. Hampton is 1-1 so far on this stretch of three straight road contests. The Pirates went 1-5 on the road last season, having South Carolina State dropped their season opener at Old Dominion, 41-28, on Aug. 30, fallen 42-17 at N/A ............................ STATS FCS Poll N/A ......................... FCS Coaches Poll Richmond on Sept. 13, fallen 31-14 at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 9, defeated N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll 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. TELEVISION None RADIO HAMPTON (4-3; 3-2 MEAC) SC STATE (4-3, 3-1 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. 6 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 35-7 Sept. 12 #22 Richmond L, 28-31 Sept. 12 #1 Coastal Carolina L, 14-41 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 18 vs. Howard W, 37-19 Sept. 16 Florida A&M W, 36-0 Hampton Sept. 26 at Norfolk State L, 14-24 Oct. 3 at Furman L, 3-17 SID - Maurice Williams Oct. 3 North Carolina A&T L, 31-45 Oct. 8 at Bethune-Cookman L, 14-17 Phone (757) 727-5757 Oct. 10 Delaware State W, 21-7 Oct. 17 Howard W, 49-10 Email: [email protected] Oct. 17 at Morgan State W, 20-10 Oct. 24 at Delaware State W, 34-7 Oct. 24 at William & Mary L, 7-40 Oct. 21 Hampton 1:30 p.m. South Carolina State Oct. 31 at SC State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 North Carolina A&T 1:30 p.m. SID - Kendrick Lewis Nov. 7 Florida A&M 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Norfolk State 1 p.m. Phone (803) 536-8227 Nov. 14 at Savannah State 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Savannah State 1 p.m. Email: [email protected] 2015 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PIRATES AGAINST THE MEAC UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS The Pirates are 203-177-6 all-time against schools currently competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after beating Morgan State 20- Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 10 on Oct. 17 to improve to 3-2 in conference play this season. Hampton Enrollment ...........................................4,768 is 10-10 against Bethune-Cookman; 27-14 against Delaware State; 8-13 Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White against Florida A&M; 48-43-1 against Howard; 25-37-2 against Morgan Nickname ........................................... Pirates State; 25-27-1 against Norfolk State; 26-17-2 against North Carolina A&T; Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 18-7 against North Carolina Central; 5-0 against Savannah State; and 11-8 Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade against South Carolina State. Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates Lights ....................................................Yes have won the conference championship five times, including three straight First Year of Football ................................1902 in 2004, 2005, and 2006. All-Time Record .............................. 552-419-34 All-time MEAC Record ............... 104-60 (19 years) MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 PIRATES ON TV All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 The Pirates’ contest against rival Howard on Sept. 18 – the AT&T Nation’s Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 Football Classic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. – was televised live on Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) ESPNU and streamed on the WatchESPN app. Hampton won the game 37-19 to snap Howard’s four-game winning streak in the series. ADMINISTRATION President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN THE MEAC Athletic Director .................. Eugene Marshall, Jr. Faculty Representative..................... Gene Moore The MEAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches and Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson sports information directors, picked the Pirates to finish sixth this season. Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard In addition, the Pirates landed eight players on the conference’s preseason Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson teams, headlined by wideout Twarn Mixson, defensive lineman Miles Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston Grooms, linebacker Joshua Thorne, and punter Christian Faber-Kinney – all Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby of whom were First Team selections. Four Pirates were named Preseason Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson Second Team All-MEAC: offensive lineman Michael Young, defensive lineman Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 Charles Owens, wideout Rashawn Proctor, and offensive lineman Torrian Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 White. FOOTBALL STAFF Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) COUNTING TO 1,000 Coaching Record at HU .............. 7-13 (2nd Season) This Pirates’ game against rival Howard on Sept. 18 was the 1,000th in the Coaching Record Overall ........... 52-19 (6th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 history of Hampton University football. Hampton won that game 37-19, Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 and heading into this weekend, the Pirates are 552-419-34 all-time (a .549 Assistant Head Coach/WR ................Duane Taylor winning percentage). Defensive Coordinator ...............Michael Ketchum Running Backs/Director of Opts. ........ Gary Lowery Offensive Line ......................... Michael Ramseur QUARTERBACK RETURNS HOME Defensive Line .........................Tremayne Henry For David Watford, who transferred to the Pirates from the University Safeties .......................................Marc Bacote of Virginia, Hampton is home. Watford played his high school football at Tight Ends .............................Markus Lawrence nearby Hampton High, totaling over 3,000 yards as a senior en route to Secondary/Defensive Backs ............. Bryant Foster Quarterbacks ............................ Kameron Smith All-District and All-Region honors. He did not throw an interception that Defensive Assistant .......................Marcus Wade season, guiding the Crabbers to an 11-2 record – the only losses coming to Strength & Conditioning ....................Luke Butler eventual state champion Phoebus. In 2012 with U.Va., Watford set a school record with 244 completions, and against Georgia Tech, he completed a SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams school-record 43 passes for a career-high 376 yards. In his Pirates debut Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 against Kentucky State, Watford threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns – Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 four of which went to T.J. Mixson. He also threw three touchdowns against Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 both Richmond and North Carolina A&T. Through seven weeks, Watford Williams E-mail .............