HAMPTON FOOTBALL 76 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 SBN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Hampton (0-0) vs. Old Dominion (0-0) GAME 1 Foreman Field (20,118) • Norfolk, Va. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2013 • 3:30 p.m. EST TV: MyTVZ 33 Radio: WHOV 88.1 FM THE GAME QUICK FACTS The Hampton University football team will open the Connell Maynor Era on Saturday, as they head to nearby Norfolk, Va. to take on Old Dominion at Foreman Field at S.B. COACHES Ballard Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised by the Sinclair Broadcast Connell Maynor ................(NC A&T ‘91) Record at HU ................. 0-0 (1st year) Group (Cox digital cable channel 2 in the Hampton Roads area). The Pirates (4-8, vs. Old Dominion ..........................0-0 4-4 MEAC in 2013) are in their first season under head coach Connell Maynor, while Overall Record .............. 46-6 (5th year) the Monarchs (8-4 in 2013) are in their sixth season under head coach Bobby Wilder. vs. Old Dominion ..........................0-0 Bobby Wilder ...................(Maine, ‘87) THE SERIES Record at ODU ............. 46-14 (5th year) Old Dominion leads the all-time series between the two teams 3-0, and the Monarchs vs. Hampton ...............................3-0 won the last meeting 45-7 in 2012 at Armstrong Stadium. Hampton last visited Overall Record .......................... Same Norfolk in 2011, when ODU won an offensive shootout 45-42. This will mark just the vs. Hampton ...............................3-0 second time that the Pirates have played ODU on the road. SERIES Old Dominion leads the series 3-0 PIRATES ON THE ROAD Hampton went 1-6 on the road last season, with that win coming at Norfolk State Last meetings: 2012 - ODU 45, HAM 7 – where the Pirates beat their rivals 27-17. This will mark the fifth straight year 2011 - ODU 45, HAM 42 in which the Pirates open the season away from Armstrong Stadium (the Pirates’ 2010 - ODU 28, HAM 14 2011 opener was a neutral-site game, where the Pirates beat Alabama A&M 21-20 in Chicago, Ill.). RANKINGS Hampton N/A ......................Sports Network Poll PIRATES IN SEASON OPENERS N/A .. College Sporting News Coaches Poll The Pirates are 74-35-3 in season openers dating back in 1902, and Hampton has N/A .......... SBN Sports Black College Poll lost three of its last four (the win coming on a neutral field against Alabama A&M in Old Dominion 2011). From 2004-09, the Pirates won six straight season openers. N/A ......................Sports Network Poll N/A .. College Sporting News Coaches Poll PIRATES AGAINST CONFERENCE USA Old Dominion is the only school currently in Conference USA that the Pirates have TELEVISION None faced. RADIO WHOV 88.1 FM will carry the game live with Donovan Rose, Richie Summerville & HAMPTON (0-0) OLD DOMINION (0-0) Jay Lang calling the action. Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time MEDIA CONTACTS Aug. 30 at Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. Aug. 30 Hampton 3:30 p.m. Hampton Sept. 6 William & Mary 6 p.m. Sept. 6 at NC State 6 p.m. SID - Maurice Williams Sept. 13 at Richmond 6 p.m. Sept. 13 Eastern Michigan 6 p.m. Phone (757) 727-5757 Sept. 20 Miles 6 p.m. Sept. 20 Rice TBA Email: [email protected] Sept. 27 South Carolina State 6 p.m. Sept. 26 Middle Tennessee 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at N. Carolina A&T 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Marshall TBA Old Dominion Oct. 18 Norfolk State 1 p.m. Oct. 11 UTEP 8 p.m. SID - Eric Bohannon Oct. 25 at Delaware State 2 p.m. Oct. 25 Western Kentucky 4 p.m. Phone (757) 683-3374 Nov. 1 Morgan State 2 p.m. Nov. 1 Vanderbilt TBA Email: [email protected] Nov. 8 at NC Central 2 p.m. Nov. 8 Florida International 3:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Bethune-Cookman 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Louisiana Tech 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Howard 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Florida Atlantic 12 p.m. 2014 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PIRATES ON TV UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS This will be the first of four games the Pirates will play on TV this season, as the Sinclair Broadcasting Group will televise Saturday’s game. In addition, Location ..................................... Hampton, VA Founded ...............................................1868 the Pirates will be on ESPNU three times this season, starting with their Enrollment ...........................................4,768 match-up at North Carolina A&T, which will be televised live on Thursday, Colors ................................ Royal Blue & White Oct. 9. The annual Battle of the Bay between Hampton and Norfolk State Nickname ........................................... Pirates will be shown on ESPNU via tape delay, and the Pirates’ game against Stadium .............................. Armstrong Stadium Capacity ............................................ 12,000 Bethune-Cookman will be televised live on ESPNU on Thursday, Nov. 13. Surface .............................AstroTurf 3D Decade Lights ....................................................Yes PIRATES WELL-REPRESENTED ON CFPA WATCH LIST First Year of Football ................................1902 Four Pirates are on the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS All-Time Record .............................. 545-406-34 All-time MEAC Record ................. 99-52 (18 years) Watch List: senior running back Jorrian Washington, junior punter Christian MEAC Titles ............................................... 5 Faber-Kinney, junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms, and sophomore All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record........................1-8 kicker Anthony Prevost. Years in Postseason Play ................................ 8 Last Postseason Appearance ........................2006 ..................... (New Hampshire 41, Hampton 38) The CFPA is entering its seventh year of recognition, and the 2014 CFPA award winners will be announced on Jan. 14, 2015. ADMINISTRATION President ..........................Dr. William R. Harvey PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SEVENTH 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 sports Assist. AD for Compliance/SWA .........Paula Jackson information directors, picked the Pirates to finish seventh this season. In Director of Marketing & Promotions .. Dana Hubbard addition, the Pirates landed six players on the conference’s preseason Ass. Dir. of Marketing & Promo ...Pamela Richardson teams, headlined by junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms and sophomore Athletic Business Manager ............... Yakina Parker Coord. of Academic Support ...........LaNea Winston kicker Anthony Prevost – both of whom were named Preseason First Team. Coord. of Academic Support ................Sade Kirby Dir. of Facilities/Operations ............. John Jackson Three Pirates were named Preseason Second Team All-MEAC: junior Athletics Phone .......................... (757) 727-5641 linebacker Joshua Thorne, senior defensive back Khambrel McGee, and Athletics Fax ............................. (757) 728-6995 junior punter Christian Faber-Kinney. FOOTBALL STAFF Cornnell Maynor ............ Head Coach (NC A&T, ‘91) Senior running back Jorrian Washington was named Preseason Third Team Coaching Record at HU ................ 0-0 (1st Season) All-MEAC. Coaching Record Overall ............ 45-6 (5th Season) Football Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5322 Football Office Fax ..................... (757) 728-6664 GROOMS RAKING IN THE AWARDS John Eder ............... Assistant Head Coach/O-Line Junior defensive lineman Miles Grooms turned a lot of heads in 2013, Kenny Phillips ................... Defensive Coordinator ranking second in the MEAC in both sacks and tackles for loss en route to Duane Taylor .........Passing Game Coordinator/WR’s Michael Ramseur ......................... Running Backs earning First Team All-MEAC honors. Because of that, Grooms comes into Marcus Gladden ............................. Linebackers the 2014 season on the CFPA FCS Watch List, and he is a Preseason First Marco Butler ...........Defensive PG Coordinator/DBs Team All-MEAC selection. Gary Lowery ..............................Defensive Line Markus Lawrence ............. Assistant Offensive Line Grooms tallied 9.5 sacks last season to lead the team, and his 18.5 tackles for loss amounted to 88 yards. He recorded 3.5 sacks against Delaware SPORTS INFORMATION State on Oct. 26 of last season, and he had 3.0 tackles for loss at Bethune- Sports Information Director ......... Maurice Williams Cookman on Nov. 16. Williams Office Phone .................. (757) 727-5757 Williams Cell Phone ..................... (803) 842-1279 Williams Office Fax ..................... (757) 727-5813 Grooms was sixth on the team with 57 total tackles in 2013. Williams E-mail .............. [email protected] Football Press Box Phone .............. (757) 727-5422 PREVOST AN ALL-AMERICAN PHYSICAL INFORMATION Sophomore kicker Anthony Prevost wasn’t just a First Team All-MEAC honoree Mailing Address ............................................. last season; he was named an SBN Sports Black College All-American and an ........................... Hampton University Athletics FCS Honorable Mention All-American by the Beyond Sports Network. All of .................................... 100 E. QUEEN STREET this after hitting 17 of 19 field goals and tying for second in the conference ...........................................121 Holland Hall ....................................... Hampton, VA 23668 in scoring among kickers last season. Football Office Mailing Address .......................... ....................................... Armstrong Stadium Prevost