2000 Hampton Pirates football team

2000 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Florida A&M $^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Bethune–Cookman   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 21 North Carolina A&T   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Delaware State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
  5 – 3     7 – 4  
Howard   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Carolina State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Morgan State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2New Hampshire*
L 17–31[1]
September 9vs. Howard
W 26–2441,682[2]
September 16Winston-Salem State*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 40–69,022[3]
September 23Southern Utah*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 42–34 OT[4]
September 30at Delaware State
W 54–28[5]
October 14Norfolk State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA (rivalry)
W 47–1914,141[6]
October 21at South Carolina State
W 40–37[7]
October 28at No. 20 Florida A&M
L 24–5328,652[8]
November 4No. 25 Bethune–Cookman
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 31–34[9]
November 11No. 25 North Carolina A&T
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 28–3110,235[10]
November 18Morgan State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 31–142,052[11]

References

  1. ^ "Lewis, UNH zap Hampton". Concord Monitor. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cash lifts Pirates". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hampton KOs Rams; QB Woodbury hurt". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Thunderbirds lose to Hampton in OT, 42–34". The Daily Spectrum. September 24, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hampton handles Delaware St., 54–28". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "HU's running game drives the team". Daily Press. October 15, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.C. State falls to Hampton". The Herald. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FAMU blows Hampton to create MEAC gridlock". St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BC–C scores early, edges Hampton". Florida Today. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "More hearbreak for HU: A&T wins in final minute". Daily Press. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Coley carries HU in season-ending victory at home". Daily Press. November 19, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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