2019 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2019 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Robert Prunty and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Big South Conference
2019 record	5–7 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach	Robert Prunty (2nd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

2019 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^		5	–	1					11	–	3
Charleston Southern		4	–	2					6	–	6
Campbell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Hampton		1	–	5					5	–	7
Gardner–Webb		1	–	5					3	–	9
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	10
North Alabama *		0	–	0					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Pirates were predicted to finish in sixth place.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Pirates had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]

Offense Gibril Ghee – OL

Headlines

On August 2, 2019, it was announced that former Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois had completed a graduate transfer to Hampton and would be immediately eligible for the upcoming season.[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Elizabeth City State*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 65–7	8,234
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Union*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 17–36	8,127
September 14	4:30 p.m.	vs. Howard*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Battle of the Real HU)	NBC 5 Chicago	W 41–20	19,425
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 27–62	18,944
October 5	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 40–34	4,213
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 27–35	6,300
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 16–31	6,783
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 56–6	15,000
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 40–17	4,123
November 9	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 20–27 ^OT	2,476
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Kennesaw State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 7–50	3,612
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 13–48	2,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Elizabeth City State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7
Pirates	20	24	14	7	65

Virginia Union

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	9	13	36
Pirates	0	17	0	0	17

vs. Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	10	0	7	20
Pirates	0	20	14	7	41

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	12	0	8	7	27
Flames	27	14	7	14	62

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	2	0	13	19	34
Pirates	6	14	3	17	40

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	21	0	3	27
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	7	7	7	35

at Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	7	0	6	16
Fighting Camels	7	10	0	14	31

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	6	0	0	6
Pirates	17	18	14	7	56

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	14	0	17
Pirates	6	14	7	13	40

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Pirates	13	0	0	7	0	20
Buccaneers	3	7	7	3	7	27

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Owls	21	10	12	7	50
Pirates	0	0	7	0	7

at Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	0	0	13
No. 15 Hawks	14	17	14	3	48

References

1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
2. "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. "Former FSU QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton University". 247Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
4. "College football recruiting: Former Florida State QB Deondre Francois lands at Hampton". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
5. "2019 Hampton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
6. "2019 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2019.