# Battle of the Bay (rivalry)

The Battle of the Bay is a U.S. college football rivalry between the Hampton Pirates and the Norfolk State Spartans. It is a match-up between two historically black NCAA Division I FCS programs in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

## History

Private Hampton University and public Norfolk State University are both located in the Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia. The two schools are located, respectively, in Hampton, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia, across the James River from each other. As the name of the rivalry suggests, the James River empties into the Chesapeake Bay just downstream.
Hampton and Norfolk State were both members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the FCS. On November 16, 2017, Hampton announced that they were becoming a member of the Big South Conference in 2018. The two teams are scheduled to meet again through 2024.
The football series began in 1963 and has been played a total of 59 times as of 2024.

## Game results

| Hampton victories | Norfolk State victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 19, 1963 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 42–0 |
| 2 | October 17, 1964 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 13–9 |
| 3 | October 16, 1965 | Portsmouth, VA | Norfolk State | 20–0 |
| 4 | October 15, 1966 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 33–27 |
| 5 | October 14, 1967 | Portsmouth, VA | Norfolk State | 23–20 |
| 6 | October 19, 1968 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 13–7 |
| 7 | October 18, 1969 | Portsmouth, VA | Norfolk State | 39–6 |
| 8 | October 17, 1970 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 52–0 |
| 9 | October 16, 1971 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 30–15 |
| 10 | October 14, 1972 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 33–14 |
| 11 | October 13, 1973 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 21–6 |
| 12 | October 19, 1974 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 27–10 |
| 13 | October 18, 1975 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 27–7 |
| 14 | October 16, 1976 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 24–7 |
| 15 | October 15, 1977 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 18–0 |
| 16 | October 14, 1978 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 16–6 |
| 17 | October 13, 1979 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 26–13 |
| 18 | October 18, 1980 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 37–14 |
| 19 | October 17, 1981 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 23–20 |
| 20 | October 16, 1982 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 25–7 |
| 21 | October 15, 1983 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 14–12 |
| 22 | October 13, 1984 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 15–7 |
| 23 | October 19, 1985 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 36–35 |
| 24 | October 18, 1986 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 19–14 |
| 25 | October 17, 1987 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 48–17 |
| 26 | October 15, 1988 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 34–27 |
| 27 | October 14, 1989 | Norfolk, VA | Tie | 20–20 |
| 28 | October 13, 1990 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 27–18 |
| 29 | October 19, 1991 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 26–12 |
| 30 | October 17, 1992 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 60–0 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 31 | October 16, 1993 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 48–21 |
| 32 | October 15, 1994 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 53–28 |
| 33 | October 14, 1995 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 23–18 |
| 34 | November 16, 1996 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 14–7 |
| 35 | October 18, 1997 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 9–2 |
| 36 | October 17, 1998 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 59–14 |
| 37 | October 16, 1999 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 28–27 |
| 38 | October 14, 2000 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 47–19 |
| 39 | October 13, 2001 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 28–20 |
| 40 | October 19, 2002 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 31–14 |
| 41 | October 18, 2003 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 52–0 |
| 42 | October 16, 2004 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 58–10 |
| 43 | October 15, 2005 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 55–14 |
| 44 | October 14, 2006 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 42–13 |
| 45 | October 13, 2007 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 20–19 |
| 46 | October 18, 2008 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 35–17 |
| 47 | October 17, 2009 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 46–6 |
| 48 | October 16, 2010 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 7–6 |
| 49 | October 15, 2011 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 34–24 |
| 50 | October 13, 2012 | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 28–14 |
| 51 | October 19, 2013 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 27–17 |
| 52 | October 18, 2014 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 21–13 |
| 53 | September 26, 2015 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | 24–14 |
| 54 | November 19, 2016 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 17–10 |
| 55 | October 14, 2017 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 16–14 |
| 56 | October 2, 2021 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 47–44$^{OT}$ |
| 57 | September 17, 2022 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 17–7 |
| 58 | September 9, 2023 | Hampton, VA | Norfolk State | 31–23 |
| 59 | September 14, 2024 | Norfolk, VA | Hampton | 37–7 |
| Series: Norfolk State leads 30–28–1 |||||