# 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2017 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Connell Maynor and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
This was Hampton's final season as a member of the MEAC. On November 16, 2017, the school announced they would become a full member of the Big South Conference in 2018. Due to scheduling reasons, they were to remain in the MEAC for football in 2018. However, the MEAC refused to allow Hampton to remain in the conference, with no MEAC schools agreeing to play them, forcing the Pirates to become an FCS independent for 2018 before joining the Big South in 2019.
On November 20, 2017, head coach Connell Maynor resigned to become the head coach at Alabama A&M. He finished at Hampton with a four-year record of 20–25.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 0–59 | 17,501 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | W 28–15 | 6,456 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Livingstone* | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | W 59–0 | 5,234 |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | L 23–30 $^{OT}$ | 5,123 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | SSAA | W 17–10 | 6,990 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay) | ESPNU | W 16–14 | 6,149 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | W 31–27 | 12,251 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | CEN | L 21–24 | 10,951 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | L 6–14 | 5,321 |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | FloFootball | L 15–33 | 8,491 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA (Battle of "The Real HU") | PTV | W 20–17 | 8,142 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 59 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Livingstone

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pirates | 21 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 59 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Pirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |

### At Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### At Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### At Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pirates | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Bulldogs | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |