The Hampton Pirates football team represents

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

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. The Pirates compete in the NCAA Division I

Football Championship Subdivision The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision. Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athleti ...

(FCS) as a member of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

(CAA).

History

Classifications

*1950–1972: NCAA College Division *1973–1994: NCAA Division II *1995–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

*1902–1911: Independent *1912–1994: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association *1995–2017: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference *2018: Independent *2019–2021:

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...

*2022-Present

Other

In 2022, Pirates player Byron Perkins came out as gay, making him the first openly gay football player at any

Historically Black College or University Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. Mo ...

Championships

Black College National championships

Conference championships

Alumni in the NFL

Over 25 Hampton alumni have played or coached in the NFL, including: * Jamal Brooks * Chris Baker * Darian Barnes * Travis Coleman * Reggie Doss *

Justin Durant Justin Ryan Durant (born September 21, 1985) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Jaguars ...

Kenrick Ellis Kenrick Ellis (born December 10, 1987) is a former Jamaican American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round, 94th overall of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of South Ca ...

Kendall Langford Kendall Arkel Langford (born January 27, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Hampton, and was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Ram ...

Jerome Mathis Jerome Alvon Mathis (born July 26, 1983) is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He earned a Pro Bowl selection and was an All-P ...

* Michael Ola * Lucien Reeberg *

Carl Painter Carl Painter (born May 10, 1964) is a former American football running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterbac ...

* Greg Scott *

Zuriel Smith Zuriel Smith (born January 15, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Hampton University. Early life Smith a ...

* Ricardo Silva *

Derius Swinton II Derius Swinton II (April 26, 1985) is an American football coach who is the assistant special teams coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, San Francisc ...

Cordell Taylor Cordell Jerome Taylor (born December 22, 1973) is a former American football player. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Taylor attended Hampton University. He was selected in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. During his short NFL ...

* Terrence Warren * Marcus Dixon * Antico Dalton

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

The Pirates have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs five times with an overall record of 0–5.

NCAA Division II

The Pirates appeared in the Division II playoffs three times with an overall record of 1–3.

Rivalries

* Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State) * The Real HU (Howard-Hampton)

References

External links

* {{Colonial Athletic Association football navbox American football teams established in 1902 1902 establishments in Virginia