2006 Hampton Pirates football team

2006 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Hampton $^   7 1     10 2  
Delaware State   6 2     8 3  
South Carolina State   6 2     7 4  
Florida A&M   5 3     7 4  
Howard   4 4     5 6  
Morgan State   4 4     5 6  
Bethune–Cookman   3 5     5 6  
Norfolk State   1 7     4 7  
North Carolina A&T   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifteenth-year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They finished the season with a 10–2 overall record, won the MEAC championship with a 7–1 record in conference play and earned a berth to the first round of the NCAA Division I playoffs, where they were defeated by New Hampshire.

Hampton won the black college football national championship as awarded by three selectors, with North Carolina Central chosen by five other selectors.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 23 Grambling State* No. 13 W 27–26
September 9 6:00 p.m. Howard No. 14 W 46–7
September 16 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T No. 10
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 48–14
September 23 4:00 p.m. vs. Morgan State No. 11
W 26–7
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Delaware State No. 12 W 29–14
October 7 4:00 p.m. vs. Central State (OH)* No. 12 W 42–12
October 14 1:30 p.m. Norfolk State No. 12
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 42–13
October 21 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina State No. 11 L 6–13
October 28 2:00 p.m. Winston–Salem State*dagger No. 17
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 13–3
November 2 7:30 p.m. Bethune–Cookman No. 13
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 34–17
November 11 6:00 p.m. at Florida A&M No. 11 W 59–7
November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 9 New Hampshire* No. 8
L 38–41

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References

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  1. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2006.