2006 Hampton Pirates football team

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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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 23
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

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