1998 Hampton Pirates football team

1998 Hampton Pirates football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (2nd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida A&M +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 11 Hampton +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 18 Bethune–Cookman   6 2     8 3  
North Carolina A&T   5 3     8 3  
Howard   5 3     7 4  
South Carolina State   3 5     5 6  
Norfolk State   2 6     2 9  
Morgan State   1 7     1 10  
Delaware State   0 8     0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. Hampton advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Pirates lost in the first round to Connecticut. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.