Hampton

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Coastal Athletic · Armstrong Stadium · 12,000 · 4,079 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Campbell · our model 25% Hampton · a number, not a pick

LastL 21–42 at Norfolk State · Sat Sep 19 · Temond Marcus 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles

Nextvs Campbell · Sat Sep 26 · 6 pm ET · Armstrong Stadium · series 1-3, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Hampton · 2026 schedule & results1-3
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#260Virginia LynchburgW 45–01-00-0
1Sep 6#260#76+45.5@MarylandL 0–62 781-10-0
2Sep 12#259#199+3.5BryantL 3–311-20-1
3Sep 19#257#229+5.5@Norfolk StateL 21–421-30-1
4Sep 26#262#201Campbell
5Oct 3#262#227Howard (N)
7Oct 17@Sacred Heart
8Oct 24Monmouth
9Oct 31@Towson
10Nov 7@Elon
11Nov 14North Carolina A&T
12Nov 21@Stony Brook
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 19@Norfolk StateL 21–42-0.33337.7%125.9%Season-low EPA/play
Sep 12BryantL 3–31-0.05746.9%80.3%Best success rate
Sep 6@MarylandL 0–62-0.24323.1%97.5%Defense's roughest night
Aug 29Virginia LynchburgW 45–0+0.25743.1%134.4%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (4 games)-0.09437.7%109.5%
Verdict Begins·Live

Hampton is the HBCU that won seven Black College National Championships and dominated the MEAC, now rebuilding its identity in the CAA after the move from its home conference stripped the program of its natural habitat.

Title DroughtSince 2006 · 20 yrs

The fanbase says Hampton earned its titles when championships were won on the field and that the move to the CAA is proof they're willing to compete at the highest FCS level — they believe the…

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The season in chapters

Week 11-0W 45–0 vs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Aug 29
Ahead
Sat Sep 26Next: Campbellvs Campbell · at home

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-3

Game feel51even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 12 in the Coastal Athletic
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 4)11th most one-score games of 12 in the Coastal Athletic
Margin-16.5competitiveavg scoring margin9th best margin of 12 in the Coastal Athletic
Big plays1.10grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)12th most explosive of 13 in the Coastal Athletic
Home crowd4,079avg attendance10th biggest crowds of 12 in the Coastal Athletic

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Hampton has won one of its last five.

Cold. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last three.

Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Campbell · at home

Outcome band · Hampton · 2026

Hampton's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Hampton is the HBCU that won seven Black College National Championships and dominated the MEAC, now rebuilding its identity in the CAA after the move from its home conference stripped the program of its natural habitat.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

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