1999 Hampton Pirates football team

The 1999 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eight-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in MEAC. Hampton was invited to the Heritage Bowl, where the Pirates beat Southern. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia

1999 Hampton Pirates football
Heritage Bowl, W 24–3 vs. Southern
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Donald Hill-Eley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Alonzo Lee (3rd season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 4 Florida A&M ^		7	–	1					11	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					8	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware State		4	–	4					4	–	7
South Carolina State		2	–	5					4	–	6
Norfolk State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Morgan State		0	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Delaware State	No. 9	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 21–0		[1]
September 11	at Howard	No. 7	RFK Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	W 28–27	26,300	[2]
September 18	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	No. 10	Trans World Dome St. Louis, MO (Gateway Classic)	W 26–13	33,400	[3]
September 25	vs. Grambling State*	No. 10	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	W 27–7	41,074	[4]
October 2	vs. No. 9 Southern*	No. 8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	L 6–21	50,622	[5]
October 9	at North Carolina A&T	No. 13	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 24–41	10,406	[6]
October 16	at Norfolk State	No. 22	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	W 28–27	10,232	[7]
October 23	No. 14 Florida A&M	No. 20	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 6–41	9,421	[8]
October 30	South Carolina State		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 39–27		[9]
November 6	at Bethune–Cookman		Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 27–34	6,245	[10]
November 20	Morgan State		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 34–14		[11]
December 18	vs. No. 17 Southern*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Heritage Bowl)	W 24–3	29,561	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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