1998 Hampton Pirates football team

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.

1998 Hampton Pirates football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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