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1996 Hampton Pirates football team

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The 1996 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Record5–6 (3–4 MEAC)
Headcoach
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1996 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
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1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Florida A&M $^ 7–0  9–3 
No. 20 Howard 6–1  10–2 
North Carolina A&T 4–3  8–3 
South Carolina State 4–3  4–6 
Hampton 3–4  5–6 
Morgan State 2–5  4–7 
Delaware State 2–5  3–8 
Bethune–Cookman 0–7  2–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Clark Atlanta*W 13–612,000[1]
September 13at HowardL 7–2622,569[2]
September 21North Carolina A&T
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 20–2410,961[3]
September 28vs. Virginia State*
W 14–1043,289[4]
October 5vs. No. 21 Florida A&ML 58–59 6OT62,037[5]
October 12at Delaware StateW 37–73,600[6]
October 26at South Carolina StateW 20–144,787[7]
November 2Liberty*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 30–342,059[8]
November 9Bethune–Cookman
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 38–24[9]
November 16Norfolk State*
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA (rivalry)
L 7–14[10]
November 23at Morgan StateW 22–231,275[11]
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