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The 2008 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Holmes, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

Record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Headcoach
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2008 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
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2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 South Carolina State $^ 8–0  10–2 
Florida A&M 5–3  9–3 
Bethune–Cookman 5–3  8–3 
Hampton 5–3  6–5 
Delaware State 5–3  5–6 
Morgan State 4–4  6–6 
Norfolk State 3–5  5–7 
North Carolina A&T 1–7  3–9 
Howard 0–8  1–10 
Winston-Salem State * 0–0  3–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31vs. Jackson State*W 17–1310,723[1]
September 6at No. 12 Southern Illinois*L 31–3710,051[2]
September 13HowardW 38–27[3]
September 20North Carolina A&T
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
W 44–75,103[4]
October 4at Delaware StateW 17–145,218[5]
October 18Norfolk StateNo. 25
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA (rivalry)
W 35–1712,034[6]
October 25at South Carolina StateNo. 22L 13–3517,159[7]
November 1Winston-Salem State
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 30–3514,877[8]
November 8Bethune–Cookman
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
L 6–171,270[9]
November 15at Florida A&ML 24–459,711[10]
November 22at Morgan StateW 17–132,145[11]
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