2011 Hampton Pirates football team

2011 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Donovan Rose (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Willie Snead III
Defensive coordinator	Keith Goganious
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Norfolk State $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Florida A&M		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4					5	–	6
Morgan State		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware State		1	–	7					3	–	8
North Carolina Central		1	–	7					2	–	9
Savannah State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Pirates were led by third-year head coach Donovan Rose and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–3 in MEAC play to tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 pm	vs. Alabama A&M*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Chicago Football Classic)		W 21–20	35,653
September 9	6:00 pm	Florida A&M	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 23–17	4,356
September 17	6:00 pm	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 42–45	19,818
September 22	7:30 pm	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPNU	L 31–35	4,765
October 8	1:00 pm	Princeton*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 28–23	6,200
October 15	4:00 pm	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle of the Bay)		L 24–34	19,556
October 22	2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 30–27 OT	8,147
October 29	2:00 pm	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 22–5	10,375
November 5	1:00 pm	Howard	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (The Real HU)		L 7–10	5,907
November 12	1:00 pm	Delaware State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 42–6	2,217
November 19	1:00 pm	Morgan State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 42–18	2,356
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time