2021_Hampton_Pirates_football_team

2021 Hampton Pirates football team

American college football season

The 2021 Hampton Pirates football team represented the Hampton University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Robert Prunty, the Pirates played their home games at the Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.

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This was Hampton's final season as a member of the Big South Conference.^[1] The Pirates joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for all sports starting in 2022–23.^[1]

Game summaries

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Union*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 42–28	4,500
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 7–47	18,363
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Howard*	Audi Field Washington, D.C. (The Real HU)	NBCSN	W 48–32	14,752
October 2	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPN+	L 44–47 ^OT	4,013
October 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kennesaw State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN3	L 15–34	3,983
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 5–35	3,928
October 23	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 30–9	3,991
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	L 35–38	1,633
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 27–21 ^OT	2,802
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 28–21	4,726
November 20	1:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 27–35	1,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28
Pirates	13	0	8	21	42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Union	Passing	Khalid Morris	15/28, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Demetrius Mann	3 rushes, 25 yards
	Receiving	Charles Hall	6 receptions, 182 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	24/35, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darran Butts	11 rushes, 143 yards, TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	4 receptions, 73 yards

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^	7	–	0	11	–	2
Monmouth	6	–	1	7	–	4
North Carolina A&T	3	–	4	5	–	6
North Alabama	3	–	4	3	–	8
Charleston Southern	3	–	4	4	–	6
Hampton	3	–	4	5	–	6
Robert Morris	3	–	5	4	–	6
Campbell	2	–	5	3	–	8
Gardner–Webb	2	–	5	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Norfolk State	Passing	Juwan Carter	17/31, 294 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Juwan Carter	17 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Justin Smith	5 receptions, 144 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	22/44, 370 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Xavier Sheppard	8/11, 109 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Sheppard	29 rushes, 179 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Iaan Cousin	1 reception, 37 yards
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	11/16, 128 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keyondre White	7 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jadakis Bonds	5 receptions, 68 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Jalen Fowler	17/25, 234 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jah-Maine Martin	11 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jamison Warren	5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	17/28, 285 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	16 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	3 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Gardner–Webb	Passing	Bailey Fisher	20/35, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Narii Gaither	27 rushes, 147 yards
	Receiving	Narii Gaither	6 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	12/18, 231 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Burris	14 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	2 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Blake Dever	15/18, 254 yards, TD
	Rushing	Parker Driggers	14 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Hall	4 receptions, 71 yards
Hampton	Passing	Jett Duffey	15/24, 242 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jett Duffey	16 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Romon Copeland	6 receptions, 129 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Owls	3	17	7	7	34
Pirates	0	6	3	6	15

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	0	7	0	0	21
Pirates	7	14	0	0	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	10	11	28
Fighting Camels	7	7	0	7	21