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2015 Hampton

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Hampton in 2015, game by game: won vs. Kentucky State 35–20; lost vs. Richmond 28–31; won vs. Howard 37–19; lost at Norfolk State 14–24; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 31–45; won vs. Delaware State 21–7; won at Morgan State 20–10; lost at William & Mary 7–40; lost at South Carolina State 20–34; won vs. Florida A&M 33–0; won at Savannah State 42–3+39−33Won 35–20 vs. Kentucky State+15Kentucky StateLost 28–31 vs. Richmond-3RichmondWon 37–19 vs. Howard+18HowardLost 14–24 at Norfolk State-10Norfolk StateLost 31–45 vs. North Carolina A&T-14North Carolina …Won 21–7 vs. Delaware State+14Delaware StateWon 20–10 at Morgan State+10Morgan StateLost 7–40 at William & Mary-33William & MaryLost 20–34 at South Carolina State-14South Carolina …Won 33–0 vs. Florida A&M+33Florida A&MWon 42–3 at Savannah State+39Savannah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsKentucky StateW 35–⁠2065%
Sep 12vsRichmondL 28–⁠3143%
Sep 18vsHowardW 37–⁠1949%
Sep 26atNorfolk StateL 14–⁠2451%
Oct 3vsNorth Carolina A&TL 31–⁠4538%
Oct 10vsDelaware StateW 21–⁠773%
Oct 17atMorgan StateW 20–⁠1031%
Oct 24atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠4020%
Oct 31atSouth Carolina StateL 20–⁠3429%
Nov 7vsFlorida A&MW 33–⁠071%
Nov 14atSavannah StateW 42–⁠372%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Savannah State 42–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1281 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.2 No. 83 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 204
Defensive coordinator
Mike Ketchum

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Malik Mackey OT★★★No. 1488

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.829

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T7–⁠110–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman7–19–⁠2
North Carolina Central7–⁠18–⁠3
South Carolina State6–⁠27–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Morgan State4–⁠44–⁠6
Norfolk State4–⁠44–⁠7
Savannah State1–⁠71–⁠9
Florida A&M1–⁠71–⁠10
Howard1–⁠71–⁠10
Delaware State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.