2009 Hampton Pirates football team

The 2009 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Donovan Rose, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MEAC.

2009 Hampton Pirates football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Donovan Rose (1st season)
Home stadium	Armstrong Stadium

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 South Carolina State $^		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 23 Florida A&M		6	–	2					8	–	3
Norfolk State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Morgan State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware State		3	–	4					4	–	6
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		2	–	5					4	–	6
Howard		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	North Carolina Central*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 31–24	7,417
September 12	at Alabama A&M*	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 24–31	6,377
September 19	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 24–14	13,502
September 26	Delaware State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 6–21	4,632
October 10	Howard	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (rivalry)	W 37–0
October 17	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	L 6–46	6,342
October 24	No. 10 South Carolina State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 9–21	5,492
October 31	at Winston-Salem State*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 16–13 OT	14,372
November 7	at Bethune–Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 24–27	4,821
November 14	No. 22 Florida A&M	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 25–0	1,931
November 21	Morgan State	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 13–16
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game