Winless in conference, Hampton hosts 5-2 Monmouth at Armstrong Stadium

The Hampton Pirates (1-6, 0-3 conference) host the Monmouth Hawks (5-2, 4-0 conference) on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Va. The game streams on FloSports.

How Hampton got here

In their last five games, the Pirates lost every time, and each loss came by at least 14 points. They fell 31-3 to Bryant on Sept. 12, 42-21 at Norfolk State on Sept. 19, 44-20 to Campbell on Sept. 26 and 27-13 to Howard on Oct. 3. Their most recent game was a 35-21 loss at Sacred Heart on Oct. 17.

Hampton's leaders

Tre'Von Taylor leads the passing game, going 64 of 119 for 783 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions. Amari Pryear leads the team in rushing with 214 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Isaiah Smith leads in receiving with 16 catches for 204 yards and two scores.

On defense, Cam Sturdifen has 62 tackles, and Korede Sogbesan has two sacks.

The Hawks

Monmouth won four of its last five games. The Hawks beat UAlbany 28-20 on Sept. 19, Dartmouth 31-28 on Sept. 26, Towson 41-40 at home on Oct. 3 and New Hampshire 42-21 on Oct. 17. In the fifth game of that stretch, they lost 49-14 at Western Michigan on Sept. 12.

Frankie Weaver has thrown for 1,631 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions, completing 154 of 236 passes. Kenny Smith Jr. leads the ground game with 590 yards and six touchdowns on 125 carries. Tra Neal has 36 catches for 549 yards and four touchdowns.

Defensively, Jaeden Jones has 65 tackles, and Mounir Keshen has 3.5 sacks.