Monmouth runs past Hampton 49-13 at Armstrong Stadium

Monmouth rolled up 565 yards and beat the Hampton Pirates 49-13 on Saturday at Armstrong Stadium, handing Hampton its seventh loss of the season. The Pirates are 1-7 overall and 0-4 in conference play. The Hawks improved to 6-2 and 5-0 in conference play.

The game was close early. Monmouth led 14-7 at halftime, then scored 14 points in the third quarter and 21 in the fourth.

How it unfolded

Monmouth went ahead on an 11-yard pass from Frankie Weaver to Kenny Smith Jr. with 10:07 left in the second quarter. Hampton answered on Xavier Brookins' 1-yard run with 7:49 left in the half, tying it at 7-7. Nazir Treadwell's 1-yard run with 28 seconds left in the half put the Hawks back on top.

Weaver threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to Tra Neal and 5 yards to Shane Garrett in the third quarter to make it 28-7. Weaver finished 24 of 32 for 234 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions.

Elijah Jennings scored from a yard out early in the fourth, and Smith broke a 70-yard touchdown run with 11:13 left. Smith finished with 163 yards on 19 carries. Greg Randall added a 3-yard score with 1:53 remaining.

Monmouth ran 49 times for 298 yards, 6.1 per carry, and held the ball for 36:31. The Hawks did not turn the ball over, and they converted 3 of 5 fourth downs.

Hampton's offense

The Pirates had 249 yards and 11 first downs, and they were 2 of 11 on third down. Tre'Von Taylor threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to TK Paisant with 8:24 left in the fourth, but the two-point pass try failed. The score capped a six-play, 75-yard drive that included a 41-yard completion from Taylor to Nare Means.

Taylor finished 6 of 10 for 97 yards and a touchdown. Brookins was 9 of 16 for 49 yards and also had Hampton's other touchdown on the ground. Donovan Shepard led the Pirates with 84 rushing yards on eight carries, including a 76-yarder. Means had three catches for 60 yards.

Hampton also had no turnovers. Brett Starling's extra point after the first score was the Pirates' only successful kick.

Defense

Qwae Willis led Hampton with 14 tackles, including half a tackle for loss. Cole Smith had 11 and Cam Sturdifen 10. Bryan Ramirez punted six times for a 42.5-yard average, with two landing inside the 20.

Hampton plays at Towson on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET.