HAMPTON, VA (WTKR)- Hampton football hopes to continue forward motion in the CAA this season and Wednesday the school announced its plans to continue the forward motion of the program on the schedule.
The Pirates will face opponents from Power 4 conferences for the first time in program history beginning next season. Hampton will face Maryland on September 5, 2026, in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins hail from the Big Ten and will welcome Hampton for its first ever contest against a team that calls a Power 4 league home.
The following season will find HU venturing to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. September 4, 2027, will be the kickoff date for that contest, Hampton's first match-up against an ACC opponent.
The program also announced that it will face Old Dominion in September of 20