1999 Hampton Pirates football team

1999 Hampton Pirates football
Heritage Bowl, W 24–3 vs. Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonald Hill-Eley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (3rd season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^  8 0   11 2  
No. 4 Florida A&M ^  7 1   11 4  
Hampton  5 3   8 4  
Bethune–Cookman  4 4   7 4  
Howard  4 4   5 6  
Delaware State  4 4   4 7  
South Carolina State  2 5   4 6  
Norfolk State  1 7   2 9  
Morgan State  0 7   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eight-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in MEAC. Hampton was invited to the Heritage Bowl, where the Pirates beat Southern. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia