Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State)

Hampton – Norfolk State Rivalry
Battle of the Bay


Teams	Hampton Pirates Norfolk State Spartans
First Meeting	1963
Most Recent Meeting	NSU 24 – HU 14 (2015)
Series	NSU, 27–25–1

Hampton

Norfolk State

Locations in Virginia

The Battle of the Bay ^[1] between the Hampton Pirates and the Norfolk State State Spartans is a yearly rivalry match-up in football between two HBCUs in the state of Virginia. Private Hampton University and public Norfolk State University are both located in the Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia. The two schools are located, respectively, in Hampton, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia, across the James River from each other. As the name of the rivalry suggests, the James River empties into the Chesapeake Bay just downstream.

Hampton and Norfolk State are both members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the FCS. The football series began in 1963 and has been played a total of 53 times as of 2015.

Game results

Hampton victories are shaded in ██ blue, and Norfolk State victories are shaded in ██ green. The numbers represent what national ranking each team was at the time of the game. ^[2]

Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location	Series
October 19, 1963	Norfolk State	42	Hampton	0	Hampton, VA	NSU	1–0
October 17, 1964	Norfolk State	13	Hampton	9	Hampton, VA	NSU	2–0
October 16, 1965	Norfolk State	20	Hampton	0	Portsmouth, VA	NSU	3–0
October 15, 1966	Norfolk State	33	Hampton	27	Hampton, VA	NSU	4–0
October 14, 1967	Norfolk State	23	Hampton	20	Portsmouth, VA	NSU	5–0
October 19, 1968	Hampton	13	Norfolk State	7	Hampton, VA	NSU	5–1
October 18, 1969	Norfolk State	39	Hampton	6	Portsmouth, VA	NSU	6–1
October 17, 1970	Norfolk State	52	Hampton	0	Hampton, VA	NSU	7–1
October 16, 1971	Norfolk State	30	Hampton	15	Norfolk, VA	NSU	8–1
October 14, 1972	Norfolk State	33	Hampton	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	9–1
October 13, 1973	Norfolk State	21	Hampton	6	Norfolk, VA	NSU	10–1
October 19, 1974	Norfolk State	27	Hampton	10	Hampton, VA	NSU	11–1
October 18, 1975	Hampton	27	Norfolk State	7	Norfolk, VA	NSU	11–2
October 16, 1976	Norfolk State	24	Hampton	7	Hampton, VA	NSU	12–2
October 15, 1977	Hampton	18	Norfolk State	0	Norfolk, VA	NSU	12–3
October 14, 1978	Norfolk State	16	Hampton	6	Hampton, VA	NSU	13–3
October 13, 1979	Norfolk State	26	Hampton	13	Norfolk, VA	NSU	14–3
October 18, 1980	Norfolk State	37	Hampton	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	15–3
October 17, 1981	Hampton	23	Norfolk State	20	Norfolk, VA	NSU	15–4
October 16, 1982	Norfolk State	25	Hampton	7	Hampton, VA	NSU	16–4
October 15, 1983	Hampton	14	Norfolk State	12	Norfolk, VA	NSU	16–5
October 13, 1984	Norfolk State	15	Hampton	7	Hampton, VA	NSU	17–5
October 19, 1985	Hampton	36	Norfolk State	35	Norfolk, VA	NSU	17–6
October 18, 1986	Hampton	19	Norfolk State	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	17–7
October 17, 1987	Hampton	48	Norfolk State	17	Norfolk, VA	NSU	17–8
October 15, 1988	Norfolk State	34	Hampton	27	Hampton, VA	NSU	18–8
October 14, 1989	Norfolk State	20	Hampton	20	Norfolk, VA	NSU	18–8–1
October 13, 1990	Norfolk State	27	Hampton	18	Hampton, VA	NSU	19–8–1
October 19, 1991	Norfolk State	26	Hampton	12	Norfolk, VA	NSU	20–8–1
October 17, 1992	Hampton	60	Norfolk State	0	Hampton, VA	NSU	20–9–1
October 16, 1993	Hampton	48	Norfolk State	21	Norfolk, VA	NSU	20–10–1
October 15, 1994	Hampton	53	Norfolk State	28	Hampton, VA	NSU	20–11–1
October 14, 1995	Hampton	23	Norfolk State	18	Norfolk, VA	NSU	20–12–1
November 16, 1996	Norfolk State	14	Hampton	7	Hampton, VA	NSU	21–12–1
October 18, 1997	Hampton	9	Norfolk State	2	Norfolk, VA	NSU	21–13–1
October 17, 1998	Hampton	59	Norfolk State	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	21–14–1
October 16, 1999	Hampton	28	Norfolk State	27	Norfolk, VA	NSU	21–15–1
October 14, 2000	Hampton	47	Norfolk State	19	Hampton, VA	NSU	21–16–1
October 13, 2001	Norfolk State	28	Hampton	20	Norfolk, VA	NSU	22–16–1
October 19, 2002	Hampton	31	Norfolk State	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	22–17–1
October 18, 2003	Hampton	52	Norfolk State	0	Norfolk, VA	NSU	22–18–1
October 16, 2004	Hampton	58	Norfolk State	10	Hampton, VA	NSU	22–19–1
October 15, 2005	Hampton	55	Norfolk State	14	Norfolk, VA	NSU	22–20–1
October 14, 2006	Hampton	42	Norfolk State	13	Hampton, VA	NSU	22–21–1
October 13, 2007	Norfolk State	20	Hampton	19	Norfolk, VA	NSU	23–21–1
October 18, 2008	Hampton	35	Norfolk State	17	Hampton, VA	NSU	23–22–1
October 17, 2009	Norfolk State	46	Hampton	6	Norfolk, VA	NSU	24–22–1
October 16, 2010	Hampton	7	Norfolk State	6	Hampton, VA	NSU	24–23–1
October 15, 2011	Norfolk State	34	Hampton	24	Norfolk, VA	NSU	25–23–1
October 13, 2012	Hampton	28	Norfolk State	14	Hampton, VA	NSU	25–24–1
October 19, 2013	Hampton	27	Norfolk State	17	Norfolk, VA	Tied	25–25–1
October 18, 2014	Norfolk State	21	Hampton	13	Hampton, VA	NSU	26–25–1
September 26, 2015	Norfolk State	24	Hampton	14	Norfolk, VA	NSU	27–25–1

References

↑ "Hampton bounces Norfolk State 27-17 in Battle of the Bay". NCAA. Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ "Norfolk State vs Hampton (VA) Game Summary". CFDW. College Football Data Warehouse. November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

Hampton University

Academics

Schools	Business Education and Human Development Engineering and Technology Liberal Arts Nursing Pharmacy Science Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications University College

People	William R. Harvey

Athletics

Sports	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Hampton Pirates Football Men's Basketball Norfolk State Rivalry Howard Rivalry

Facilities	Armstrong Stadium Hampton Convocation Center

Campus

Hampton Institute Historic District

Student Life

Notable Alumni

Commons
Category

Hampton Pirates football

Venues	Armstrong Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Norfolk State) Battle of the "Real" HU (Howard)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Norfolk State Spartans football

Venues	William "Dick" Price Stadium (1997–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Bay (Hampton)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Florida Classic (Bethune-Cookman–Florida A&M) Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State) North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State

Non-conference	North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State)

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