Game Notes

HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University football team will return to Armstrong Stadium in search of its third straight win on Saturday, as the Pirates square off against Delaware State at 1 p.m.

This will be the Pirates' annual Think Pink game; fans are encouraged to come to the game wearing pink to show their support for breast cancer awareness. Survivors of breast cancer will be recognized during the afternoon.

The Pirates (2-5, 2-1 MEAC), in their fifth season under head coach Donovan Rose, picked up their second win of the season this past Saturday by beating Norfolk State 27-17 in the Battle of the Bay, while the Hornets (3-4, 3-1 MEAC), under third-year head coach Kermit Blount, picked up their second straight win this past Saturday, beating North Carolina A&T 12-7.

A big part of the Pirates' recent winning ways is freshman quarterback Bryan Bailey (Woodruff, S.C.). He threw a career-high 263 passing yards at Norfolk State and a touchdown, completing 19 of his 27 passes. For the season, Bailey is 25-for-59 through the air for 373 yards and four touchdowns.

Bailey is completing 57.6 percent of his passes and has a team-best efficiency rating of 122.94.

Senior linebacker Delbert Tyler (Monroeville, Pa.) is one of the bright spots of the Pirates defense so far this season, ranking second in the MEAC in tackles with 11.1 per game. He has 78 total tackles so far this season (31 of them solo efforts), and Tyler has recorded double-digit tackles in five of Hampton's first seven games – including a season-high 17 stops on Sept. 21 at Coastal Carolina.

Tyler has 330 total tackles for his career, which currently ranks him fourth in program history; he is two tackles shy of James Chapman's career mark, and he is 59 tackles shy of the all-time record of 389 set by Gareth Brooks.

Senior defensive back Carvin Johnson (New Orleans, La.) currently ranks fourth in the MEAC in tackles, averaging 10.0 per game, and he is second on the team with 70 tackles so far this season – 42 of which were solo efforts. He also has two interceptions this season, including one this past Saturday at Norfolk State.

The Pirates are 24-14 all-time against Delaware State, and Hampton has won five of the last eight meetings – despite losing to the Hornets 35-27 last season. The two teams last met in Armstrong Stadium in 2011, with the Pirates winning 42-6. Delaware State's last win at Hampton came in 2009, when the Hornets escaped with a 21-6 win.

Junior return man Jorrian Washington (Los Angeles, Calif.) is currently fourth in the conference in kickoff returns, averaging 24.5 yards per return, and freshman kicker Anthony Prevost (Chesterfield, Va.) is third in scoring with a perfect 8-for-8 mark in field goals and a 13-for-13 mark in PATs. He is also third in field goals.

Punter Christian Faber-Kinney (Williamsburg, Va.) is fourth in the MEAC in punting, as his kicks average 40.5 yards.

Hampton is 13-7 against Delaware State at home.

The Pirates are 196-166-6 all-time against schools currently competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after going 3-5 in the conference last season. Hampton is 9-9 against Bethune-Cookman; 24-14 against Delaware State; 8-13 against Florida A&M; 47-41-1 against Howard; 24-36-2 against Morgan State; 25-25-1 against Norfolk State; 26-15-2 against North Carolina A&T; 17-6 against North Carolina Central; 5-0 against Savannah State; and 11-7 against South Carolina State.

For his career as head coach, Rose is 13-9 at Armstrong Stadium. The Pirates are 1-1 at home so far this season, having fallen 30-27 to Tennessee Tech back on Sept. 14 before beating North Carolina A&T 31-26 on Oct. 12.

For more information on Hampton University football, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.