Hampton Celebrates 98th Homecoming Saturday Hosting Nationally-Ranked Monmouth

WHO	Hampton (1-6, 0-3) vs. #18/19 Monmouth (5-2, 4-0)
WHEN	2:02pm - Saturday
WHERE	Armstrong Stadium - Hampton, Va.
LIVE STREAM/TV	FloCollege/Monumental Sports
LIVE STATS	here
GAME NOTES	Hampton Monmouth

HAMPTON, Va. (Oct. 22, 2026) ... The Hampton Pirates will hit the home field of Armstrong Stadium for the first time this season as they host Homecoming entertaining the Hawks of Monmouth University Saturday with kickoff set for 2:02 p.m.

The game will be streamed on FloCollege and can be viewed on Monumental Sports Network.

Pirate Pointers

Hampton will celebrate its 98th Homecoming when it faces off against No. 18 Monmouth on Oct. 24. A sellout crowd is expected.
Hampton has posted a 59-37-1 record in Homecoming games since the Pirates whitewashed Virginia Union 25-0 on Nov. 29, 1928.
After playing the first three home games at the City of Hampton's Darling Stadium, the Pirates return to Armstrong Stadium.
Coach Van Malone's team played at Darling Stadium while the aging artificial turf and the track surrounding the field were replaced. Football practices were held at the City of Hampton's Gosnold's Hope Park which required daily bus trips to-and from the facility.
The game will mark the first time that the team's 26 freshmen and 15 transfers (46 percent of the squad) will play a home football game on the Hampton University campus.

Scouting the Hawks

Hampton welcomes No. 18 ranked Monmouth (5-2, 4-0) for Homecoming for the second straight season.
The red-hot Hawks have won four straight contests but it hasn't been easy. The recent wins were at UAlbany (28-20), at Dartmouth (31-28), 41-40 over Towson and 42-21 at New Hampshire when Monmouth built leads by outscoring their opponents 90 of its 141 points in the first half.
The potent offense is led by quarterback Frankie Weaver, who is passing for 233 ypg with 13 TDs and just four interceptions. The two-headed rushing attack features Kenny Smith Jr. (84.3 ypg) and Elijah Jennings (81.0 ypg).
The defense is anchored by defensive back Jaeden Jones, who is tied for sixth in the CAA with 9.1 tpg and is second in the conference with a pair of interceptions.

Scouting the Pirates

Offensive coordinator DJ Boldin has been forced to use three quarterbacks in seven games. Starter Jalen Woods suffered an injury on Sept. 12 against Bryant and has not been cleared to return. He completed 57.8 percent of his passes.
Mobile Tre'Von Taylor throws for 111.9 ypg playing all seven games and starting the last four. True freshman Xavier Brookins has come off the bench the last three games and averages 97 ypg passing completing 52.5 percent of his passes.
Taylor was 7-of-9 passing for 123 yards and two TDs while Brookins passed for 98 yards and rushed for 44 with a TD last week at Sacred Heart.
Fifth-year Cam Sturdifen has recorded 64 tackles, fourth most in the CAA, and has two forced fumble to to lead the Pirate defense. Newcomers Qwae Willis (41 tackles), Anthony Hightower III (30) and Marcus Temond (33).

Up Next
Hampton closes the month of October at Towson on Oct. 31 for a 1 p.m. start.

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Players Mentioned

Xavier Brookins

Anthony Hightower III

Cam Sturdifen

Tre'Von Taylor

Qwae Willis

Jalen Woods

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