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MEAC champion Pirates host New Hampshire in NCAA Football Championship Series Playoffs
November 19, 2006
Hampton, Va. – The three-time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion Hampton University will host the Wildcats of New Hampshire on Saturday, Nov. 25 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Game time is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. pending approval by the NCAA.
 This is the third consecutive trip to the playoffs for the Pirates and 15-year head coach Joe Taylor, and their fifth appearance since moving up to Division I in 1995. Saturday’s game will also mark the second straight year that Hampton will host a playoff game at Armstrong Stadium after taking on another Atlantic 10 opponent in Richmond last season.
Currently ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network Top 25 Poll, the Pirates enter their matchup with UNH with an overall mark of 10-1 and riding a three-game winning streak following their Oct. 21 loss at South Carolina State.
The Wildcats come into the game at 8-3 overall, 5-3 in the A-10 after closing out the regular season with an overtime win at 22nd ranked Maine.
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