Battle of the Bay (rivalry)
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 19, 1963 Norfolk State, 42–0 |
Latest meeting | September 14, 2024 Hampton, 37–7 |
Next meeting | October 4, 2025 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 59 |
All-time series | Norfolk State leads, 30–28–1 |
Largest victory | Hampton, 60–0 (1992) Norfolk State, 52–0 (1970) |
Longest win streak | Hampton, 5 (2002–2006) Norfolk State, 6 (1969–1974) |
Current win streak | Hampton, 1 (2024–present) |
The Battle of the Bay[1] is a U.S. college football rivalry between the Hampton Pirates and the Norfolk State Spartans. It is a match-up between two historically black NCAA Division I FCS programs in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
History
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 were both members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the FCS. On November 16, 2017, Hampton announced that they were becoming a member of the Big South Conference in 2018. The two teams are scheduled to meet again through 2024.[2]
The football series began in 1963 and has been played a total of 59 times as of 2024.
Game results
Hampton victories | Norfolk State victories | Tie games |
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See also
References
- ^ "Hampton bounces Norfolk State 27–17 in Battle of the Bay". NCAA. Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Hampton, Norfolk State set to resume "Battle of the Bay" in 2021". FBSchedules.com. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.