WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The football fields are vacant now, but the D.C. area's collegiate players are already preparing for the beginning of their 2015 seasons. The upcoming campaign will bring two special football games to the area: the AT&T Nation's Football Classic and the Military Bowl.
Howard and Hampton will face off in the fifth annual AT&T Nation's Football Classic at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at RFK Stadium. The Classic matches two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rivals in the continuation of a series that began in 1908. Hampton, which leads the series, 47-43-1, recorded 14 straight victories against Howard from 1997-2010, but the Bison have prevailed during the past four seasons.
The teams played two of the most exciting games in series history during the last two seasons. Howard edged the Pirates, 42-39, during a 2013 double-overtime classic and kicked a late field goal to beat Hampton, 30-29, during the regular-season finale at Greene Stadium Nov. 22, 2014.
While the Pirates and Bison played several times at RFK in the 1990s, this will be their first meeting in the AT&T Nation's Football Classic, which is designed to bring together teams from historically black colleges and universities. The first four Classic games featured Howard and Morehouse.
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