- Source: 1998 Hampton Pirates football team
The 1998 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. Hampton advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, were the Pirates lost in the first round to Connecticut. The team played home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.