The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have added the Hampton Pirates to their 2027 football schedule, according to an announcement from both schools.
Georgia Tech will host Hampton at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2027. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
Hampton is a member of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Pirates, led by head coach Trenton Boykin, finished the 2024 season 5-7 overall and 2-6 in conference action.
With the addition of Hampton, Georgia Tech has tentatively completed its non-conference schedule for the 2027 season. The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to visit the Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 11 and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Oct. 2, while closing the season at home against the in-state rival Georgia Bulldogs on Nov. 27.
If Georgia Tech’s non-conference schedule in 2027 remains unchanged, the Yellow Jackets will open the season with an ACC contest. Home opponents in 2027 include California, North Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia, while road opponents include Florida State, Miami, SMU, and Wake Forest.
Georgia Tech was previously scheduled to host the Arkansas State Red Wolves in 2027, but that game has been rescheduled for the 2028 season.
Georgia Tech is the first announced non-conference opponent for Hampton in 2027.
Hampton now has a total of three Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents on its future schedules. The Pirates are also slated to visit the Maryland Terrapins in 2026 and the Old Dominion Monarchs in 2028.
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Tennessee, Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami, and SMU all on the road plus Georgia at home? That is a gauntlet and a half.....
Maybe you should take Florida State off that list.
I will keep saying this---WHY? Theese schools must stop scheduling FCS teams. It's unfair to everybody, especially the season ticket holders, who have to pay for these games.
There is a reason why the Buffalo Bills don't play the nearby hamilton Tiger-Cats and a reason why the Toronto Blue Jays don't play the AAA Buffalo Bisons or the beloved Rochester Red Wings.
When does this end? I know, never!
But, as I write, we know that the leaders of coillege athletics can't make tough decisions.
https://johnny228.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/why-is-it-so-hard-for-college-sports-administrators-to-make-decisions/
Without these games, many FCS programs wouldn't survive.
A team schedules an OOC of Tennessee, Notre Dame, and Georgia, and this is the program you rip for scheduling an FCS opponent (which 90%+ of P4 teams also play)?
I'm not sure I believe that because they always say that.
There are plenty of FCS schools that don't play these games are indeed, surviving