2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season
| 2015 MEAC football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | September 3, 2015 – November 21, 2015 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| 2015 MEAC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season will be the XXth season for MEAC Football, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
Previous season
22nd ranked Bethune-Cookman, along with North Carolina A&T, South Carolina State, North Carolina Central & Morgan State finished the season in a five way tie for the MEAC Championship. Due to the MEAC's tiebreaker system, Morgan State earned the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs marking the Bears's first time in the FCS playoffs.[1] Morgan State lost to Richmond in the First Round of the playoffs, eliminating the MEAC's lone representative in the postseason.
Head coaches
- Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman – 1st year
- Kenny Carter, Delaware State– 1st year
- Alex Wood, Florida A&M – 1st year
- Connell Maynor, Hampton – 2nd year
- Gary Harrell, Howard – 4th year
- Lee Hull, Morgan State – 2nd year
- Latrell Scott, Norfolk State – 2nd year
- Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T – 4th year
- Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central – 2nd year
- Earnest Wilson, Savannah State – 3rd year
- Oliver Pough, South Carolina State – 14th year
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
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| Bethune-Cookman | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Delaware State | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Florida A&M | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Hampton | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Howard | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Morgan State | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Norfolk State | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| North Carolina A&T | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| North Carolina Central | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Savannah State | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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| South Carolina State | TSN | ||||||||||||||
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Regular Season
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| MEAC member won |
| MEAC member lost |
| MEAC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.
Week One
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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| September 5 | TBA | Bethune-Cookman | Miami (FL) | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Delaware State | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Kentucky State | Hampton | Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Howard | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Morgan State | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Norfolk State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ||||
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Shaw | North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | LTV | [2] | ||
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Saint Augustine's | North Carolina Central | O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC | ||||
| September 5 | TBA | Savannah State | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | ||||
| September 6 | 12:00pm | South Carolina State | UAPB | Orlando Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | ESPN |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | Special teams | ||||
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Postseason
Since 1996, the MEAC earned an automatic bid into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. As of the 2015 season, the conference champion will abstain from participating in the playoffs and compete against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the newly created Celebration Bowl.[3] Any other team from the MEAC is able to participate in the playoff if they earn an at-large bid.
Bowl Games
Main article: Celebration Bowl
| Date | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Dec. 26 | Celebration Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia |
ESPN | MEAC SWAC |
FCS Playoffs
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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Records against other conferences
MEAC vs. FCS conferences
| Conference | Record |
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| Big South | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Total | 0–0 |
MEAC vs. FBS conferences
| Conference | Record |
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| ACC | 0–0 |
| American | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0-0 |
| Conference USA | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MWC | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Total | 0–0 |
Attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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| Bethune-Cookman | Municipal Stadium | 10,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Delaware State | Alumni Stadium | 7,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25,500 | 0% | ||||||||
| Hampton | Armstrong Stadium | 17,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Howard | William H. Greene Stadium | 10,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Morgan State | Hughes Stadium | 10,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price Stadium | 30,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium | 21,500 | 0% | ||||||||
| North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium | 10,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| Savannah State | Ted Wright Stadium | 8,000 | 0% | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | 22,000 | 0% |
References
- ↑ "Five-Way Tie for MEAC Football Title; Morgan State Earns AQ". meacsports.com. Mid-eastern athletic conference. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "2015 NC A&T Aggies Football Schedule". ncataggies.com. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "MEAC & SWAC to Play in Newly Created Celebration Bowl". meacsports.com. MEAC Media Relations. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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