2016_Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference_football_season
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season
Sports season
The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season was the XXIst season for MEAC Football, as part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2016 MEAC football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Championship |
| Sport | Football |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Conference champions | North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman North Carolina Central |
| MEAC football seasons | |
← 2015 2017 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 North Carolina Central $ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M * | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard * | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season
21st ranked North Carolina A&T, along with #25 Bethune-Cookman and non-ranked North Carolina Central were named MEAC Co-Champions. Due to the MEAC's tiebreaker system, North Carolina A&T earned the conference's invitation to the inaugural Celebration Bowl. The Aggies defeated Southwestern Athletic Conference Champion, Alcorn State 41-34 and earning their fourth HBCU national championship.[1]
- Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman – 2nd year
- Kenneth Carter, Delaware State– 2nd year
- Alex Wood, Florida A&M – 2nd year
- Connell Maynor, Hampton – 3rd year
- Gary Harrell, Howard – 5th year
- Frederick Farrier, Morgan State – 2nd year
- Latrell Scott, Norfolk State – 2nd year
- Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T – 6th year
- Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central – 3rd year
- Erik Raeburn, Savannah State – 1st year
- Oliver Pough, South Carolina State – 15th year
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings and Black college football national championship
More information Pre, Wk 1 ...
| 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 | Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | NR | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | NR | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Hampton | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Howard | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | NR | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | RV | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | RV | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | Coaches | 25 | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | 1 (29) | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | Coaches | NR | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | NR | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | NR | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||
| BOXTOROW | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| SBN | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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More information Index to colors and formatting ...
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| MEAC member won |
| MEAC member lost |
| MEAC teams in bold |
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All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.
Week one
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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| September 1 | 7:00 PM | Delaware State | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) | 7-42 | 17,835 | ||
| September 3 | 12:00 PM | Howard | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | 13-52 | 35,474 | |
| September 3 | 2:00 PM | Morgan State | Holy Cross | Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD | 24-51 | 4,203 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Elizabeth City | Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA | 12-20 | 11,780 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | St. Augustine's | North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | LTV | 0-62 | 11,381 | |
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Florida A&M | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | 3-70 | 60,700 | |
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Savannah State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | 0-54 | 21,250 | |
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | North Carolina Central | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | 6-49 | 35,049 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Hampton | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | 21-54 | 20,118 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | South Carolina State | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL | 0-38 | 36,260 | ||
| September 4 | 1:00 PM | Alcorn State | Bethune-Cookman | Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | No Contest[Notes 1] | - |
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Players of the week:
More information Offensive, Defensive ...
| Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | Special teams | ||||
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| Tarik Cohen | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Taylor | North Carolina A&T | Akevious Williams | Bethune-Cookman | Cody Jones | North Carolina A&T |
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Week two
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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| September 10 | 12:00 PM | Howard | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | 14-52 | 45,245 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 PM | Monmouth | Delaware State | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | 34-20 | 2,454 | ||
| September 10 | 2:00 PM | Morgan State | Holy Cross | Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD | 24-51 | 4,203 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Savannah State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | 0-56 | 29,509 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Elizabeth City | Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA | 12-20 | 11,780 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | St. Augustine's | North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | LTV | 0-62 | 11,381 | |
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Florida A&M | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | 3-70 | 60,700 | |
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | North Carolina Central | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | 6-49 | 35,049 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Hampton | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | 21-54 | 20,118 | ||
| September 3 | 6:00 PM | South Carolina State | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL | 0-38 | 36,260 | ||
| September 4 | 1:00 PM | Alcorn State | Bethune-Cookman | Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | No Contest---> | - |
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Players of the week:
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| Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | Special teams | ||||
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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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.[2] 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
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| Date | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Dec. 19 | Celebration Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia |
ABC | North Carolina Central Grambling State |
MEAC SWAC |
9-10 |
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FCS Playoffs
More information Date, Game ...
| Date | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Oct. 26 | First Round | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA |
ESPN3 | North Carolina A&T Richmond |
MEAC CAA |
10-39 |
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MEAC vs. FCS conferences
MEAC vs. FBS conferences
More information Team, Stadium ...
| 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 | 11,780 | 39% | |||||||
| North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium | 21,500 | 11,381 | 14,467 | 13,005 | 60% | |||||
| 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% |
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- The game between Alcorn State and Bethune-Cookman was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning in the second quarter with 7:13 remaining. Alcorn was leading 13–7. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest".
- "Aggies Win HBCU National Championship". North Carolina A&T Aggies. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- "MEAC & SWAC to Play in Newly Created Celebration Bowl". meacsports.com. MEAC Media Relations. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.