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2016 MEAC football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship
SportFootball
Number of teams12
Conference championsNorth Carolina A&T
Bethune-Cookman
North Carolina Central
MEAC football seasons
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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Previous season

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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]

Head coaches

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Rankings

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Legend
  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
  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
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
Index to colors and formatting
MEAC member won
MEAC member lost
MEAC teams in bold

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
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] -

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Tarik Cohen North Carolina A&T Jeremy Taylor North Carolina A&T Akevious Williams Bethune-Cookman Cody Jones North Carolina A&T

Week two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
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---> -

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Postseason

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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

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Main article: Celebration Bowl
Date Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta Georgia
 ABC North Carolina Central
Grambling State 		MEAC
SWAC 		9-10

FCS Playoffs

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Date Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Oct. 26 First Round E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Richmond, VA
 ESPN3 North Carolina A&T
Richmond 		MEAC
CAA 		10-39

Records against other conferences

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MEAC vs. FCS conferences

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Conference Record
Big South 0–0
CAA 0–1
OVC 0–0
Patriot 0–1
SoCon 0–0
SWAC 0–0
Total 0–2

MEAC vs. FBS conferences

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Conference Record
ACC 0–0
American 0–1
Big Ten 0-1
Conference USA 0–0
MAC 0–0
MWC 0–0
Sun Belt 0–0
Total 0–2

Attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
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%

Notes

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  1. ^ 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".

References

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  1. ^ "Aggies Win HBCU National Championship". North Carolina A&T Aggies. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
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