2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season

August 2023 2016 MEAC football season NCAA Division I Football Championship Football 12 Conference North Carolina A&TBethune-CookmanNorth Carolina Central List of MEAC football champions MEAC football 2015 2017 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 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.Aggies Win HBCU National Championship http://www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=593291&SPID=74503&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210593730&DB_OEM_ID=24500 North Carolina A&T Aggies NC A&T Sports Information 20 December 2015 Head coaches 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 Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings Black college football national championship   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalBethune-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 formattingMEAC member wonMEAC member lostMEAC teams in bold All times Eastern time. Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week. Week one 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 2016 Elizabeth City State Vikings Elizabeth City Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA 12-20 11,780 September 3 6:00 PM 2016 St. Augustine's Falcons 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 ContestThe 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". - 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 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 2016 Elizabeth City State Vikings Elizabeth City Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA 12-20 11,780 September 3 6:00 PM 2016 St. Augustine's Falcons 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 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.MEAC & SWAC to Play in Newly Created Celebration Bowl http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=98110&SPID=12081&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209968892&DB_OEM_ID=20800 meacsports.com MEAC Media Relations 20 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150427130207/http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=98110&SPID=12081&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209968892&DB_OEM_ID=20800 27 April 2015 dead dmy-all Any other team from the MEAC is able to participate in the playoff if they earn an at-large bid. Bowl games Celebration Bowl DateGameSiteTelevisionTeamsAffiliationsResultsDec. 19Celebration BowlGeorgia DomeAtlanta GeorgiaABCNorth Carolina CentralGrambling StateMEACSWAC9-10 FCS Playoffs DateGameSiteTelevisionTeamsAffiliationsResultsOct. 26First RoundE. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VAESPN3North Carolina A&TRichmondMEACCAA10-39 Records against other conferences MEAC vs. FCS conferences ConferenceRecordBig South0–0CAA0–1OVC0–0Patriot0–1SoCon0–0SWAC0–0Total0–2 MEAC vs. FBS conferences ConferenceRecordACC0–0American0–1Big Ten0-1Conference USA0–0MAC0–0MWC0–0Sun Belt0–0Total0–2 Attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Total Average% of CapacityBethune-Cookman Municipal Stadium 10,000 0 10000Delaware State Alumni Stadium 7,000 0 7000Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium 25,500 0 25500Hampton Armstrong Stadium 17,000 0 17000Howard William H. Greene Stadium 10,000 0 10000Morgan State Hughes Stadium 10,000 0 10000Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium 30,000 11,780 11780 30000North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium 21,500 11,381 14,467 13,005 12951 21500North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium 10,000 0 10000Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium 8,000 0 8000South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium 22,000 — 0 22000 Notes Notes References 30em