NORFOLK, Va., June 18, 2024 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today its football schedule for the 2024 season across ESPN platforms, including games on linear networks (ABC and ESPNU) and ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service. The schedule is highlighted by a bookend of non-conference matchups in Atlanta on ABC – Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Saturday, Aug. 24) and the postseason Cricket Celebration Bowl (Saturday, Dec. 14).
Of the conference’s 55 regular season games, MEAC teams are slated to make 45 appearances in televised/streamed games – 81.8 percent of the schedule. Additional broadcast dates and times will be announced at a later time.
MEAC teams will be featured in seven nationally televised games on ESPNU. In addition, all conference matchups will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The MEAC ESPNU “Game of the Week” begins on Saturday, Oct. 26, as a part of a wildcard matchup to be announced in early October. A series of televised wildcard matchups continues each Saturday and concludes with the conference’s regular-season schedule on Nov. 23. All matchups will be announced at least 12 days ahead of the game.
A pair of conference games to be aired on ESPNU on Thursday and Friday night. The first is set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 when North Carolina Central travels to South Carolina State, while the second features Howard and North Carolina Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 in Durham, N.C.
The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge kickoff is scheduled for Week 0’s opener between Norfolk State and Florida A&M on Saturday, August 24. The game will air for the first time on ABC, beginning at 7:30 PM ET.
For more information on MEAC football, visit MEACSports.com.
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MEAC Televised Schedule Below
Saturday, Aug. 24
Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State, ABC, 7:30 p.m.
Delaware at Hawaii, CBS, TBD
Thursday, Aug. 29
Howard at Rutgers, Big Ten Network, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Morgan State at Hampton, FloFootball, 6:00 p.m.
Norfolk State at East Carolina, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 1
NCCU vs. Alabama State, ESPN, 3:00 p.m.
September 7
Mercyhurst at Howard, ESPN+, TBD
South Carolina State at The Citadel, ESPN+, 12:00 p.m.
Virginia State at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Elon at North Carolina Central, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
September 14
Hampton at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Wagner at Delaware State, ESPN+, 3:00 p.m.
Morehouse Coll. vs Howard, CNBC, 3:00 p.m.
Morgan State at Ohio Univ., ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
North Carolina Central at UNC Chapel Hill, ESPN+/ACC Network, 6:00 p.m.
South Carolina State at Georgia Southern, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
September 21
Hampton at Howard, ESPN+, TBD
Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg at Morgan State, ESPN+, TBD
Richmond at Delaware State, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central, ESPNU, 7:00 p.m.
September 28
North Carolina Central at Norfolk State *, ESPNU, 3:00 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at South Carolina State, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
October 5
Saint Francis at Delaware State, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln Univ. (Pa.) at Morgan State, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
October 12
Sacred Heart at Howard, ESPN+, TBD
Merrimack at Morgan State, ESPN+, TBD
Towson at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg at North Carolina Central, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
October 19
Tennessee State at Howard, ESPN+, TBD
Fort Valley at South Carolina State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
October 26 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Delaware State at South Carolina State *, ESPN Platforms, 1:30 p.m.
Howard at Norfolk State *, ESPN Platforms, 2:00 p.m.
Morgan State at North Carolina Central *, ESPN Platforms, 3:00 p.m.
October 31
North Carolina Central at South Carolina State *, ESPNU, 7:00 p.m.
November 2
Delaware State at Howard *, ESPN+, TBD
Norfolk State at Morgan State *, ESPN+, TBD
November 9 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Morgan State at Delaware State *, ESPN Platforms, 1:00 p.m.
South Carolina State at Howard *, ESPN Platforms, 3:30 p.m.
November 15
Howard at North Carolina Central *, ESPNU, 8:00 p.m.
November 16 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Delaware State at Norfolk State *, ESPN Platforms, 2:00 p.m.
South Carolina State at Morgan State *, ESPN Platforms, TBD
November 23
Howard at Morgan State *, ESPN+, TBD
North Carolina Central at Delaware State *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
Norfolk State at South Carolina State *, ESPN+, 1:30 p.m.
December 14
Celebration Bowl (MEAC Champion vs SWAC Champion), ABC, 12:00 p.m.
