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2015 MEAC football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 3, 2015 – November 21, 2015
Number of teams12
MEAC football seasons
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2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 North Carolina A&T +   7 1     10 2  
Bethune–Cookman +   7 1     9 2  
North Carolina Central +   7 1     8 3  
South Carolina State   6 2     7 4  
Hampton   5 3     6 5  
Morgan State   4 4     4 6  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 7  
Savannah State *   1 7     1 9  
Delaware State   1 7     1 10  
Florida A&M *   1 7     1 10  
Howard   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS 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

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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. Morgan State lost to Richmond in the First Round of the playoffs, eliminating the MEAC's lone representative in the postseason.

Head coaches

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Rankings

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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

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Index to colors and formatting
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 Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 19 12:00pm Savannah State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH ESPN3 9-52 16,763
September 17 7:30pm Florida A&M South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC ESPN3 0-36 14,987
September 18 7:30pm Howard Hampton RFK StadiumWashington, D.C.
(Nation's Football Classic/Battle of the "Real" HU)
ESPNU 19-37 16,342
September 19 2:00pm Chowan Delaware State Alumni StadiumDover, DE 31-30 1,995 [1]
September 19 6:00pm Norfolk State Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ASN 7–45 24,114
September 19 6:00pm Lane Bethune-Cookamn Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL 3-7
September 19 6:00pm North Carolina A&T Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC 14-7 9,729
September 19 6:00pm North Carolina Central FIU FIU StadiumMiami, FL 14-39 16,567

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Rookie Special teams
Jawill Davis Bethune-Cookman Terrick Colston Delaware State Devin Bowers Florida A&M Hadji Gaylord Norfolk State

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. Any other team from the MEAC is able to particiapte in the playoff if they earn an at-large bid.

Bowl Games

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Date Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 26 Celebration Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta Georgia
ESPN MEAC
SWAC


FCS Playoffs

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference

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Records against other conferences

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MEAC vs. FCS conferences

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Conference Record
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

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Conference Record
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

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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 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

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  1. ^ "NCAAF College Football Scores-MEAC". http://espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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