MID-EASTERN Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football Report 2018 Season • Week 6 Contact: Ryan McGinty, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations ATHLETIC CONFERENCE [email protected] • 757.951.2055 292 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 12 NFL HALL OF FAMERS | 48 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Neu Streak North Carolina A&T 1-0 1.000 31 16 4-1 .800 137 78 2-1 1-0 1-0 Won 1 Norfolk State 1-0 1.000 54 28 3-1 .750 105 65 2-1 1-0 0-0 Won 2 Florida A&M 2-0 1.000 86 27 3-2 .600 150 111 2-1 1-1 0-0 Won 2 Howard 1-0 1.000 41 35 1-2 .333 87 127 0-0 0-2 1-0 Won 1 Bethune-Cookman 1-1 .500 70 61 2-3 .400 180 160 1-0 1-2 0-1 Won 1 N.C. Central 0-1 .000 14 55 1-3 .250 102 164 1-1 0-1 0-1 Lost 2 Delaware State 0-1 .000 28 54 0-4 .000 52 215 0-0 0-4 0-0 Lost 4 Savannah State 0-2 .000 33 66 0-4 .000 33 195 0-1 0-3 0-0 Lost 4 South Carolina State 0-1 .000 16 31 0-4 .000 29 123 0-1 0-3 0-0 Lost 4 ^Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 60 120 0-1 1-2 0-0 Won 1 Saturday, September 29 THIS WEEK 1ST & 10 Saturday, September 29 • The month of October kicks off with all 10 teams in action this weekend. There will be four MEAC contests played in addition to a pair of South Carolina State at Morgan State..........1 p.m. non-conference match-ups. All games will be streamed on ESPN3. Television: ESPN3/Sportsfever Series: SC State leads 31-6-1 • Four teams enter the month holding undefeated conference records in Florida A&M (2-0), Howard (1-0), Norfolk State (1-0) and North Carolina Last Meeting: 35-14, SCSU, 2017 A&T State (1-0). An early season showdown featuring a pair of undefeated teams in Florida A&M and Norfolk State takes place in Tallahassee, Howard at North Carolina Central.................2 p.m. Fla. this weekend. The only sure thing from that contest is a team wearing green will win as green is an official color of both institutions. Television: ESPN3 Series: NCCU leads 12-9-1 Last Meeting: 13-7, NCCU, 2017 • North Carolina A&T State was picked to defend its MEAC Football Championship as the Aggies received 19 first-place votes and was a unani- Mississippi Valley at Bethune-Cookman.......4 p.m. mous choice to defend their MEAC Championship and represent the league in the annual Celebration Bowl on Dec. 15 in Atlanta, Ga. The Aggies Television: ESPN3 have not won consecutive MEAC Championships since the 1991 and 1992 campaigns. Howard University was predicted to place second in head Series: BCU leads 3-1 coach Mike London’s second season followed by N.C. Central in third place and Bethune-Cookman in fourth. Florida A&M was picked fifth Last Meeting: 21-6, BCU, 1975 followed by Norfolk State, South Carolina State, Savannah State, Morgan State and Delaware State. Norfolk State at Florida A&M........................4 p.m. Television: ESPN3 •Name tags will be needed this season as five MEAC teams feature new head coaches. Delaware State, Florida A&M, Morgan State, N.C. A&T Series: FAMU leads 13-3 State and N.C. Central will have new leaders. Both head coaches at Morgan State and NCCU coaches have the interim tag attached. Last Meeting: 35-28, FAMU, 2017 Charleston Southern at Savannah State.......6 p.m. • The MEAC’s streak of FBS wins continues for the third straight year after North Carolina A&T State’s win over East Carolina on Sept. 2. The Television: ESPN3 MEAC picked up two FBS wins last season (2017) as North Carolina A&T State defeated Charlotte (Conference USA) while Howard defeated Series: Charleston Southern leads 7-0 UNLV. The 2016 North Carolina A&T State win over Kent State was the Aggies’ first FBS win in school history and the first MEAC FBS win since Last Meeting: 52-27, CSU, 2017 Bethune-Cookman defeated C-USA’s Florida International 14-12 in 2014. North Carolina A&T at Delaware State.........7 p.m. Television: ESPN3 • North Carolina A&T State remains the lone MEAC team ranked amongst FCS teams. After the loss to Morgan State, the Aggies are now ranked Series: NCAT leads 24-22-1 Last Meeting: 44-3, NCAT, 2017 No. 11 in the STATS FCS and FCS Coaches polls. •North Carolina A&T State University quarterback Lamar Raynard was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while N.C. Central defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. • Last year’s MEAC Champions, North Carolina A&T State, finished the 2017 season with their highest national ranking ever as they finished No. 6 in the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll. They entered the 2018 season with their highest national preseason ranking ever with voters ranking the Aggies preseason No. 14 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. However, the Aggies will feature a new look as head coach Sam Washington takes over for the retired Rod Broadway. Washington was formerly N.C. A&T’s defensive coordinator. • History suggests a team has to win its conference opener in order to chart its path to the MEAC Championship. The last team that opened with a league loss was Bethune-Cookman in 2015 as they fell to N.C. Central. North Carolina A&T State, BCU and NCCU all tied for a share of the title in 2015. • The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced a partnership with the MEAC to reveal the league’s offensive and defensive players of the year as part of the festivities surrounding the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 4 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. This marks the third consecutive year the players will be honored in New York. • The 14th annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge saw North Carolina Central fall to Prairie View A&M on Sunday, Sept. 2. The SWAC holds a two-game winning streak for the first time in series history. • The winner of the MEAC’s regular season title will earn a bid to the 4th annual Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. on Dec. 15 at Mercedes Benz Stadium. The bowl, which pits the MEAC Champion versus the SWAC Champion, is the only FCS league to host a bowl game as the MEAC leads the series 2-1. MEAC FOOTBALL • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: OCT. 6 • PAGE 1 MEAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Main: (757) 951-2055 | Fax: (757) 951-2067 Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas Sr. Associate Commissioner: Sonja Stills Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Ryan McGinty Director of Multimedia/Coord. of Marketing: Marquis Bryant Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Championship & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia Easley Business Manager: Deon Hallback Administrative Assistant: Nikki Johnson Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coordinator of Football Officials: Andre Lowe Football Contacts MEAC Overview Weekly Teleconference Bethune-Cookman The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and www. The MEAC will host the first weekly football teleconfer- Bryan Harvey MEACsports.com offers authorized media immediate ence on Tuesday, Aug. 28 and conclude on Tuesday, Nov. [email protected] access to original, up-to-date information from the MEAC 20. Beginning at 10 a.m., the call will feature all MEAC head (386) 481-2206 and its member institutions. football coaches for a 10-minute session that includes a brief statement about the previous and upcoming opponent and Delaware State game. Each session concludes with a question and answer Dennis Jones About The MEAC session with members of the media. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its [email protected] Credible media outlets may access the teleconference by 49th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the (302) 857-6068 contacting Ryan McGinty at mcgintyr@themeac. 2018-19 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., com. The entire call will be available on-line each Wednes- the MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding historically black Florida A&M day morning on www.MEACsports.com. institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman Alvin Hollins University, Coppin State University, Delaware State Univer- [email protected] DATES FOR 2018 TELECONFERENCES: sity, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University (850) 599-3736 August 28 • September 4 • September 11 • September of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk 18 • September 25 • October 2 • October 9 • October 16 State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Howard • October 23 • October 30 • November 6 • November 13 Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and Derek Bryant • November 20 South Carolina State University. [email protected] The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports with auto- (202) 806-7184 The schedule is as follows: matic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in 10:00 -- MEAC Notes baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s Morgan State 10:13 -- Willie Simmons, Florida A&M and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, Leonard Haynes IV 10:23 -- Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and [email protected] 10:33 -- Rod Milstead, Delaware State men’s golf.