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2015 MEAC football season
2015 MEAC football season
League	NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2015 – November 21, 2015
Number of teams	12
MEAC football seasons
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2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

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

Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman – 1st year
Kenny Carter, Delaware State– 1st year
Alex Wood, Florida A&M – 1st year
Connell Maynor, Hampton – 2nd year
Gary Harrell, Howard – 4th year
Lee Hull, Morgan State – 2nd year
Latrell Scott, Norfolk State – 2nd year
Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T – 4th year
Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central – 2nd year
Earnest Wilson, Savannah State – 3rd year
Oliver Pough, South Carolina State – 14th year

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		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	TSN
	C
	SBN
Delaware State	TSN
	C
	SBN
Florida A&M	TSN
	C
	SBN
Hampton	TSN
	C
	SBN
Howard	TSN
	C
	SBN
Morgan State	TSN
	C
	SBN
Norfolk State	TSN
	C
	SBN
North Carolina A&T	TSN
	C
	SBN
North Carolina Central	TSN
	C
	SBN
Savannah State	TSN
	C
	SBN
South Carolina State	TSN
	C
	SBN

Regular Season

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

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

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

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

FCS Playoffs

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference

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Records against other conferences

MEAC vs. FCS conferences

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

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

Team	Stadium	Capacity	% 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

^ "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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[ESPN_Wk_3-1] "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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v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football
Teams	Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football rivalries
Conference	Howard–Morgan State
Non-conference	Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) The Real HU (Hampton–Howard) Battle of the Bay (Hampton–Norfolk State) The Battle for Greater Baltimore (Morgan State–Towson) Norfolk State–Old Dominion North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State