NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 5, 2022 – There are just two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football games on the docket this Saturday, but one of them marks the official start of conference play when the Spartans of Norfolk State head to Baltimore to take on Morgan State.
Here’s a look at this week’s games.
Norfolk State Spartans (0-5, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Morgan State Bears 2-2, 0-0 MEAC)
Saturday, Oct. 8 • Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, Md. • 1 p.m.
TV: MEAC Digital Network/ESPN+ • Live Stats
Morgan State will celebrate Homecoming this Saturday as the Bears, winners of two straight will open MEAC play against visiting Norfolk State. The Bears, in their first season under head coach Damon Wilson, have won their last two games after a 44-10 defeat of Virginia University of Lynchburg this past Saturday – a game in which quarterback Carson Baker threw three touchdown passes. With that victory, the Bears have already matched 2021’s win total. The Spartans, in their second season under head coach Dawson Odums, are in search of their first win of the season after last Saturday’s 31-14 loss to Sacred Heart. Norfolk State leads the all-time series 22-11 over the Bears and has won 13 of the last 14 meetings, including a 31-20 victory last year.
Florida A&M Rattlers (3-2, 2-1 SWAC) vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-3, 0-0 MEAC)
Saturday, Oct. 8 • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, S.C. • 2 p.m.
TV: MEAC Digital Network/ESPN+
Defending MEAC and Cricket Celebration Bowl champion South Carolina State will be at home for the first time this season on Saturday, welcoming Florida A&M, an old, familiar foe to Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. The Bulldogs will do so coming off a 50-10 loss to South Carolina this past Thursday, and they will also be in search of their second win over a MEAC-turned-SWAC opponent this season – having defeated Bethune-Cookman 33-9 on Sept. 10. The Rattlers, in their fifth season under head coach Willie Simmons, have won three in a row after this past Saturday’s 34-7 win over Mississippi Valley State. FAMU leads the series, which dates all the way back to 1930, 31-26-2, and the Rattlers have won the last two meetings – including a 30-7 win in Tallahassee, Fla., last year.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.