Football | 8/23/2024 4:47:36 PM
NORFOLK, Va., August 23, 2024 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced its updated football broadcasting schedule for the 2024 season. Fans can catch MEAC games across various ESPN platforms, including linear networks like ABC and ESPNU, as well as ESPN+, the premier sports streaming service.
The 2024 season kicks off with a marquee non-conference matchup in Atlanta, featuring the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge on ABC during Week 0 (Saturday, Aug. 24). The season will culminate with the Cricket Celebration Bowl, also airing on ABC, on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Out of the conference’s 55 regular-season games, MEAC teams are slated to appear in 43 televised/streamed games across ESPN platforms. Five additional games will be on non-ESPN platforms, covering 87.3 percent of the schedule.
MEAC teams will be showcased in seven nationally televised games on ESPNU. Additionally, all conference matchups will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The MEAC ESPNU “Game of the Week” series kicks off on Saturday, September 21, when North Carolina Central hosts instate foe North Carolina A&T State. The following weekend, North Carolina Central and Norfolk State will face off in the Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 28.
Oct. 26 marks the first of three MEAC wildcard weekends featuring a wildcard matchup to be announced in early October. The second weekend of the series is Nov. 9 and wraps up on Nov. 16 with one week remaining in the regular season. All matchups will be announced at least 12 days prior to the game.
Two conference games are scheduled to air on ESPNU on Thursday and Friday nights. North Carolina Central will face South Carolina State at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, and Howard will take on North Carolina Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, in Durham, N.C.
The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff will feature Norfolk State against Florida A&M on Saturday, August 24. The game will be broadcast on ABC and simulcast on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, starting at 7:30 PM ET. Delaware State will also participate in Week 0, facing the University of Hawai’i in Honolulu, HI, on August 24.
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/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31
South Carolina State at Florida A&M, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Delaware State at Sacred Heart, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Norfolk State at East Carolina, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 1
North Carolina Central vs. Alabama State, ESPN, 3:00 p.m.
September 7
South Carolina State at The Citadel, ESPN+, 12:00 p.m.
Virginia State at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 4:00 p.m.
Elon at North Carolina Central, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Mercyhurst at Howard, ESPN+, 7:00 p.m.
September 14
Wagner at Delaware State, ESPN+, 3:00 p.m.
Morgan State at Ohio Univ., ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
Hampton at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 4:00 p.m.
North Carolina Central at UNC Chapel Hill, ESPN+/ACC Network Extra, 6:00 p.m.
South Carolina State at Georgia Southern, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
September 21
Norfolk State at VMI, ESPN+, 1:30 p.m.
Richmond at Delaware State, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg at Morgan State, ESPN+, 7:00 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central, ESPN Platforms, 7:00 p.m.
September 28
North Carolina Central at Norfolk State *, ESPN Platforms, 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+, 1:00 p.m.
Towson at Norfolk State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg at North Carolina Central, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Merrimack at Morgan State, ESPN+, 3:00 p.m.
October 19
Fort Valley at South Carolina State, ESPN+, 2:00 p.m.
Tennessee State at Howard, ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
October 26 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Howard at Norfolk State *, ESPN Platforms, 2:00 p.m.
Delaware State at South Carolina State *, ESPN Platforms, 3:30 p.m.
Morgan State at North Carolina Central *, ESPN Platforms, 3:30 p.m.
October 31
North Carolina Central at South Carolina State *, ESPNU, 7:00 p.m.
November 2
Delaware State at Howard *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
Norfolk State at Morgan State *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
November 9 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Morgan State at Delaware State *, ESPN Platforms, 12:00 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, 12:00 p.m.
South Carolina State at Morgan State *, ESPN Platforms, 4:00 p.m.
November 23
Howard at Morgan State *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Delaware State *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
Norfolk State at South Carolina State *, ESPN+, 1:30 p.m.
December 14
Cricket Celebration Bowl (MEAC Champion vs SWAC Champion), ABC, 12:00 p.m.