MEAC Announces 2011 Football Television Schedule

NORFOLK, Va., August 18, 2011- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its 2011 television football slate today featuring eight exciting matchups scheduled to broadcast on ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN Classic. The nationally televised games are a part of the MEAC’s ongoing partnership with ESPN.

The 2011 television schedule kicks off with the MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney featuring Bethune-Cookman University and non-conference opponent Prairie View A&M University on Sunday, September 4. The game will air live beginning at noon ET on ESPN.

The Thursday night lineup commences with Hampton against defending Co-Champion Florida A&M on September 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State, who both also earned a share of the conference title, will meet on Saturday, September 10 in Daytona Beach, Fla.  The Wildcats will also host Hampton in a Thursday night game on September 22.



Morgan State and Howard will be featured on Saturday, September 24 as the two teams compete in the New York Urban League Football Classic at New Meadowlands Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bethune-Cookman will travel to Norfolk, Virginia on October 20 to take on Norfolk State in the MEAC’s final Thursday night televised game. The game will air live on ESPNU with a 7:30 p.m. kick off time.

Florida A&M will compete in two additional conference televised games beginning on the road in Orangeburg, South Carolina against South Carolina State on Saturday, October 22.  FAMU will conclude the MEAC’s television slate with its annual matchup against B-CU in the Florida Classic. The game will be played at the Florida Citrus Bowl and will air live on ESPN Classic at 2:30 p.m.

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2011 MEAC Football Television Schedule

Date Game Network Time Broadcast Time
Sun., Sept. 4 Bethune-Cookman v. Prairie View A&M (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) ESPN Noon Live
Thurs., Sept. 8 Florida A&M at Hampton ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Live
Sat., Sept. 10 South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman ESPNU 4 p.m. 10:30 p.m. (tape delayed)
Thurs., Sept. 22 Hampton at Bethune-Cookman ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Live
Sat., Sept. 24 Morgan State v. Howard ESPNU 3:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. (tape delayed)
Thurs., Oct. 20 Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk State ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Live
Sat., Oct. 22 Florida A&M at South Carolina State ESPNU 1:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. (tape delayed)
Sat., Nov. 19 Florida A&M v. Bethune-Cookman ESPN Classic 2:30 p.m. Live

By MEAC Media Relations