Welcome back, college football fans. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday during which we remember those service men and women who gave their lives so that the American Experiment can continue. This week, we discuss the 22nd most-challenged or 4th least-challenged conference (depending on whether you are an optimist or a pessimist). As a recap, we’ve talked about the Pioneer League, the Ivy League, and the Northeast Conference. Today we tackle the first of two Historically Black Colleges and Universities conference: the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference or the MEAC.
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The MEAC’s 6 teams do not participate in the FCS playoffs, but the winner of the conference takes on the winner of the SWAC (coming soon) in the Celebration Bowl, the only Bowl for FCS teams. In the table below, N indicates neutral site, D indicates non-Division I opponents, F indicates a non-conference FCS opponent, G indicates a Group of 5 opponent, and 4 indicates a Core 4 (used to be Power 5 before the dismantling of the Pac-12) opponent. I bring you, the MEAC 2024.
| Team | 2023 Record (Rank) | 2024 PS SOS (Rank) | Home Games | Away/Neutral Games | Opp 2023 Rec |
| Morgan St Bears (1) | 4-6 (231) | 2.60 (200) | (25-41/.379) Lynchburg (D), Lincoln PA (D), Merrimack (F), Norfolk St, South Carolina St, Howard | (30-38/.441) Ohio (G), Hampton (F), Towson (F), Stony Brook (F), NC Central, Delaware St | 55-79 (.410) |
| NC Central Eagles (2) | 9-3 (148) | 2.44 (208) | (19-36/.345) Lynchburg (D), Elon (F), North Carolina A&T (F), Morgan St, Howard | (27-39/.409) North Carolina (4), Alabama St (FN), Campbell (F), Norfolk St (N), South Carolina St, Delaware St | 46-75 (.380) |
| Delaware St Hornets (3) | 1-10 (227) | 2.39 (213) | (30-26/.536) Wagner (F), Richmond (F), St Francis (F), Morgan St, NC Central | (30-50/.375) Hawaii (G), Sacred Heart (F), Campbell (F), Robert Morris (F), South Carolina St, Howard, Norfolk St | 60-76 (.441) |
| South Carolina St Bulldogs (4) | 5-6 (209) | 2.32 (219) | (19-26/.422) Fort Valley St (D), North Carolina A&T (F), Delaware St, NC Central | (35-46/.432) Ga Southern (G), Florida A&M (F), Citadel (F), Tennessee Tech (F), Howrd, Morgan St, Norfolk St | 54-72 (.429) |
| Howard Bison (5) | 6-6 (180) | 2.29 (222) | (20-45/.308) Mercyhurst (F), Sacred Heart (F), Tennessee St (F), Delaware St, South Carolina St, Morgan St | (30-37/.448) Rutgers (4), Morehouse (DN), Hampton (FN), Princeton (F), Norfolk St, NC Central | 50-82 (.379) |
| Norfolk St Spartans (6) | 3-8 (260) | 2.02 (247) | (25-32/.439) Virginia St (D), Hampton (F), Howard, Delaware St | (40-50/.444) East Carolina (G), Florida A&M (FN), VMI (F), Sacred Heart (F), NC Central (N), Morgan St, South Carolina St | 65-82 (.442) |
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It’s a short one today so that all of us can enjoy the holiday before the work week starts. Thanks for reading and sharing. Until next time, G
