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List of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football Champions[edit]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions
Conference Football Champions
SportCollege football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Played1971–present
Current championNorth Carolina A&T & South Carolina State
Most championshipsSouth Carolina State (17)

The list of 'Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions includes 10 distinct teams that have won the college football championship awarded by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since its creation. In total, 13 teams have sponsored football in the conference. The conference was formed in 1969 when six members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and one member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) met in Durham, North Carolina met with the purpose of discussing the organization of a new conference that would compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level in all sports.[1] After the formulation of a committee, and their research reported; Delaware State University Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, from the CIAA, and South Carolina State University, of the SIAC, agreed to form the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.[1] The new conference was confirmed in 1970 and had its first season of competition in football in 1971 with Morgan State claiming the inaugural championship.[1]

Currently, the conference's football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA. To date, there are six football-playing members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central and South Carolina State.

As of the 2015 Season, the MEAC is one of several conferences which does not participate in the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs, the annual post-season tournament, that declares a national champion. Teams from the conference are eligible for at-large bids, however, the conference champion competes in the Celebration Bowl against the champion from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).[2]


South Carolina State holds the distinction of claiming the most MEAC championships at 16, with 7 of under the conference's most successful Head Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough.

Co-champions are placed in the order they appeared in the season's final standings, with the team winning the conference's tiebreaker listed first.


Champions by year[edit]

Denotes team received conference automatic bid for FCS Playoffs
^ Denotes playoff participant
$ Denotes team received an invitation to the Celebration Bowl
± Denotes national champion in the same season
Record Ranking
Year Champions Conference Overall AP/STATS UPI/Coaches' Postseason result Head coach
1971 Morgan State 5-0-1 6-0-1 NR NR Earl Banks
1972 NC Central 5-1 9-2 NR No. 16 Pelican Bowl, L 56-6 vs. Grambling State George Quiett
1973 NC Central 5-1 7-4 NR NR Pelican Bowl Cancelled Willie Smith
1974 South Carolina State 5-1 8-4 NR NR Pelican Bowl, L 28-7 vs. Grambling State
Textile Bowl, L 20-0 vs. Wofford
Willie Jeffries
1975 South Carolina State
North Carolina A&T
5-1-0
5-1-0
8-2-1
8-3-0
NR
NR
NR
NR
Pelican Bowl, L 15-12 vs. Southern
Willie Jeffries
Hornsby Howell
1976 South Carolina State
Morgan State
5-1
5-1
10-1
6-4
No. 4[3]
NR
-
-
Bicentennial Bowl, W 26-10 vs. Norfolk State
Willie Jeffries
Henry Lattimore
1977 South Carolina State 6-0 9-1-1 No. 4 NR Willie Jeffries
1978 South Carolina State 8-2-1 5-0-1 No. 6[4] NR Willie Jeffries
1979 Morgan State 5-0 9-2 No. 4[5] NR NCAA Division II First Round, L 27-7 vs. Alabama A&M Clarence Thomas
1980 South Carolina State 5-0 10-1 T-No. 3 Bill Davis
1981 South Carolina State^ 5-0 10-3 No. 3[note 1] NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals, L 41-12 vs. Idaho State Bill Davis
1982 South Carolina State^ 4-1 9-2 No. 7[6] NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals, L 38-3 vs. Louisiana Tech Bill Davis
1983 South Carolina State 4-0 7-3 No. 18[7] Bill Davis
1984 Bethune-Cookman 4-0 7-3 NR NR Larry Little
1985 Delaware State 4-0 9-2 T-No. 12[8] NR Bill Collick
1986 North Carolina A&T^ 1-4 9-3 No. 20[9] NR NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals, L 52-21 vs Georgia Southern Maurice Forte
1987 Delaware State[note 2][10] 4-0 9-2 No. 20[11] NR Bill Collick
1988 Bethune-Cookman[note 3]
Florida A&M
Delaware State
4-2 5-6
6-4-1
5-5
No. 18 (FAMU)[12] NR

Larry Little
Ken Riley
Bill Collick


1989 Delaware State 5-1 7-4 NR NR Bill Collick
1990 Florida A&M 6-0 7-4 NR NR Ken Riley
1991 North Carolina A&T
Delaware State[note 4]
5-1
5-1
9-3
9-2
NR NR
William Hayes
Bill Collick
1992 North Carolina A&T^ 5-1 9-3 No. 17[13] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 44-0 vs.The Citadel William Hayes
1993 Howard^ 6-0 11-1 No. 8[14] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28-14 vs.Marshall Steve Wilson
1994 South Carolina State^ 6-0 9-2 No. 22[15] NR Willie Jeffries
1995 Florida A&M 6-0 9-3 No. 22[16] NR Billy Joe
1996 Florida A&M 7-0 9-3 No. 12[17] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 29-25 vs.Troy State Billy Joe
1997 Hampton^ 7-0 10-2 No. 9[18] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28-13 vs.Youngstown State Joe Taylor
1998 Florida A&M^
Hampton^
7-1
7-1
11-2
9-3
No. 5[19]
No. 11[19]
NR
NR
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 27-17 vs.Troy State
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 42-34 vs. Connecticut
Billy Joe
Joe Taylor
1999 North Carolina A&T^ 8-0 11-2 No. 10[20] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 41-3 vs. Youngstown State Bill Hayes
2000 Florida A&M^ 7-1 9-3 No. 14[21] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 27-0 vs. Western Kentucky Billy Joe
2001 Florida A&M^ 7-1 7-4 No. 22[22] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 60-35 vs. Georgia Southern Billy Joe
2002 Bethune-Cookman^ 7-1 11-2 No. 15[23] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 34-0 vs. Georgia Southern Alvin Wyatt
2003 North Carolina A&T^ 7-1 10-2 No. 16[24] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 31-0 vs. 2003 Wofford Terriers football team George Small
2004 Hampton^
South Carolina State
6-1
6-1
10-2
9-2
No. 12[25]
No. 22[25]
NR
NR
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 42-35 vs.William & Mary
No Playoff Invite
Joe Taylor
Oliver Pough
2005 Hampton 8-0 11-1 No. 10[26] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 38-10 vs.Richmond Joe Taylor
2006 Hampton 7-1 10-2 No. 11[27] NR NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 41-38 vs.New Hampshire Joe Taylor
2007 Delaware State 9-0 10-2 15[28] No. 16[29][note 5] NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 44-7 vs. Delaware Al Lavan
2008 South Carolina State 8-0 10-2 No. 13[30] No. 13[31] NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 37-21 vs. Appalachian State Oliver Pough
2009 South Carolina State 8-0 10-2 No. 13[32] No. 13 NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 20-13 vs. Appalachian State Oliver Pough
2010 Bethune-Cookman
South Carolina State^
Florida A&M
7-1
7-1
7-1
10-2
9-3
8-3
No. 15[33]
No. 16[33]
NR[33]
15[34]
17[34]
NR[34]
NCAA Division I-AA Second Round, L 45-20 vs.New Hampshire
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 41-16 vs.Georgia Southern
No Playoff Invite
Brian Jenkins
Oliver Pough
Joe Taylor
2011 Championship vacated by Norfolk State[Note 1][35]
2012 Bethune-Cookman 8-0 9-3 No. 22[36] 23[37] NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24-14 vs. Coastal Carolina Brian Jenkins
2013 Bethune-Cookman
South Carolina State^
7-1
7-1
10-3
9-4
No. 16[38]
No. 25[38]
No. 16[39]
NR
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 48-24 vs. Coastal Carolina
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 30-20 vs. Furman
Brian Jenkins
Oliver Pough
2014 Morgan State^[note 6][40]
Bethune-Cookman
North Carolina A&T
South Carolina State
North Carolina Central
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-2
7-5
9-3
9-3
8-4
7-5
No. 23[41]
NR
NR
NR
NR
No. 22[42]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 46-24 vs. Richmond
No Playoff invite
No Playoff invite
No Playoff invite
No Playoff invite
Lee Hull
Brian Jenkins
Rod Broadway
Buddy Pough
Jerry Mack
2015 North Carolina A&T
Bethune-Cookman
North Carolina Central
7-1
7-1
7-1
10-2
9-2
8-3
No. 21[43]
NR
NR
No. 21[44]
No. 25[45]
NR
Celebration Bowl, W 41-34 vs. Alcorn State
No Playoff invite
No Playoff invite
Rod Broadway
Terry Sims
Jerry Mack
2016 North Carolina Central$ 8-0 9-3 No. 20[46] No. 22[47] Celebration Bowl, L 10-9 vs. Grambling State Jerry Mack
2017 North Carolina A&T 8-0 12-0 No. 8[48] No. 7[49] Celebration Bowl, W 21-14 vs. Grambling State Rod Broadway
2018 North Carolina A&T 7-1 10-2 No. 12[50] No. 11[51] Celebration Bowl, W 24-22 vs. Alcorn State Sam Washington
2019 North Carolina A&T 6-2 9-3 No. 23[52] No. 22[53] Celebration Bowl, W 64-44 vs. Alcorn State Sam Washington
2020-21 Season Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic[Note 2][54][55]

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Championships by school[edit]

Current members[edit]

School Championships Years
Delaware State 6 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2007
Howard 1 1993
Maryland Eastern Shore 0
Morgan State 4 1971, 1976, 1979, 2014
Norfolk State 1 2011
North Carolina Central 5 1972, 1973, 2014, 2015, 2016
South Carolina State 15 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014

Former members[edit]

School Tenure Championships Years
Bethune-Cookman 1979-2021 8 1984, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Florida A&M 1979–1984, 1986-2003
2005-2021
8 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2010
Hampton 1991-2018 5 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006
North Carolina A&T 1971-2021 9 1975, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Savannah State 2010-2019 0
Winston-Salem State 2007-2010 0

Championships by head coach[edit]

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Head Coach School Championships Years
Earl Banks Morgan Sate 1 1971
Rod Broadway North Carolina A&T 3 2014, 2015, 2017
Bill Collick Delaware State 5 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
Bill Davis South Carolina State 4 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Mo Forte North Carolina A&T 1 1986
Bill Hayes North Carolina A&T 3 1991, 1992, 1999
Lee Hull Morgan State 1 2014
Hornsby Howell North Carolina A&T 1 1975
Willie Jeffries South Carolina State 6 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1994
Brian Jenkins Bethune-Cookman 4 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Billy Joe Florida A&M 5 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
Henry Lattimore Morgan State 1 1976
Al Lavan Delaware State 1 2007
Larry Little Bethune-Cookman 2 1984, 1988±
Jerry Mack North Carolina Central 3 2014, 2015, 2016
Oliver Pough South Carolina State 7 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019
George Quiett North Carolina Central 1 1972
Ken Riley Florida A&M 2 1988, 1990
Terry Sims Bethune-Cookman 1 2015
George Small North Carolina A&T 1 2003
Willie Smith North Carolina Central 1 1973
Joe Taylor Hampton 6 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
Clarence Thomas Morgan State 1 1979
Sam Washington North Carolina A&T 2 2018, 2019
Steve Wilson Howard 1 1993
Alvin Wyatt Bethune-Cookman 1 2002

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee
  2. ^ The 1987 MEAC Championship was awarded to Delaware State by the NCAA after Howard was found using ineligible players.
  3. ^ Both Delaware State and Florida A&M received forfeit losses for the same game. Bethune–Cookman was awarded the conference title.
  4. ^ Bethune-Cookman had to forfeit the game against Delaware State after it was discovered B-CU used an ineligible player. DSU's conference record was adjusted to 5–1, tying them with North Carolina A&T, who the Hornets had beaten earlier in the season, for a share of the conference championship.
  5. ^ 2007 Was the first year of the FCS Coaches Poll
  6. ^ As a result of the MEAC football tierbreaker, Morgan State earned the conference's Automatic bid for the FCS Playoffs.

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