MEAC Football Schedule 2026: Every Team, Every Week

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MEAC Football Schedule

MEAC Football Schedule 2026 covers thirteen weeks, six programs and a slate that sends conference teams from Indiana’s Big Ten campus to a Sunday showcase in Miami Gardens. The meac conference football season mixes ambitious non-conference games with a tight round-robin before two wildcard weekends decide the meac football championship race.

Week 0 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 0 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 0 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Thu, Aug 27Delaware State 41, Stony Brook 346:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Aug 29Morgan State 17, North Carolina A&T 76:00pmWMYV/FloSports
Sat, Aug 29SC State 87, Savannah State 06:00pmESPN+
Sat, Aug 29Norfolk State 56, Winston-Salem State 06:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Aug 29Texas Southern 42, NC Central 307:00pmHBCU GO
Sat, Aug 29Howard 31, Alabama A&M 24 (Atlanta, GA)7:30pmABC

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Week 1 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 1 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 1 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Sep 5William & Mary 22, Delaware State 156:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 5NC Central 27, Elizabeth City State 66:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 5Old Dominion 31, Norfolk State 106:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 5Richmond 28, Howard 216:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 5Arizona State 70, Morgan State 710:00pmESPN+
Sun, Sep 6SC State 31, Florida A&M 13 (Miami Gardens, FL)3:00pmESPN

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Week 2 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 2 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 2 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Fri, Sep 11No. 25 Virginia 59, Norfolk State 37:00pmACCNX
Sat, Sep 12NC Central 30, North Carolina A&T 2212:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 12No. 5 Indiana 55, Howard 012:00pmBTN
Sat, Sep 12Delaware State 21, Bowie State 63:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 12SC State 66, Virginia State 06:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 12Morgan State 55, Virginia-Lynchburg 06:00pmMEAC Network

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Week 3 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 3 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 3 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Sep 19Norfolk State 42, Hampton 214:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 19Morgan State 41, Towson 266:00pmMNMT M2/FloSports
Sat, Sep 19Gardner-Webb 44, NC Central 206:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 19USF 59, Delaware State 177:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 19SC State 20, Furman 177:00pmESPN+

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Week 4 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 4 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 4 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Fri, Sep 25Howard at Rutgers7:00pmBTN
Sat, Sep 26NC Central at East Carolina4:00pmESPN+
Sat, Sep 26Towson at Delaware State6:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Sep 26SC State at Bethune-Cookman7:00pmHBCU GO
Sat, Sep 26Norfolk State at Chicago State7:00pmRyzSN/SI TV

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Week 5 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 5 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 5 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Oct 3Morgan State at Villanova1:00pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 3Norfolk State at Robert Morris2:00pmSI TV
Sat, Oct 3The Citadel at SC State2:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Oct 3Howard vs Hampton (Washington, DC)3:00pmHBCU GO
Sat, Oct 3Delaware State at UAlbany3:30pmFloSports
Sat, Oct 3Campbell at NC Central6:00pmMEAC Network

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Week 6 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 6 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 6 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Oct 10Robert Morris at Morgan State12:00pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 10William & Mary at NC Central1:00pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 10Franklin Pierce at Delaware State1:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Oct 10Howard at Penn1:00pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 10Virginia-Lynchburg at Norfolk State2:00pmMEAC Network
Sat, Oct 10SC State at Charleston Southern6:00pmESPN+

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Week 7 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 7 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 7 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Oct 17Morehouse at Howard3:30pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 17Morgan State at Tennessee State6:30pmESPN+

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Week 8 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 8 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 8 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Fri, Oct 23NC Central at Delaware State5:00pmESPN2
Sat, Oct 24Norfolk State at SC State1:30pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 24Howard at Morgan State3:00pmESPN+

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Week 9 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 9 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 9 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Thu, Oct 29SC State at Morgan State7:00pmESPNU
Sat, Oct 31Howard at NC Central2:00pmESPN+
Sat, Oct 31Delaware State at Norfolk State2:00pmESPN+

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Week 10 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 10 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 10 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Thu, Nov 5SC State at Howard5:00pmESPNU
Sat, Nov 7NC Central at Norfolk State12:00pmESPN+
Sat, Nov 7Morgan State at Delaware State1:00pmESPN+

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Week 11 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 11 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 11 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Nov 14Norfolk State at Morgan State12:00pmESPN+
Sat, Nov 14Delaware State at Howard1:00pmESPN+
Sat, Nov 14NC Central at SC State1:30pmESPN+

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Week 12 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 12 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026

Week 12 – MEAC Football Schedule 2026
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DateMatchupTime (ET)TV
Sat, Nov 21Howard at Norfolk State12:00pmESPN+
Sat, Nov 21Delaware State at SC State1:30pmESPN+
Sat, Nov 21Morgan State at NC Central2:00pmESPN+

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The MEAC/SWAC Challenge Opens the Season

The Alabama A&M vs Howard MEAC/SWAC Challenge 2026 kicks off the year in Atlanta on August 29, nationally televised on ABC — the same network that will carry the Cricket Celebration Bowl in December. It is the conference’s highest-profile non-conference showcase before the regular meac conference football slate begins.

Conference Play Builds Toward Two Wildcard Weekends

Once true conference play settles in around Week 8, the MEAC Football Schedule 2026 becomes a tightly compressed round-robin. Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, NC Central, Norfolk State and SC State play each other repeatedly across the season’s back half. Two Thursday-night ESPNU games (SC State at Morgan State, then SC State at Howard) sit in the middle of that stretch. The final two weekends — November 14 and November 21 — feature every remaining matchup needed to settle the meac football championship race before the Cricket Celebration Bowl.

The MEAC Football TV Schedule 2026 includes national windows on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, giving the conference its widest television footprint of the year.

FAQ

When does the 2026 MEAC football season open?
The MEAC Football Schedule 2026 opens Thursday, August 27, with Stony Brook at Delaware State, followed by a full Week 0 slate on Saturday, August 29.

When is the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in 2026?
The MEAC/SWAC Challenge 2026 between Howard and Alabama A&M is set for Saturday, August 29, in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Does Howard play any Power Four opponents in 2026?
Yes. The Howard football schedule includes road trips to No. 6 Indiana on September 12 and Rutgers on September 25, both Big Ten programs.

When are the MEAC’s wildcard weekends in 2026?
The two wildcard weekends fall on Saturday, November 14, and Saturday, November 21. Those games help decide the meac football championship berth.

When is the Cricket Celebration Bowl?
The Cricket Celebration Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, December 12, at noon ET on ABC in Atlanta, matching the MEAC and SWAC champions.

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