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MEAC announces 2006 Football TV Schedule

July 18, 2006

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced its 2006 football television schedule. As part of the league’s agreement with ESPNU, the network will air seven regular-season games beginning on September 2.

The 2006 schedule includes two Thursday night games and five Saturday games. Bethune-Cookman will play in both Thursday contests, as they host North Carolina A&T on October 26 and play at Hampton on November 2.

“We are very excited about this year’s schedule,” said MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas. “From all indications, vying for this year’s championship most likely will go down to the last weekend. The 2006 television schedule gives our fans an opportunity to closely watch the race from beginning to end.”

The first conference match-up of the year will open up the television schedule on Labor Day weekend, as Delaware State and Florida A&M square off in Detroit, Michigan for the annual Ford Labor Day Classic at Ford Field. The game, scheduled for 1 p.m., will air on ESPNU at 10 p.m. (ET). The Rattlers will see action again in the final regular-season game of the year in the Florida Classic with Bethune-Cookman in Orlando on November 18.

Defending MEAC Champions Hampton will appear in four televised games against Howard (Sept. 9), South Carolina State (Oct. 21), Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 2) and Norfolk State (Oct. 14) in the annual Battle of the Bay Classic. The Pirates open the season on September 2 at Noon in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge against defending SWAC champion, Grambling State. The second year event is televised live by ESPN2.

 

2006 MEAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Matchup Time Air Station Location
9/ 2 Delaware St. v. FAMU 1 p.m. 10 p.m. ESPNU Detroit, Mich.
9/ 9 Howard at Hampton 1:30 p.m. 10 p.m. ESPNU Hampton,Va.
10/ 14 Norfolk State at Hampton 1:30 p.m. 10 p.m. ESPNU Hampton,Va.
10/ 21 Hampton at S.C. State 1:30 p.m. 10 p.m. ESPNU Orangeburg
10/ 26 N.C. A&T at B-CC 7:30 p.m. Live ESPNU Daytona Bch
11/ 2 B-CC at Hampton 7:30 p.m. Live ESPNU Hampton,Va.
11/ 18 B-CC v.Florida A&M TBA TBA ESPNU Orlando,Fla.

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