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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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