NORFOLK, Va., June 18, 2024 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today its football schedule for the 2024 season across ESPN platforms, including games on linear networks (ABC and ESPNU) and ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service. The schedule is highlighted by a bookend of non-conference matchups in Atlanta on ABC – Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Saturday, Aug. 24) and the postseason Cricket Celebration Bowl (Saturday, Dec. 14).
Of the conference's 55 regular season games, MEAC teams are slated to make 45 appearances in televised/streamed games – 81.8 percent of the schedule. Additional broadcast dates and times will be announced at a later time.
MEAC teams will be featured in seven nationally televised games on ESPNU. In addition, all conference matchups will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The MEAC ESPNU "Game of the Week" begins on Saturday, Oct. 26, as a part of a wildcard matchup to be announced in early October. A series of televised wildcard matchups continues each Saturday and concludes with the conference's regular-season schedule on Nov. 23. All matchups will be announced at least 12 days ahead of the game.
A pair of conference games to be aired on ESPNU on Thursday and Friday night. The first is set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 when North Carolina Central travels to South Carolina State, while the second features Howard and North Carolina Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 in Durham, N.C.
The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge kickoff is scheduled for Week 0's opener between Norfolk State and Florida A&M on Saturday, August 24. The game will air for the first time on ABC, beginning at 7:30 PM ET.
For more information on MEAC football, visit MEACSports.com
About ESPN+
ESPN+ is the No. 1 sports streaming platform, severing fans in the U.S. with exclusive access to more than 27,000 live sports events each year, an unmatched library of on-demand replays and acclaimed original content, and premium written articles by the top reporters and analysts from ESPN.com Fans sign up to ESPN+ for just $9.99 a month (or $99.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNplus.com or on the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices).
Delaware State Televised Schedule Below -
September 14
Wagner at Delaware State, ESPN+, 3:00 p.m.
September 21
Richmond at Delaware State, ESPN+, 6:00 p.m.
October 5
Saint Francis at Delaware State, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
November 2
Delaware State at Howard *, ESPN+, TBD
November 9 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Morgan State at Delaware State *, ESPN Platforms, 1:00 p.m.
November 16 (ESPNU wild-card matchup to be announced)
Delaware State at Norfolk State *, ESPN Platforms, 2:00 p.m.
November 23
North Carolina Central at Delaware State *, ESPN+, 1:00 p.m.
