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The SWAC and MEAC are the two NCAA Division I conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Celebration Bowl thus serves as a de facto black college football national championship. The Celebration Bowl was the only one of the 2024–25 bowl games played by teams from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
The MEAC has seen a handful of teams forfeit the championship due to violations. The 1987 Howard Bison, who had won all five conference games under Willie Jeffries, was stripped of their championship in 1989 due to the use of ineligible players. Delaware State, who had won all but their game against Howard, was awarded the championship. [2]
However, in June 2018, [11] the SWAC reversed course and continues to hold its championship game, with the winner advancing to the Celebration Bowl. [12] In 2020, the Celebration Bowl was not played, after the MEAC canceled all fall athletics due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the SWAC postponed its football season into the spring of 2021. [13]
The Celebration Bowl is an annual game played between the champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), two FCS conferences that are ...
FAMU entered on an 11-game win streak, tops in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and is ranked No. 25 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Rattlers lead the series against Norfolk State 13-3 ...
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC / ˈ m iː æ k / MEE-ak) is a collegiate athletic conference whose full members are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern and the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Florida A&M opens its 2024 football season this Saturday against Norfolk State at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta. ... championships. FAMU football began its football program in 1952, holding a ...
The 2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Trei Oliver, and played home games at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.