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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).
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 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]
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 ...
From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.
November 30, 2024 at 10:37 PM The matchups for all nine of the college football conference championships are set. Five of the nine winners will get automatic berths into the 12-team College ...
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.
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.