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List of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions

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This is a list of yearly Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions. Champions have been determined by the best record in play amongst teams in the conference, which can result in one or multiple champions. In 1978, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA. Prior to that year, the league operated as a Division II conference.[1]

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] Norfolk State was stripped of their 2011 title in 2016, with no champion being awarded the title retroactively.[3] In 2019, North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State were each awarded the MEAC title after each went 6–2 in conference play over Florida A&M, who had gone 7-1 but were under sanctions due to ineligible players.[4]

Champions by year

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Year Champions Overall Conference Head coach
1971 Morgan State 6–4–1 5–0–1 Earl Banks
1972 North Carolina Central 9–2 5–1 George Quiett
1973 North Carolina Central 7–4 5–1 Willie Smith
1974 South Carolina State 8–4 5–1 Willie Jeffries
1975 North Carolina A&T 8–3 5–1 Hornsby Howell
South Carolina State 8–2–1 5–1 Willie Jeffries
1976 South Carolina State 10–1 5–1 Willie Jeffries
Morgan State 6–4 5–1 Henry Lattimore
1977 South Carolina State 9–1–1 6–0 Willie Jeffries
1978 South Carolina State 8–2–1 5–0–1 Willie Jeffries
1979 Morgan State 9–2 5–0 Clarence Thomas
1980 South Carolina State 10–1 5–0 Bill Davis
1981 South Carolina State 10–3 5–0 Bill Davis
1982 South Carolina State 9–3 4–1 Bill Davis
1983 South Carolina State 7–3 4–0 Bill Davis
1984 Bethune–Cookman 7–3 4–0 Larry Little
1985 Delaware State 9–2 4–0 Bill Collick
1986 North Carolina A&T 9–3 4–1 Mo Forte
1987 Delaware State 9–1 5–0 Bill Collick
1988 Bethune–Cookman 5–6 4–2 Larry Little
Delaware State 5–5 4–2 Bill Collick
Florida A&M 6–4–1 4–2 Ken Riley
1989 Delaware State 7–4 5–1 Bill Collick
1990 Florida A&M 7–4 6–0 Ken Riley
1991 North Carolina A&T 9–3 5–1 Bill Hayes
Delaware State 9–2 5–1 Bill Collick
1992 North Carolina A&T 9–3 5–1 Bill Hayes
1993 Howard 11–1 6–0 Steve Wilson
1994 South Carolina State 10–2 6–0 Willie Jeffries
1995 Florida A&M 9–3 6–0 Billy Joe
1996 Florida A&M 9–3 7–0 Billy Joe
1997 Hampton 10–2 7–0 Joe Taylor
1998 Florida A&M 11–2 7–1 Billy Joe
Hampton 9–3 7–1 Joe Taylor
1999 North Carolina A&T 11–2 8–0 Bill Hayes
2000 Florida A&M 9–3 7–1 Billy Joe
2001 Florida A&M 7–4 7–1 Billy Joe
2002 Bethune–Cookman 11–2 7–1 Alvin Wyatt
2003 North Carolina A&T 10–3 6–1 George Small
2004 Hampton 10–2 6–1 Joe Taylor
South Carolina State 9–2 6–1 Oliver Pough
2005 Hampton 11–1 8–0 Joe Taylor
2006 Hampton 10–2 7–1 Joe Taylor
2007 Delaware State 10–2 9–0 Al Lavan
2008 South Carolina State 10–3 8–0 Oliver Pough
2009 South Carolina State 10–2 8–0 Oliver Pough
2010 Bethune–Cookman 10–2 7–1 Brian Jenkins
South Carolina State 9–3 7–1 Oliver Pough
Florida A&M 8–3 7–1 Joe Taylor
2011 Norfolk State 9–3 7–1 Pete Adrian
2012 Bethune–Cookman 9–3 8–0 Brian Jenkins
2013 Bethune–Cookman 10–3 7–1 Brian Jenkins
South Carolina State 9–4 7–1 Oliver Pough
2014 Bethune–Cookman 9–3 6–2 Brian Jenkins
Morgan State 7–6 6–2 Lee Hull
North Carolina A&T 9–3 6–2 Rod Broadway
North Carolina Central 7–5 6–2 Jerry Mack
South Carolina State 8–4 6–2 Oliver Pough
2015 Bethune–Cookman 9–2 7–1 Terry Sims
North Carolina A&T 10–2 7–1 Rod Broadway
North Carolina Central 8–3 7–1 Jerry Mack
2016 North Carolina Central 9–3 8–0 Jerry Mack
2017 North Carolina A&T 12–0 8–0 Rod Broadway
2018 North Carolina A&T 10–2 6–1 Sam Washington
2019 North Carolina A&T 9–3 6–2 Sam Washington
South Carolina State 8–3 6–2 Oliver Pough
2021 South Carolina State 7–5 5–0 Oliver Pough
2022 North Carolina Central 10–2 4–1 Trei Oliver
Howard 5–6 4–1 Larry Scott
2023 North Carolina Central 9–3 4–1 Trei Oliver
Howard 6–5 4–1 Larry Scott

Championships by school

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Team MEAC
Championships
Years
South Carolina State 18 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021
North Carolina A&T* 11 1975, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Bethune–Cookman* 8 1984, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Florida A&M* 8 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2010
North Carolina Central 7 1972, 1973, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023
Delaware State 6 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2007
Hampton* 5 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006
Morgan State 4 1971, 1976, 1979, 2014
Howard 3 1993, 2022, 2023
Norfolk State 1 2011 (vacated)

Italics indicate a shared title.
* indicates a school no longer competing in the MEAC.

Championships by head coach

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Head Coach MEAC
Championships
Oliver Pough 8
Willie Jeffries 6
Joe Taylor 6
Bill Collick 5
Billy Joe 5
Bill Davis 4
Brian Jenkins 4
Rod Broadway 3
Bill Hayes 3
Jerry Mack 3
Larry Little 2
Trei Oliver 2
Ken Riley 2
Larry Scott 2
Sam Washington 2
Earl Banks 1
Mo Forte 1
Hornsby Howell 1
Lee Hull 1
Henry Lattimore 1
Al Lavan 1
George Quiett 1
Terry Sims 1
George Small) 1
Willie Smith 1
Clarence Thomas 1
Steve Wilson 1
Alvin Wyatt 1

References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Football Champions".
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/09/26/howard-forfeits-1987-football-title/5a095e30-1a96-4ddc-ad72-38642e1ac854/
  3. ^ "View source for List of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions - Wikipedia".
  4. ^ "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics with Penalties over Ineligible Student Athletes". 22 May 2019.