ESPNU Announces HBCU Football Television Schedule for 2010
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ESPNU has announced its HBCU (Historically Black College/University) schedule for the 2010 college football season featuring games from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) leagues.
The MEAC will have eight games televised, highlighted by six conference matchups and two wildcard picks to be announced at a later date. Conference action begins Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET with Hampton at Delaware State. South Carolina State, the defending conference champion, has two appearances on ESPNU and Delaware State and Florida A&M, will also have two each.
Seven SWAC games will be televised in the lineup, including six conference matchups, culminating with the Farmers SWAC Championship Game at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. on ESPN Classic. The conference slate opens with the State Fair Classic from the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU featuring Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling. Defending SWAC Champion Prairie View A&M, along with Grambling and Arkansas Pine-Bluff, each have two appearances.
As part of the HBCU series, the annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney will open play at the Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 5, at noon on ESPN featuring Southern vs. Delaware State. The MEAC leads the series 4-1.
HBCU Football Schedule (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time | Game | Site | Conference | Network |
| Sun, Sep 5 | Noon | Southern vs. Delaware State | Orlando, Fla. | SWAC/MEAC | ESPN |
| Sat, Sep 25 | 10:30 p.m.* | Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling | Dallas, Texas | SWAC | ESPNU |
| Thu, Sep 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Hampton at Delaware State | Dover, Del. | MEAC | ESPNU |
| Sat, Oct 2 | 10:30 p.m.* | South Carolina State at Florida A&M | Tallahassee, Fla. | MEAC | ESPNU |
| Thu, Oct 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Arkansas Pine-Bluff | Pine Bluff, Ark. | SWAC | ESPNU |
| Thu, Oct 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Alcorn State | Alcorn, Miss. | SWAC | ESPNU |
| Thu, Oct 28 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, Fla. | MEAC | ESPNU |
| Thu, Nov 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Grambling at Texas Southern | Houston, Texas | SWAC | Classic |
| 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at Morgan State | Baltimore, Md. | MEAC | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Nov 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Bethune Cookman vs. Florida A&M | Orlando, Fl. | MEAC | Classic |
| Thu, Nov 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Tuskegee vs. Alabama State | Montgomery, Ala. | SWAC | ESPNU |
| Sat, Dec 11 | 2:00 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD | Birmingham, Ala. | SWAC | Classic |
| Sat, TBD | 10:30 p.m.* | TBD vs. TBD | TBD | MEAC | ESPNU |
| Sat, TBD | 10:30 p.m.* | TBD vs. TBD | TBD | MEAC | ESPNU |
* – Same-day delay
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