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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox college football bowl game The Celebration Bowl is a postseason college football bowl game, first played in the 2015 season, contested between the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)—the two prominent conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in NCAA Division I. It serves as the de facto national championship of black college football.[1]Шаблон:Efn The game is held annually in Atlanta on the third weekend of December, and has been played at the Georgia Dome and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is currently the only active bowl game to feature teams from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[2]

History

The Celebration Bowl is a successor to two previous bowl games between the MEAC and SWAC, the Pelican Bowl and Heritage Bowl.[3][4] Because the Celebration Bowl takes place during the FCS playoff tournament, neither the SWAC nor the MEAC can send their champion to the tournament. At the time the Celebration Bowl was inaugurated, the SWAC's regular season already extended too late into the year for its champion to enter the FCS playoffs, while the MEAC dropped its automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in order to send its champion to the Celebration Bowl.[3] Шаблон:Further

The game is organized by ESPN Events,[5] which also runs the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, the annual interconference game between the two conferences held over Labor Day weekend.[6] The Celebration Bowl was sponsored by the Air Force Reserve for three playings: 2015, 2016, and 2018.[7][8] On December 9, 2020, Cricket Wireless signed on as title sponsor of the game, formally making it the Cricket Celebration Bowl.[9]

In June 2017, the SWAC announced that it would discontinue the SWAC Championship Game following the 2017 playing, resulting in the SWAC regular season champion automatically qualifying for the Celebration Bowl.[10] 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]

Game results

Date MEAC Team SWAC Team Venue Attendance Series Notes
December 19, 2015 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies 41 Alcorn State Braves 34 Georgia Dome 35,528[14] MEAC, 1–0 notes
December 17, 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles Шаблон:Nbsp9 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Grambling State Tigers 10 31,096[15] tied, 1–1 notes
December 16, 2017 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies 21 Grambling State Tigers 14 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 25,873[16] MEAC, 2–1 notes
December 15, 2018 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies 24 Alcorn State Braves 22 31,672[17] MEAC, 3–1 notes
December 21, 2019 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies 64 Alcorn State Braves 44 32,968[18] MEAC, 4–1 notes
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[19]
December 18, 2021 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Bulldogs 31 Jackson State Tigers 10 48,653 MEAC, 5–1 notes
December 17, 2022 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina Central Eagles 41 Jackson State Tigers 34 Шаблон:Small 49,670 MEAC, 6–1 notes
December 16, 2023 Howard Bison 26 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Florida A&M Rattlers 30 41,108 MEAC, 6–2 notes

MVPs

Файл:Tarik Cohen Celebration Bowl Offensive MVP Award.jpg
Tarik Cohen was the Offensive MVP of the 2015 game.

Two MVPs are selected for each game; one an offensive player, the other a defensive player.[20]

Game MVPs Position Team
2015 Tarik Cohen RB North Carolina A&T
Denzel Jones LB
2016 Martez Carter RB Grambling State
Jameel Jackson DB
2017 Marquell Cartwright RB North Carolina A&T
Franklin "Mac" McCain III CB
2018 Lamar Raynard QB North Carolina A&T
Richie Kittle DB
2019[21] Kylil Carter QB North Carolina A&T
Jacob Roberts LB
2021[22] Shaquan Davis WR South Carolina State
Cobie Durant DB
2022[23] Davius Richard QB North Carolina Central
Khalil Baker DB
2023[24] Kelvin Dean RB Florida A&M
Isaiah Major LB

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2023 playing (8 games, 16 total appearances). Wins appear in bold font in the Years column.

Rank Appearances Team Wins Losses Win pct. Years
1 4 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Шаблон:WinLossPct 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
2 3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Alcorn State Шаблон:WinLossPct 2015, 2018, 2019
3 2 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Grambling State Шаблон:WinLossPct 2016, 2017
2 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|North Carolina Central Шаблон:WinLossPct 2016, 2022
2 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Jackson State Шаблон:WinLossPct 2021, 2022
4 1 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Шаблон:WinLossPct 2021
1 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Florida A&M Rattlers Шаблон:WinLossPct 2023
1 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|Howard Bison Шаблон:WinLossPct 2023

Game records

Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 64, North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State 2019
Most points scored (losing team) 44, Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T 2019
Most points scored (both teams) 108, North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State 2019
Fewest points allowed 9, North Carolina Central vs. Grambling State 2016
Largest margin of victory 21, South Carolina State vs. Jackson State 2021
Total yards 574, North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State 2019
Rushing yards 366, North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State 2015
Passing yards 364, North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State 2019
First downs 24, shared by:
Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T
Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central

2019
2022
Fewest yards allowed 187, Howard vs. Florida A&M 2023
Fewest rushing yards allowed 19, Jackson State vs. South Carolina State 2021
Fewest passing yards allowed 106, Howard vs. Florida A&M 2023
Individual Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards 348, shared by:
Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T)
Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State)

2015
2022
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 5, Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State) 2022
Rushing yards 295, Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T) 2015
Rushing touchdowns 3, Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T) 2015
Passing yards 364, Kylil Carter (North Carolina A&T) 2019
Passing touchdowns 6, Kylil Carter (North Carolina A&T) 2019
Receiving yards 150, Chris Blair (Alcorn State) 2019
Receptions 10, Elijah Bell (North Carolina A&T) 2017
Receiving touchdowns 3, Shaquan Davis (South Carolina State) 2021
Tackles 11, Reggie Hunter (North Carolina Central) 2016
Sacks 2, James Houston (Jackson State) 2021
Interceptions 1, shared by multiple players
Long Plays Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run 83 yds., Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T) 2015
Touchdown pass 85 yds., Shedeur Sanders to Kevin Coleman Jr. (Jackson State) 2022
Kickoff return 79 yds., Malik Wilson (North Carolina A&T) 2018
Punt return 84 yds., Anthony Williams, Jr. (Alcorn State) 2015
Interception return 28 yds., shared by:
Jacob Roberts (North Carolina A&T)
Deco Wilson (Florida A&M)

2019
2023
Fumble return 3 yds, Taurence Wilson (Alcorn State) 2019
Punt 74 yds., Dyson Roberts (South Carolina State) 2021
Field goal 45 yds., Cody Jones (North Carolina A&T) 2015

Broadcasting

Television and radio coverage of the bowl has included play-by-play announcers, color commentators, and sideline reporters.

Television

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentary Sideline reporter
2015[25] ABC Mark Neely Jay Walker Tiffany Greene
2016[26]
2017
2018 Mark Jones Dusty Dvoracek & Jay Walker Molly McGrath & Roddy Jones
2019 Tiffany Greene & Roddy Jones
2021 Robert Griffin III & Jay Walker Quint Kessenich & Tiffany Greene
2022 Tiffany Greene Jay Walker Tiffany Blackmon
2023 Quint Kessenich

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentary Sideline reporter
2015 RedVoice, LLC Sam Crenshaw Hugh Douglas
2016 Lericia Harris
2017 Gameday Radio Randy McMichael
2018 Andy Demetra
2019 Bowlday Radio Travis Jones Tenitra Batiste
2021 Bowl Season Radio D. J. Shockley
2022 ESPN Radio Anish Shroff Max Starks Harry Lyles Jr.
2023 Bowl Season Radio Travis Jones Marshall Newhouse Olivia Moody

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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