Английская Википедия:Gridiron Classic (2006–2009)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Collegebowl The Gridiron Classic was an annual post-season college football game played from 2006 through 2009. It featured the conference champions from the Pioneer Football League (PFL) and Northeast Conference (NEC), conferences within NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA. The game did not have a set location; it was hosted at the home stadium of one of the participants, alternating between NEC and PFL each playing.

History

The Gridiron Classic was announced in May 2006, initially with a two-year agreement between conferences. The initial playing was set for November 18, 2006, then later re-scheduled to December 2, 2006, so teams invited to the Division I FCS playoffs would be known. Structurally, the Gridiron Classic was a bowl game, even through it did not use the word "Bowl" in its name. At the time, it was the only bowl game at the FCS level.

The Gridiron Classic matched up the PFL and NEC champions, unless one of the teams received an at-large bid to the playoffs, which did not happen during the seasons that the game was contested. Prior to 2010, the champions of the PFL and NEC did not receive automatic bids to the FCS playoffs. The NEC champion began receiving an automatic bid in 2010, and the PFL champion began receiving an automatic bid in 2013. Prior to the Gridiron Classic, the NEC had been tied to the ECAC Bowl, which ended in 2003.

In 2010, with the NEC champion receiving an automatic playoff bid, initial plans were to continue the Gridiron Classic with the second-place team from the NEC. However, the game was cancelled by August.

Game results

Date	NEC team		PFL team		Venue	Attend.	Ref.
December 2, 2006	Шаблон:Cfb linkШаблон:Dagger	7	San Diego	27	Kessler Stadium (West Long Branch, NJ)	4,032
December 1, 2007	Шаблон:Cfb link	21	Шаблон:Cfb linkШаблон:Dagger	42	Welcome Stadium (Dayton, OH)	2,703
December 6, 2008	Шаблон:Cfb linkШаблон:Dagger	28	Шаблон:Cfb link	0	University Field (Albany, NY)	2,264
December 5, 2009	Шаблон:Cfb link	23	Шаблон:Cfb linkШаблон:Dagger	28	Butler Bowl (Indianapolis, IN)	1,577

Шаблон:Dagger host team

Most appearances

Teams with multiple appearances

Team	Appearances	Record
Albany	2	1–1

Teams with a single appearance

Won: Butler, Dayton, San Diego
Lost: Central Connecticut, Jacksonville, Monmouth

Appearances by conference

Conference	Appearances	Wins	Losses	Win pct.
PFL	4	3	1	Шаблон:Winpct
NEC	4	1	3	Шаблон:Winpct

Media coverage

Date	TV network	Announcers	Ref.
December 2, 2006	CSTV
December 1, 2007	—
December 6, 2008	YES Network	Bob Lorenz, Ross Tucker
December 5, 2009	—

External links

• 2008 Gridiron Classic Highlights - Albany 28, Jacksonville 0 (12/6/08) via YouTube