Celebration Bowl
| Celebration Bowl | |
|---|---|
| "ESPN Celebration Bowl" | |
 | |
| Stadium | Georgia Dome |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Operated | 2015 |
| Conference tie-ins | MEAC, SWAC |
| Payout |
US$2,000,000 ($1M Per conference) |
| Sponsors | |
|
ESPN (2015–) | |
| 2015 matchup | |
| TBA TBA (December 19, 2015) | |
The ESPN Celebration Bowl is an upcoming annual American college football bowl game that will be played in mid-December of each year starting in 2015.
The newly created Celebration Bowl will feature a match-up of champions from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the two prominent Historically Black Division I athletic conferences. The game, which is scheduled for December 19, 2015, will be played inside the Georgia Dome located in Downtown Atlanta Georgia.[1] The Celebration Bowl will be the third game of its kind, pitting the champions of the MEAC and SWAC against each other. The previous two games, the Pelican Bowl and its successor the Heritage Bowl were held during the 1970s and 1990s respectively.[2] The game will be the second annual college bowl game held inside the Georgia Dome, joining the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.[3]
On March 18, 2015, ESPN Events officially announced the upcoming bowl game at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.[4] The game will be owned, operated and broadcast by ESPN, who also owns and operates the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, the annual interconference game between the two conferences, held during Labor Day weekend football in Orlando, Florida.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Margolis Siegal, Rachel. "MEAC & SWAC to Play in Newly Created Celebration Bowl Following 2015 Season". http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/03/meac-swac-play-newly-created-celebration-bowl-following-2015-season/''. ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Reese, Earnest (December 21, 1996). "Heritage Bowl struggling for acceptance". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. p. 9H.
- ↑ "Champions of MEAC, SWAC to meet in new Celebration Bowl". http://www.usatoday.com''. Associated Press. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Hudson, Phill W. (18 March 2015). "Atlanta to Host New Celebration Bowl". Atlanta Business Chronicle (American City Business Journals). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Patterson, Chip. "MEAC, SWAC to play in Atlanta-based Celebration Bowl after 2015 season". http://www.cbssports.com''. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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