11/23/2015
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Patricia Porter, [email protected]
Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations
Phone: 757-951-2055
N.C. A&T State to Represent MEAC in inaugural Celebration Bowl
NORFOLK, Va., November 22, 2015 - The North Carolina A&T State Aggies will represent the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the inaugural Celebration Bowl, announced today. The game is slated for December 19 at Noon at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game will air live on ABC.
“We are excited to announce that North Carolina A&T State will serve as the MEAC representative in the Inaugural Celebration Bowl,” said MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas. “To have three teams fighting down to the wire for their chance to serve as this year’s representative continues to demonstrate the strong parity and tremendous talent of these student-athletes and coaching staffs in the MEAC. I look forward to a great game and excellent experience for Aggies supporters and MEAC fans alike.”
North Carolina A&T State rose to the top of the MEAC’s tiebreaker formula following a three-way tie for first place along with Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina Central. All three teams will share the conference’s regular season title with a finishing mark of 7-1 in MEAC competition.
The Celebration Bowl pits the conference champion from the MEAC and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) against one another in a postseason bowl game. North Carolina A&T State will face the winner of the SWAC Championship game scheduled for December 5 in Houston, Texas.
Fans can purchase Celebration Bowl tickets at ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or the Georgia Dome box office.
Tickets will also be available at the North Carolina A&T State ticket office. For more information, contact the North Carolina A&T State ticketing office at (336) 334-7749.
Ticket prices range from $15 to $60, plus applicable taxes and fees.
A full list of events surrounding the game, including the postgame Battle of the Bands, will be made available on the event’s website within the coming week.
The Celebration Bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events. For more information, visit www.TheCelebrationBowl.com, and follow the event on Twitter and Facebook. ESPN Events also manages the college football season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney, another game that features these two conferences and highlights the traditions of HBCUs.
For more information on MEAC football, visit www.MEACsports.com.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 46th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2014-15 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University.
ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games, 13 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as provides unique experiences for teams and fans.
ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
The home for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Athletics: Bethune Cookman, Coppin State, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Hampton University, Howard University, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Savannah State and South Carolina State. Access…
