2019 Celebration Bowl
2019 Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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5th Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek and Jay Walker (analysts), Roddy Jones and Tiffany Greene (sidline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Celebration Bowl was a
to feature FCS teams.Teams
For the second consecutive year, the bowl was played between the Alcorn State Braves and the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
Alcorn State
Alcorn State earned their berth in the Celebration Bowl via a win over the
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T, led by second-year head coach Sam Washington, clinched their spot in the Celebration bowl on November 23 with their win over North Carolina Central.[7] The Aggies entered the game with an overall 8–3 record (6–2 in conference). They finished runner-up in the MEAC behind Florida A&M, who were ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.[8] This was the Aggies' fourth appearance in the Celebration Bowl, having won each of their previous three (2015, 2017, 2018).
Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alcorn State | 3 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 44 |
North Carolina A&T | 0 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 64 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek and Jay Walker (analysts), Roddy Jones and Tiffany Greene (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | ALCN | NCAT |
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First downs | 24 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 74–460 | 64–574 |
Rushes–yards | 32–119 | 34–210 |
Passing yards | 341 | 364 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–42–1 | 18–30–0 |
Time of possession | 29:36 | 30:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alcorn State | Passing | Felix Harper | 25/42, 341 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | De'Shawn Waller | 13 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Blair | 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD | |
North Carolina A&T | Passing | Kylil Carter | 18/30, 364 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Jah-Maine Martin | 16 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Korey Banks | 6 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD |
References
- ^ @AWainwrightTV (December 21, 2019). "Highlights:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019–20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Cleveland, Rick (October 21, 2020). "Trailblazing SEC football ref Hubert Owens wore the referee's white cap, and it fit him perfectly". ourtupelo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "2019–20 College Football bowl schedule". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Alcorn State stops Southern 39–24, wins SWAC title". dailyjournal.net. AP. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NCAT destroys NCCU, headed back to Celebration Bowl". HBCU Gameday. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics With Penalties Over Ineligible Student Athletes". wfsu.org. May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com