2019 Celebration Bowl
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| 2019 Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Celebration Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kylil Carter (QB, NC A&T) & Jacob Roberts (LB, NC A&T)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | North Carolina A&T by 3[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Hubert Owens (SEC)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | 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 college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST on ABC.[5] It was the 5th edition of the Celebration Bowl, and the only one of the 2019–20 bowl games to feature FCS teams.
Teams[edit]
For the second consecutive year, the bowl was played between the Alcorn State Braves and the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
Alcorn State[edit]
Alcorn State earned their berth in the Celebration Bowl via a win over the Southern Jaguars in the SWAC Championship Game on December 7.[6] The Braves entered the Celebration Bowl with a 9–3 overall record (6–1 in conference). This was their third appearance in the Celebration Bowl, having lost their prior two appearances (2015 and 2018); both losses were to North Carolina A&T.
North Carolina A&T[edit]
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[edit]
| 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. EST
- Game weather: n/a (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 32,968
- Referee: Hubert Owens
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek and Jay Walker (analysts), Roddy Jones and Tiffany Greene (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ @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[edit]
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com