2019 Celebration Bowl
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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
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 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
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
Quarter | 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
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
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