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Pioneer Bowl headed to Charlotte
October 12, 2005
Hampton, VA - The 2005 Pioneer Bowl is headed to Charlotte.
The game will be held on Saturday, December 3 at Memorial Stadium.
The Bowl Game featuring teams from the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (SIAC) was moved from Mobile, Alabama because
of logistical concerns following the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina.
An official announcement will be made at the CIAA Basketball
Roundup in Charlotte on Thursday. The game will be televised
live on ESPN Classic.
“Regrettably, we have had to move the Pioneer Bowl from
Mobile,” said Leon Kerry, CIAA Commissioner. “However,
we are excited about the prospects of the Pioneer Bowl in Charlotte.
Other locations were considered, however, with the 2006 CIAA
Tournament coming to Charlotte, we already know the Queen City
is one of America’s great sports cities.”
While there are numerous “classics” played annually
in college football, the Pioneer Bowl is the only NCAA-certified
bowl game involving historically black college conferences.
The winner not only gets bragging rights, but the right to
take home the vaunted Pioneer Bowl Cup. The first Pioneer Bowl
game was played in 1997 in Atlanta when Kentucky State downed
Livingstone 30-28. Last year in Mobile, Shaw downed Tuskegee
30-28, ending the CIAA’s three-game losing streak to
the SIAC.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both the
SIAC, the CIAA and the Charlotte Community, not only within
the region but around the nation, since the game will be broadcast
to millions through ESPN Classic” said SIAC Commissioner
Dr. William Lide. “The SIAC looks forward to taking
back the Pioneer Bowl Cup.”
CIAA Member Schools: Bowie State University
(Bowie, MD); Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City,
NC); Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC); Johnson
C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC); Livingstone College
(Salisbury, NC); North Carolina Central University (Durham,
NC); St. Augustine’s
College (Raleigh, NC); St. Paul’s College (Lawrenceville,
VA); Shaw University (Raleigh, NC); Virginia State University
(Petersburg, VA); Virginia Union University (Richmond, VA);
and Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC).
SIAC Member Schools: Albany State University (Albany, GA);
Benedict College (Columbia, SC); Clark-Atlanta University (Atlanta,
GA); Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA); Kentucky
State University (Frankfurt, KY); Lane University (Jackson,
TN); Lemoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN); Miles College (Fairfield,
AL); Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA); Paine College (Augusta,
GA); Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, AL); and Tuskegee University
(Tuskegee, AL).
Pioneer Bowl Results:
1997: Kentucky State 30, Livingstone 28
1998: Tuskegee 23, Livingstone 9
1999: Winston-Salem State 23, Tuskegee 7
2000: Tuskegee 12, Winston-Salem State 9
2001 Tuskegee 28, Virginia Union 0
2002: Albany State 52, Fayetteville State 30
2004: Shaw 30, Tuskegee 28
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