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2005 Pioneer Bowl moves to CharlotteOctober 11, 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: |
