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2019 Celebration Bowl
5th Celebration Bowl
Alcorn State Braves North Carolina A&T Aggies
(9–3) (8–3)
SWAC MEAC
44 64
Head coach: 
Fred McNair		 Head coach: 
Sam Washington
STATS
23
1234 Total
Alcorn State 372113 44
North Carolina A&T 0242812 64
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPKylil Carter (QB, NC A&T) & Jacob Roberts (LB, NC A&T)[1]
FavoriteNorth Carolina A&T by 3[2]
RefereeHubert Owens (SEC)[3][4]
Attendance32,968
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersMark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek and Jay Walker (analysts), Roddy Jones and Tiffany Greene (sidline)
Celebration Bowl
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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

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For the second consecutive year, the bowl was played between the Alcorn State Braves and the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

Alcorn State

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Main article: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

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

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Main article: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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

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2019 Celebration Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Alcorn State 3 7 211344
North Carolina A&T 0 24 281264

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:17) ALCN – Corey McCullough 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 3:48; Alcorn State 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:03) NCAT – Kylil Carter 53 yard pass to Elijah Bell, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06; North Carolina A&T 7–3)
  • (10:16) ALCN – Felix Harper 36 yard pass to Chris Blair, Corey McCullough kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:47; Alcorn State 10–7)
  • (7:55) NCAT – Kylil Carter 59 yard pass to Zachary Leslie, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; North Carolina A&T 14–10)
  • (5:05) NCAT – Noel Ruiz 26 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, −4 yards, 2:03; North Carolina A&T 17–10)
  • (0:41) NCAT – Kylil Carter 4 yard pass to Korey Banks, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:54; North Carolina A&T 24–10)
Third Quarter
  • (14:47) NCAT – Jah-Maine Martin 75 yard rush, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; North Carolina A&T 31–10)
  • (11:37) ALCN – Felix Harper 6 yard rush, Corey McCullough kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; North Carolina A&T 31–17)
  • (10:06) NCAT – Kylil Carter 43 yard pass to Ron Hunt, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; North Carolina A&T 38–17)
  • (9:09) ALCN – De'Shawn Waller 23 yard rush, Corey McCullough kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; North Carolina A&T 38–24)
  • (4:56) NCAT – Kylil Carter 20 yard pass to Elijah Bell, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:13; North Carolina A&T 45–24)
  • (3:49) ALCN – Felix Harper 35 yard pass to Raidarious Anderson, Corey McCullough kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07; North Carolina A&T 45–31)
  • (2:50) NCAT – Kylil Carter 73 yard pass to Korey Banks, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:59; North Carolina A&T 52–31)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:14) ALCN – Felix Harper 13 yard pass to Nigel Wood, Corey McCullough kick (Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:03; North Carolina A&T 52–38)
  • (7:00) NCAT – Noel Ruiz 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 6:14; North Carolina A&T 55–38)
  • (4:36) ALCN – Felix Harper 1 yard rush, kick blocked (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; North Carolina A&T 55–44)
  • (4:36) NCAT – Amir McNeill blocked PAT return for defensive 2-point conversion (North Carolina A&T 57–44)
  • (3:37) NCAT – Jah-Maine Martin 4 yard rush, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:59; North Carolina 64–44)

Statistics

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Statistics ALCN NCAT
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
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

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  1. ^ @AWainwrightTV (December 21, 2019). "Highlights:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019–20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2019–20 College Football bowl schedule". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Alcorn State stops Southern 39–24, wins SWAC title". dailyjournal.net. AP. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "NCAT destroys NCCU, headed back to Celebration Bowl". HBCU Gameday. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics With Penalties Over Ineligible Student Athletes". wfsu.org. May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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