ECAC Bowl
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The Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Bowl was a college football bowl game
played from 1989 to 2003. From 1993 until its cancellation in 2003, the game pitted the champion of the Northeast Conference
against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
champion. All games were played on campus sites.
All games involved a team from either New York State or Pennsylvania
, and only the 1997 game, hosted by Georgetown University
, did not take place in either one of those states.
The Northeast Conference edged the MAAC in all-time results, with NEC members winning six of the ten games.
From 2006-2009, the NEC champion participated in the Gridiron Classic
against the Pioneer Football League
champion.
In 2010 the NEC was awarded an Auto Qualifying bid to the Division I Football Championship Subdivisiom playoffs.
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
(ECAC) Bowl was a college football bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played from 1989 to 2003. From 1993 until its cancellation in 2003, the game pitted the champion of the Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...
champion. All games were played on campus sites.
All games involved a team from either New York State or Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and only the 1997 game, hosted by Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, did not take place in either one of those states.
The Northeast Conference edged the MAAC in all-time results, with NEC members winning six of the ten games.
From 2006-2009, the NEC champion participated in the Gridiron Classic
Gridiron Classic
The Gridiron Classic was the name given to a college football game played between teams from the Pioneer Football League and Northeast Conference at the end of the 2006-2009 seasons...
against the Pioneer Football League
Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is a college athletic conference which operates in the East, Midwest, and California of the United States. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. The conference participates in the NCAA's...
champion.
In 2010 the NEC was awarded an Auto Qualifying bid to the Division I Football Championship Subdivisiom playoffs.
Results
- Game location in parentheses.
- 11-18-1989 Franklin and Marshall 31, St. John's 18 (Jamaica, NY)
- 11-21-1992 Wagner 48, St. Francis (PA) 6 (Staten Island, NY)
- 11-20-1993 Wagner 32, Iona 0 (New Rochelle, NY)
- 11-19-1994 St. John's 34, Wagner 14 (Jamaica, NY)
- 11-18-1995 Duquesne 44, Wagner 20 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 11-23-1996 Robert Morris 28, Duquesne 26 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 11-22-1997 Robert Morris 35, Georgetown 13 (Washington, DC)
- 12-1-2001 Sacred Heart 31, Duquesne 15 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 11-23-2002 Albany 23, Duquesne 0 (Albany, NY)
- 11-22-2003 Duquesne 12, Monmouth 10 (Pittsburgh, PA)