Pioneer Bowl
Encyclopedia
The Pioneer Bowl is a bowl game
between football
teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
and 2007 and is one of two bowl games (Heritage Bowl is the other HBCU bowl) between historically black colleges and universities
(HBCU). It is one of only three NCAA Division II sanctioned bowl games.
Tuskegee University
has made the most appearances at the Pioneer Bowl with a total of nine times. Tuskegee has also won the most Pioneer Bowls with seven wins.
in the television series Coach
.
. It began as one of the four season-ending national quarterfinals in 1971 and 1972; there were no semifinals or finals and the national champion was determined by poll from the four quarterfinal winners. With the launch of Division II in 1973 and its full playoff system, the Pioneer Bowl was one of the two Division II semifinals (with the Grantland Rice Bowl
) for the first three years, and then became the championship game for two years. For the inaugural season of Division I-AA in 1978, the Pioneer Bowl became the new division's title game. The I-AA title game was played in Florida in 1979 and California in 1980, then returned to Wichita Falls as the Pioneer Bowl in 1981 and 1982.
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...
between football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II...
and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics...
and 2007 and is one of two bowl games (Heritage Bowl is the other HBCU bowl) between historically black colleges and universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
(HBCU). It is one of only three NCAA Division II sanctioned bowl games.
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
has made the most appearances at the Pioneer Bowl with a total of nine times. Tuskegee has also won the most Pioneer Bowls with seven wins.
Other Pioneer Bowls
The name "Pioneer Bowl" was used in 1993 as the name of a fictional bowl game played at the AlamodomeAlamodome
The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...
in the television series Coach
Coach (TV series)
Coach is an American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. The series starred Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional Division I-A college football team, the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles...
.
NCAA playoff and championship games
The Pioneer Bowl was originally an NCAA playoff game in its College Division, held in Wichita Falls, TexasWichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
. It began as one of the four season-ending national quarterfinals in 1971 and 1972; there were no semifinals or finals and the national champion was determined by poll from the four quarterfinal winners. With the launch of Division II in 1973 and its full playoff system, the Pioneer Bowl was one of the two Division II semifinals (with the Grantland Rice Bowl
Grantland Rice Bowl
The Grantland Rice Bowl was an annual college football bowl game, one of four regional NCAA college division championships from 1964 to 1972. It was the Mideast Regional championship, played in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1968...
) for the first three years, and then became the championship game for two years. For the inaugural season of Division I-AA in 1978, the Pioneer Bowl became the new division's title game. The I-AA title game was played in Florida in 1979 and California in 1980, then returned to Wichita Falls as the Pioneer Bowl in 1981 and 1982.
Selectors
| Selector |
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| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) |
Pioneer Bowl Winners
| Date played | | Winning team | | Losing team | Venue | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 1997 | 30 | 26 | Herndon Stadium Herndon Stadium Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named for Alonzo Herndon, is a 15,011-seat stadium on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the only two-sided stadium in the Atlanta University Center. It is one block over from the locally known Herndon Home, and sits above the MARTA... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
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| December 19, 1998 | 23 | 9 | Herndon Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| December 18, 1999 | 23 | 7 | Georgia Dome Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the... |
Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| December 16, 2000 | 12 | 9 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| December 22, 2001 | 28 | 0 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
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| December 20, 2003 | 52 | 30 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| December 4, 2004 | 30 | 28 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... |
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| December 3, 2005 | 28 | 26 | Memorial Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium is 21,000-capacity stadium located on 7th Street in the Elizabeth community of Charlotte, North Carolina. Memorial Stadium is mainly used for high school sporting events and also serves as a public venue... |
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
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| December 2, 2006 | 17 | 7 | Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| December 1, 2007 | 58 | 51 | Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Charlie W. Johnson Stadium is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Benedict College. The stadium holds 11,000 people and opened in 2006.-References:... |
Columbia, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
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| December 5, 2009 | 21 | 7 | Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Charlie W. Johnson Stadium is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Benedict College. The stadium holds 11,000 people and opened in 2006.-References:... |
Columbia, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
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| December 4, 2010 | 20 | 9 | A. J. McClung Stadium A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium is a 15,000-seat sports stadium located in Columbus, Georgia. It was the site of football games between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers from 1916 until 1958... |
Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
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Earlier Pioneer Bowls
| Date played | | Winning team | | Losing team | Location | NCAA Playoff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 1971 | 14 | 3 | Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,... |
College Division quarterfinal | ||
| December 10, 1972 | 29 | Drake 1972 Drake Bulldogs football team The 1972 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1972 college football season. It was the seventy-ninth year for the football program. The season ended with an 7–5 record, catpuring the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The Bulldogs participated in the 1972... |
7 | Wichita Falls, Texas | ||
| December 8, 1973 | 38 | 34 | Wichita Falls, Texas | Div. II semifinal | ||
| December 7, 1974 | 35 | 14 | Wichita Falls, Texas | |||
| December 6, 1975 | 28 | 26 | Wichita Falls, Texas | |||
| December 11, 1976 | 24 | 13 | Wichita Falls, Texas | Div. II championship | ||
| December 10, 1977 | 33 | 0 | Wichita Falls, Texas | |||
| December 16, 1978 | 35 | 28 | Wichita Falls, Texas | Div. I-AA championship | ||
| 1979 | No Game | |||||
| 1980 | ||||||
| December 19, 1981 | 34 | 23 | Wichita Falls, Texas | Div. I-AA championship | ||
| December 18, 1982 | 17 | 14 | Wichita Falls, Texas | |||