2023 SWAC Football Championship Game

2023 SWAC Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Prairie View A&M Panthers Florida A&M Rattlers
(6–5) (10–1)
14 35
Head coach: 
Bubba McDowell		 Head coach: 
Willie Simmons
CoachesSTATS
510
1234 Total
Prairie View A&M 0770 14
Florida A&M 14777 35
DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
LocationTallahassee, Florida
FavoriteFlorida A&M by 17.5
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersTiffany Greene, Jay Walker and Lericia Harris
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Alabama State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Jackson State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Alabama A&M   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Bethune–Cookman   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy   6 – 2     6 – 6  
Alcorn State x   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Southern   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Grambling State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Texas Southern   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Championship:
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2023, at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.[1] It was the 25th edition of the SWAC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2023 season. The game began at 3:00 p.m. CST on ESPN2.[2] The game featured the Jackson State Tigers, the East Division champions, and the Prairie View A&M Panthers, the West Division champions. Sponsored by beverage corporation PepsiCo and automotive manufacture General Motors, the game was officially known as the 2023 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship presented by General Motors.[3] By virture of winning the game, Florida A&M received a bid to the Celebration Bowl to face the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Howard Bison.[4]

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Gerald (November 15, 2023). "FAMU releases ticket information for SWAC Football Championship game at Bragg Stadium". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Mosley, Kyle (December 2, 2023). "2023 SWAC Football Championship, How To Watch". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Pepsi Football Championship". SWAC.
  4. ^ "SWAC's Florida A&M brings 10-game winning streak into Celebration Bowl against MEAC's Howard". AP. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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