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| SWAC Championship Game | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | College football |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Current stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium (2023) |
| Current location | Tallahassee, Florida (2023) |
| Played | 1999–present |
| Last contest | December 2, 2023 |
| Current champion | Florida A&M |
| Most championships | Grambling State (8) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN[1] |
| Official website | SWAC Football |
| Sponsors | |
| HealthSouth (1999–2002) Jeep (2003) Dodge (2004) Farmers Insurance (2009–2012) Toyota (2013–2018) Cricket Wireless (2019–present) | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Legion Field (1999–2012) NRG Stadium (2013–2017) Jack Spinks Stadium (2018–2019) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (2021–2022) Bragg Memorial Stadium (2023) | |
| Host locations | |
| Birmingham, Alabama (1999–2012) Houston, Texas (2013–2017) Lorman, Mississippi (2018–2019) Jackson, Mississippi (2021–2022) Tallahassee, Florida (2023) | |
| 2022 season matchup | |
|---|---|
| Southern vs. Jackson State | |
| (Jackson State 43-24) | |
| 2023 season matchup | |
| Prairie View vs. Florida A&M | |
| (December 2, 2023) |
The SWAC Championship Game, officially the Cricket Wireless SWAC Championship Game, is an American college football game that is held annually on the first Saturday in December by the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to determine its football champion. The game pits the champion of the Eastern Division against the champion of the Western Division in a game that follows the conclusion of the regular season. From 2015 onward, the winner of the game has represented the SWAC in the Celebration Bowl. Currently, it is the only conference championship game conducted at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. As of the 2019 season, the game is sponsored by Cricket Wireless.[2]
The game was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1999 through 2012, and moved to NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, for the 2013 through 2017 playings. Since 2018, the game has been played at a campus site, hosted by the participant with the higher ranking, with the exception of the 2021 spring game when the championship moved to its third neutral location at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ "SWAC Announces 2019 ESPN Football Schedule". SWAC.org (Press release). June 20, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "SWAC FB Championship Game". swac.org. Retrieved November 29, 2018.