Black College's Only Post-Season Bowl Game- Pioneer Bowl Returns to the Queen City
May 3, 2006
Hampton, VA... The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) are bringing the only HBCU post-season football bowl game, the Pioneer Bowl, back to Charlotte, North Carolina on December 2, 2006, 1:00pm at the American Legion Memorial Stadium.
With the success of last year's Pioneer Bowl in Charlotte, its
first in a CIAA city, along with the unprecedented success of the
CIAA Basketball Tournament, it was a given that Charlotte would,
again, serve as the absolute host city for this pigskin challenge.
"We're excited about the Pioneer Bowl remaining in Charlotte," said CIAA Commissioner, Leon G. Kerry. "Obviously, after the success of the 2006 Tournament, we believe that Charlotte is an excellent place for us to bring more college sporting events." In agreement, SIAC Commissioner, Dr. William E. Lide comments, "The city of Charlotte showed tremendous support of our efforts in this past year's Pioneer Bowl. We are sure that Pioneer Bowl IX will be one to remember."
One of the enhanced features of Pioneer Bowl IX is the "CIAA vs SIAC Battleof the Bands." This year's competition will be held pre-game on December 2 at Memorial Stadium. The twist to this year's event allows fans to visit www.PioneerBowl.com , beginning August 26th to place their vote weekly, for their favorite CIAA or SIAC marching band. At the end of the season, the top two bands with the most votes from the two respective conferences will receive an invitation to compete in the Battle of the Bands. The winner and runner-up will receive a monetary reward.
Ticket information, a listing of host hotels and surrounding Pioneer Bowl events will be available shortly on www.PioneerBowl.com.
Past Pioneer Bowl Game Results:
1997 Pioneer Bowl I @
Herndon Stadium
Kentucky State University - 30
Livingstone College - 26
1998 Pioneer Bowl II @
Herndon Stadium
Tuskegee University - 23
Livingstone College - 9
1999 Pioneer Bowl III @ GA
Dome
Winston Salem State University - 23
Tuskegee University - 7
2000 Pioneer Bowl IV @ GA
Dome
Tuskegee University - 12
Winston Salem State University - 9
2001 Pioneer Bowl V @ GA
Dome
Tuskegee University - 28
Virginia Union University - 0
2003 Pioneer Bowl VI @ GA
Dome
Albany State University - 52
Fayetteville State University - 30
2004 Pioneer Bowl VII @
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Shaw University - 30
Tuskegee University - 28
2005 Pioneer Bowl VIII @
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Tuskegee University - 28
Bowie State University - 26
