HBCU News, Commentary and Information
Tuesday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Miles College, Pioneer Bowl, Sports
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that Johnson C. Smith University and Miles College have been selected to play in the Dec. 3 Pioneer Bowl.
The game will be held at A.J. McClung Stadium in Columbus, with kickoff at noon.
via Miles College to play Johnson C. Smith in Pioneer Bowl | al.com.
Wednesday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Pioneer Bowl, Sports, Stillman College
If the Stillman College football team can win on Saturday, it will achieve the best record since the school joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Stillman will celebrate its homecoming with a game against Concordia of Selma. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.
Under the direction of first-year coach Teddy Keaton, Stillman is 7-3 overall, 5-2 in the SIAC. The Tigers were in contention for a berth in the inaugural SIAC Championship Game until they lost to Miles 9-7 on Oct. 27.
via Stillman coach has eye on making Pioneer Bowl | TuscaloosaNews.com.
Monday
December 2010
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Fort Valley State University, Georgia, Headlines, Pioneer Bowl, Saint Augustine's University, Sports
The Saint Augustine’s College Falcons capped a dream season with a 20-9 victory over Fort Valley State University in Pioneer Bowl XII. The win was the Falcons’ first bowl victory in recent memory.
Senior tight end Jone’ Harris was named Pioneer Bowl MVP after catching three passes for 54- yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons. He was also selected offensive player of the game. Defensively, senior linebacker Steven Stanback stepped up for the Falcons, totaling 13 tackles. He also amassed 3.0 tackles-for-loss and two sacks.
Saint Augustine’s College – Full Story at Saint Augustine’s Sports Information
Wednesday
November 2010
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Fort Valley State University, Georgia, Headlines, Pioneer Bowl, Saint Augustine's University, Sports
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) today announced that Fort Valley State University and Saint Augustine’s College are the selected colleges to play in the 12th edition of the Pioneer Bowl. The game will take place on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at A.J. McClung Stadium in Columbus, GA at 1:00pm (EST). From the release:
The Saint Augustine’s College Falcons, led by Head Coach Michael Costa, finished second in the CIAA Southern Division with an 8-2 overall record, 6-1 in conference play. The Falcons finished the season ranked 9th in the NCAA D-II Super Regional One.
The Fort Valley State Wildcats, led by Head Coach Donald Pittman, finished second in the SIAC with an 8-2 overall record, 7-2 in conference play. The Wildcats currently rank #22 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coaches’ Poll. Both Fort Valley State and Saint Augustine’s will be making their first appearance in the Pioneer Bowl.
Monday
November 2010
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Headlines, Pioneer Bowl, Saint Augustine's University, Sports
Saint Augustine’s College today announced that it has accepted an invitation to play in the 2010 Pioneer Bowl on Dec. 4 at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ga. An annual game featuring top teams from the two NCAA Division II HBCU conferences (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), it is the first post-season contest in years for the Falcons, who finished 8-2 overall this season.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 17. The SIAC representative has not yet been named.
*UPDATE* CIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry today confirmed Saint Augustine’s as the conference representative in the Pioneer Bowl.
Thursday
July 2010
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in CIAA, Headlines, Pioneer Bowl, Sports
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference have formally agreed to a three-year partnership with the City of Columbus, GA to host the Pioneer Bowl. Columbus will be the second city in Georgia -Atlanta was the first – to host the NCAA-sanctioned contest between the two Division II HBCU conferences. From the release:
“Columbus is a bustling city and a perfect fit for the Pioneer Bowl,” says CIAA Commissioner Leon G. Kerry. “The Pioneer Bowl is an important game for the HBCU and Division II football communities and we’re glad that the city of Columbus is excited to partner in this tradition with us.”
“I am extremely delighted about the opportunity to bring the Pioneer Bowl to a terrific host city. We will work hard to ensure that Pioneer XII offers our students, alumni and fans a rich and exciting bowl game experience,” said SIAC Commissioner Greg Moore.
Sunday
December 2009
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, Pioneer Bowl, Sports, Tuskegee University
And I’m obviously asking that in an exaggerated kind of way, because clearly some people attended yesterday’s Pioneer Bowl. But between the slipshod planning by the CIAA and SIAC for this event and the overwhelming performance of Tuskegee over Elizabeth City State in their 21-7 win, it may have been appropriate for just a few folks to travel to South Carolina for a bowl game that never should have been played.
At least, that’s the story this slideshow tells. Maybe one of the reported 1,892 fans in attendance can tell me a different story.
Wednesday
December 2009
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Pioneer Bowl, Sports
Some weeks ago, I cautioned that the late announcement of the 2009 Pioneer Bowl would wreak having on planning and execution for what is supposed to be a major black college bowl game.
But even I didn’t expect to be this right.
Benedict Athletic Director Willie Washington said the school was notified last week by the SIAC conference that they had been selected to host the bowl game. It gives the college just over a week to promote and plan for the game that could attract 10,000 people.
Wednesday
November 2009
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, Pioneer Bowl, Sports, Tuskegee University
The Pioneer Bowl was canceled in 2008, with both conferences citing a desire to develop better planning for the event. Translation – the price wasn’t right; either for the conferences, or for the City of Columbia.
So, the Pioneer Bowl is back on, and features a conference champion in Tuskegee and a would-be champion in Elizabeth City State. The match-up seems good enough, but the timing, Lord the timing. The CIAA and SIAC officially have two weeks and three days to fill up an 11,000 seat stadium with fan bases out of Alabama and North Carolina in early December.
Yeah. Good luck with that. If we’re lucky, we might get an update to the Pioneer Bowl website by the end of the day.
Wednesday
October 2009
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Pioneer Bowl, Sports
If there is to be a Pioneer Bowl, the CIAA and SIAC are doing a great job of keeping it on the low. From the Pioneer Bowl website:
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) have suspended the Pioneer Bowl for 2008. The game was scheduled to take place in Columbia, SC on December 6, 2008 at Charlie W. Johnson stadium. The Pioneer Bowl will resume in 2009 at a date and time to be determined.
That was from a release on October 31, 2008. And with three days left to go in the month, the conferences are running short on their customary two-months-before-kickoff timeframe to announce whether this thing is on or off.
Shame of it is, the two teams that will (or would have) played in the game could (or could have) make (or have made) it a great show. Three out of the last four installments of the game were decided by two points or fewer, and with the way the top teams in the CIAA and SIAC are playing, it is (or was) likely to be another offensive shootout.
