Postseason college football bowl game
The 2021 Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta ,[3] with television coverage on ABC .[4] It was the highest attended and 6th edition of the Celebration Bowl , and was the only one of the 2021–22 bowl games to feature FCS teams. Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket Wireless , the game was officially known as the Cricket Celebration Bowl .
Each year, the Celebration Bowl matches the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference against the champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . These are the two prominent NCAA Division I conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) .
Teams [ ]
The game will be played between the South Carolina State Bulldogs , champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and the Jackson State Tigers, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
South Carolina State Bulldogs [ ]
The Bulldogs of the MEAC clinched a berth in the Celebration Bowl on November 13;[5] they completed their regular season with a 5–0 record in conference play, 6–5 overall. This is the first Celebration Bowl appearance by the Bulldogs.
Jackson State Tigers [ ]
The SWAC will be represented by the winner of the SWAC Championship Game , the Jackson State Tigers , who defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers by a score of 27–10 on December 4.
Game summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SCSU
JSU
1
7:24
9
66
4:58
Jackson State
Keith Corbin 7-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders, Bailey Raborn kick good
0
7
2
2:06
3
5
1:19
South Carolina State
Shaquan Davis 6-yard touchdown reception from Corey Fields Jr., Gavyn Zimmerman kick good
7
7
2
0:08
10
36
0:57
South Carolina State
26-yard field goal by Gavyn Zimmerman
10
7
3
12:36
2
16
0:54
South Carolina State
Shaquan Davis 16-yard touchdown reception from Corey Fields Jr., Gavyn Zimmerman kick good
17
7
3
8:43
6
19
2:47
South Carolina State
Richard Bailey 15-yard touchdown reception from Corey Fields Jr., Gavyn Zimmerman kick good
24
7
3
0:15
7
43
3:02
Jackson State
36-yard field goal by Bailey Raborn
24
10
4
6:19
9
93
6:18
South Carolina State
Shaquan Davis 16-yard touchdown reception from Corey Fields Jr., Gavyn Zimmerman kick good
31
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
10
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
SCSU
JSU
First downs
15
15
Plays–yards
68–268
65–194
Rushes–yards
37–102
29–19
Passing yards
166
175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
12–31–1
16–36–2
Time of possession
31:37
28:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Carolina State
Passing
Corey Fields Jr.
12/31, 166 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Donte Anthony
17 carries, 65 yards
Receiving
Shaquan Davis
5 receptions, 95 yards, 3 TD
Jackson State
Passing
Shedeur Sanders
16/36, 175 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Santee Marshall
4 carries, 23 yards
Receiving
Malachi Wideman
3 receptions, 42 yards
References [ ]
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