Year Game Played: | 2023 |
Game Name: | SWAC Football Championship Game |
Subheader: | Conference Championship |
Visitor Name Short: | Prairie View A&M |
Visitor Nickname: | Panthers |
Home Nickname: | Rattlers |
Visitor School: | Prairie View A&M University |
Home Name Short: | Florida A&M |
Football Season: | 2023 |
Home School: | Florida A&M University |
Visitor Record: | 6–5 |
Home Record: | 10–1 |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home 1Q: | 14 |
Home 2Q: | 7 |
Home 3Q: | 7 |
Home 4Q: | 7 |
Visitor Coach: | Bubba McDowell |
Home Coach: | Willie Simmons |
Home Rank Stats: | 10 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 5 |
Date Game Played: | December 2 |
Stadium: | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
City: | Tallahassee, Florida |
Odds: | Florida A&M by 17.5 |
Us Network: | ESPN2 |
Us Announcers: | Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker and Lericia Harris |
Different Previous: | 2022 |
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]