ECAC Bowl

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The ECAC Bowl is a series of college football bowl games organised by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in NCAA divisions I and III. The D-I series ran from 1993 to 2003, while the D-III games have been held since 1983.

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Division I game

ECAC Bowl Games (defunct)
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Bowl Games
Location New York State
Pennsylvania
Operated1983–2003
Championship affiliation NEC
MAAC

From 1993 until its cancellation in 2003, the game pitted the champion of the Northeast Conference against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. All games were played on campus sites.

All games involved a team from either New York State or Pennsylvania, and only the 1997 game, hosted by Georgetown University, did not take place in either one of those states. At the time, the NEC and MAAC were two of three conferences (the third being the Pioneer Football League) that did not have an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship but had not voluntarily abstained from the tournament; the conferences were notable in that they did not offer football scholarships. The Northeast Conference edged the MAAC in all-time results, with NEC members winning six of the ten games.

By 2003, several of the MAAC universities were closing down their football teams, and the ECAC Bowl was likewise shuttered; this contraction eventually led to the conference's dropping of the sport in 2007. From 2006-2009, the NEC champion instead participated in the Gridiron Classic against the Pioneer Football League champion. The NEC was awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in 2010, with the PFL receiving their bid in 2013.

Results

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  • Title count in (brackets):
DateChampionScoreRunner-upVenue
November 18, 1989 Franklin & Marshall (1)31–18 St. John's Jamaica, NY
November 21, 1992 Wagner (1)48–6 Saint Francis (PA) Staten Island, NY
November 20, 1993 Wagner (2)32–0 Iona New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 1994 St. John's (1)34–14 Wagner Jamaica, NY
November 18, 1995 Duquesne (1)44–20 Wagner Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 1996 Robert Morris (1)28–26 Duquesne Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 1997 Robert Morris (2)35–13 Georgetown Washington, DC
December 1, 2001 Sacred Heart (1)31–15 Duquesne Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2002 Albany (1)23–0 Duquesne Albany, NY
November 22, 2003 Duquesne (2)12–10 Monmouth Pittsburgh, PA

ECAC Bowl Series (Division III)

ECAC Bowl Games
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Bowl Games
StadiumVarious in New York State
LocationNew York State
Pennsylvania
Operated1983–present
Championship affiliation NEC
MAAC

The ECAC introduced in 1983 two Division III football bowl games: The Metro NY/NJ and the New England bowls. In 1984 they were renamed to North and South, and in 1991 they were expanded to two games per region: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest bowls. In 2002 they were expanded to three games per region, with an additional game per region if there were enough qualifying teams: Northeast, Northwest, North Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, South Atlantic, North Central (2010, 2013, 2014) and South Central (2008).

Format was changed in 2015 so all the teams played at a single site over three days, and names were changed to: Asa S. Bushnell, Clayton Chapman, James Lynah, Legacy, Presidents and Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw. The games returned to campus sites in 2018, but with only four played: Asa S. Bushnell, Clayton Chapman, James Lynah and Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw. At this point many conferences had decided to sponsor bowls outside the ECAC structure (New England Bowl Series, New York Bowl and Centennial-MAC Bowl Series). [1]

Results

YearBowlChampionRunner-upScore
1983Metro NY/NJ Wagner St. John's (NY) 48–7
New England Plymouth State Massachusetts Maritime 35–24
1984North Ithaca Norwich35–14
SouthMerchant Marine Widener 38–6
1985North Albany Plymouth State 33–21
South Wagner Merchant Marine9–7
1986NorthAlfred Plymouth State 30–3
South Wagner Franklin & Marshall 40–28
1987North Plymouth State Ithaca 13–12
South Franklin & Marshall Kean21–0
1988North Coast Guard Plymouth State 28–19
South Dickinson Fordham 21–14
1989NorthAlfred Bridgewater State 30–27
South Franklin & Marshall St. John's (NY) 31–18
1990NorthUnion Plymouth State 33–19
SouthRamapoFrostburg State20–14
1991Northeast Buffalo State WPI 23–17
Northwest Cortland Plymouth State 21–6
SoutheastFrostburg StateWilliam Paterson46–16
Southwest Wesley Ramapo35–21
1992NortheastRPI Bridgewater State 28–25
Northwest Cortland Bentley 38–20
Southeast Wagner St. Francis (PA) 48–6
SouthwestMerchant Marine Dickinson 20–13 (ot)
1993Northeast Maine Maritime Brockport 28–20
NorthwestRPI Plymouth State 13–0
Southeast Wesley Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham6–0
SouthwestMontclair State Dickinson 17–9
1994Northeast Cortland Maine Maritime 15–6
NorthwestUnion UMass Dartmouth 34–14
SoutheastWilkes Stony Brook 28–21 (ot)
SouthwestKeanFrostburg State41–7
1995Northeast Springfield Cortland 49–26
NorthwestRPI Worcester State 69–12
SoutheastTrenton State Wesley 10–7
SouthwestAlbrightSalisbury20–10
1996Northeast Ithaca Worcester State 27–21
NorthwestUnion Salve Regina 26–13
SoutheastFrostburg StateWilkes24–21
SouthwestMerchant Marine Franklin & Marshall 20–0
1997NortheastRPI Worcester State 14–13
Northwest Buffalo State Plymouth State 21-17
SoutheastAlbright Wesley 10–0
SouthwestMerchant MarineGrove City25–12
1998Northeast Salve Regina Plymouth State 36–6
Northwest Ithaca Hartwick40–6
SoutheastMontclair State Widener 15–7
Southwest Dickinson Wesley 35–28
1999Northeast Plymouth State Salve Regina 13–7
NorthwestUnion Ithaca 31–7
SoutheastWilkesFairleigh Dickinson–Florham27–6
Southwest Carnegie Mellon Frostburg State28–10
2000Northeast Western Connecticut Nichols 63–10
Northwest Buffalo State Hartwick43–20
SoutheastKing's (PA)Ursinus45–20
Southwest Muhlenberg Wilkes26–22
2001Northeast Worcester State Curry 36–35
NorthwestUnionHartwick38–25
SoutheastKing's (PA) Muhlenberg 32–29
SouthwestAlbright Wesley 49–35
2002NortheastRPI Worcester State 55–29
Northwest Cortland Westfield State 30–7
Southeast McDaniel Moravian21–7
Southwest Johns Hopkins Frostburg State24–21
North AtlanticHartwickCurry69–14
South AtlanticWilkesMerchant Marine33–7
2003Northeast UMass Dartmouth Worcester State 21–7
NorthwestSt. John Fisher Cortland 47–37
SoutheastDelaware ValleyCollege of New Jersey54–37
Southwest Washington & Jefferson Wilkes41–19
North AtlanticHobartNorwich34–18
South Atlantic Johns Hopkins King's (PA)41–13
2004NortheastAlfredNorwich36–17
Northwest Ithaca UMass Dartmouth 36–19
Southeast Johns Hopkins Waynesburg 26–23
Southwest Franklin and Marshall Moravian37–20
North Atlantic Springfield Fitchburg State 53–7
South AtlanticAlbright McDaniel 54–10
2005Northeast Bridgewater State Fitchburg State 34–17
NorthwestRPISt. John Fisher26–22
SoutheastSalisbury Franklin & Marshall 27–23
SouthwestMoravianFrostburg State14–7
North AtlanticAlfred Maine Maritime 63–20
South Atlantic Widener Montclair State27–18
2006NortheastRPI Cortland 26–7
NorthwestAlfredRochester40–34 (ot)
SoutheastKeanKing's (PA)37–0
Southwest Widener Ursinus14–7
North Atlantic Bridgewater State Coast Guard41–22
South AtlanticSalisburyDelaware Valley15–9
2007Northeast Cortland Union23–7
NorthwestAlfredRochester49–14
Southeast Dickinson Waynesburg 16–10 (ot)
Southwest Carnegie Mellon Gettysburg21–20
North Atlantic Plymouth State Bridgewater State 24–21
South AtlanticMontclair StateAlbright17–13
2008NortheastSt. John Fisher Husson 17–7
Northwest Brockport Hartwick70–68
Southeast Catholic Johns Hopkins 18–17
SouthwestSalisburyMoravian21–17
North AtlanticRPIAlfred34–31
South AtlanticDelaware ValleyKean16–7
South CentralAlbrightMontclair State42–14
2009Northeast Springfield Plymouth State 42–13
NorthwestSt. John Fisher Cortland 34–20
SoutheastKeanUrsinus35–14
SouthwestLebanon ValleySalisbury37–21
North AtlanticUnionHartwick39–21
South Atlantic Franklin & Marshall Wilkes29–24
2010Northeast Framingham State Norwich27–21 (ot)
NorthwestSt. John FisherRPI56–13
SoutheastMoravianWilkes26–14
Southwest Washington & Jefferson Franklin & Marshall 54–41
North Atlantic Springfield Mount Ida 26–17
South Atlantic Johns Hopkins Lebanon Valley44–14
North Central Western New England Maine Maritime 66–41
2011NortheastAlfred Bridgewater State 41–10
Northwest Salve Regina Worcester State 26-6
Southeast Cortland Albright14–0
SouthwestLebanon ValleySaint Vincent23–15
North Atlantic Endicott Mount Ida 31–22
South Atlantic Widener Waynesburg 48–27
2012Northeast Springfield Alfred31–8
NorthwestSt. John FisherCastleton State63–7
SoutheastAlbright Franklin & Marshall 38–34
Southwest Waynesburg Carnegie Mellon 28–24
North Atlantic Endicott Norwich34–14
South AtlanticDelaware Valley Muhlenberg 24–21
2013Northeast Western Connecticut Salve Regina 48–35
Northwest Brockport Waynesburg 19–12
Southeast Franklin & Marshall Delaware Valley38–14
SouthwestAlbrightJuniata45–34
North Atlantic Springfield Norwich28–27
South AtlanticSalisbury Muhlenberg 21–19
North CentralAlfred Cortland 21–14
2014Northeast Salve Regina Norwich48–21
NorthwestSt. John Fisher Western Connecticut 28–14
SoutheastStevensonBethany29–7
Southwest Buffalo State Waynesburg 59–36
North Atlantic Framingham State RPI42–36 (ot)
South AtlanticSalisburyAlbright48–27
North CentralMorrisvilleUtica52–41
2015Asa S. BushnellRPI Buffalo State 20–13
Clayton Chapman Salve Regina Husson 42–39
James LynahWestminsterSt. John Fisher42–21
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawAlfred Fitchburg State 11–10
Legacy Carnegie Mellon Bridgewater State 48–13
PresidentsKean WPI 24–6
2016Asa S. BushnellFrostburg StateSt. John Fisher38–14
Clayton ChapmanKean Cortland 30–27
James LynahWestminsterUtica33–6
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawRPI Maritime College 38–6
LegacySalisbury Carnegie Mellon 52–20
Presidents Washington & Jefferson Brockport 38–31
2017Asa S. Bushnell Muhlenberg Carnegie Mellon 32–6
Clayton ChapmanMerchant Marine Buffalo State 35–20
James LynahAlfredStevenson29–16
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Ithaca Salisbury27–17
2018Asa S. BushnellAlfredSalisbury14–7
Clayton Chapman Wesley Westminster42–34
James LynahGrove CityMorrisville56–48
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawUtica Ithaca 44–42
2019Asa S. Bushnell Washington & Jefferson Ithaca 20–17
Clayton ChapmanWestminsterMorrisville35–24
James LynahGrove CityRPI41–38
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawBrevard Carnegie Mellon 42–28
20202020 Bowls canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Asa S. BushnellHobartWestminster21–3
Clayton Chapman Brockport Washington & Jefferson 20–7
James LynahFairleigh Dickinson–FlorhamSaint Vincent38–19
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawGrove CityUtica49–7
2022Asa S. Bushnell Washington & Jefferson Hobart35–18
Clayton Chapman Brockport Westminster [n 1]
James LynahGrove CityFairleigh Dickinson–Florham31–14
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawRPIMorrisville10–6
2023Asa S. Bushnell Carnegie Mellon Brockport 37–7
Clayton ChapmanUticaHobart10–6
James Lynah Washington & Jefferson Merchant Marine39–14
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawRPI Widener 49–21
2024Asa S. Bushnell Western Connecticut Alfred45–14
Clayton Chapman Brockport Rochester42–23
Robert M. "Scotty" WhitelawMorrisvilleStevenson21–18
2025Asa S. BushnellRowanUtica26–20
Clayton ChapmanRPISt. John Fisher35–24
James LynahHobart Maritime College 42–14
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Brockport Geneva 46–10
Notes
  1. Game cancelled due to extreme weather. [2]

References

  1. "ECAC Bowls". Sports Chronicles. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "The Clayton Chapman Bowl Between Westminster College and SUNY Brockport Canceled Due To Extreme Winter Conditions". ECAC Sports. November 11, 2022.