2022 Celebration Bowl

The 2022 Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The seventh annual Celebration Bowl, the game featured the Jackson State Tigers, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the North Carolina Central Eagles, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The SWAC and MEAC are the two prominent NCAA Division I conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

2022 Cricket Celebration Bowl
7th Celebration Bowl
1234OT Total
Jackson State 7140130 34
North Carolina Central 107987 41
DateDecember 17, 2022
Season2022
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPDavius Richard (QB, NC Central) & Khalil Baker (DB, NC Central)
FavoriteJackson State by 14
RefereeBilly Williams (MAC)
Attendance49,670
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersTiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes and ESPN Brazil
AnnouncersESPN Brazil: Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Deivis Chiodini (analyst)

The game began at 12:07 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. It was the only Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) contest of the 2022–23 bowl games. Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket Wireless, it was officially known as the Cricket Celebration Bowl.

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