| Celebration Bowl | |
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| Cricket Celebration Bowl | |
| Black National Championship | |
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| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Previous stadiums | Georgia Dome (2015–2016) |
| Operated | 2015–present |
| Conference tie-ins | MEAC, SWAC |
| Payout | US$2 million ($1M per conference) |
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| Sponsors | |
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| 2022 matchup | |
| North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State (North Carolina Central 41–34OT) | |
| 2023 matchup | |
| Howard vs. Florida A&M (Florida A&M 30–26) | |
The Celebration Bowl is a postseason college football bowl game, first played in the 2015 season, contested between the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)—the two prominent conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in NCAA Division I. It serves as the de facto national championship of black college football.[3][a] The game is held annually in Atlanta on the third weekend of December, and has been played at the Georgia Dome and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is currently the only active bowl game to feature teams from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[4]
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