| Heritage Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Georgia Dome |
| Location | Atlanta |
| Previous stadiums | Hard Rock Stadium (1991) Bragg Memorial Stadium (1993) |
| Previous locations | Miami Gardens, Florida (1991) Tallahassee, Florida (1993) |
| Operated | 1991–1999 |
| Conference tie-ins | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Sponsors | |
The Heritage Bowl was a NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) bowl game held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The bowl pitted a team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) against a team from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). It was hoped that it would become a true national championship game for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).[1] It was a successor to the Pelican Bowl, which matched MEAC and SWAC teams during the 1970s,[5] and a predecessor to the Celebration Bowl of the 2010s.
- ^ a b "Heritage Bowl: Can It Work?". articles.sun-sentinel.com. March 23, 1992. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Jim Walter Homes Heritage Bowl V: Florida A&M University vs. Southern University (game program)". prestoimages.com. 1995.
- ^ "McDonald's Heritage Bowl VI: Southern University vs. Howard University (game program)". i.ebayimg.com. 1996.
- ^ "McDonald's Heritage Bowl: Bethune–Cookman College vs. Southern University (game program)". i.ebayimg.com. 1999.
- ^ Earnest Reese (December 21, 1996). "Heritage Bowl struggling for acceptance". Atlanta Journal and Constitution (sec. H, p. 9).