| Pelican Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Previous stadiums | Wallace Wade Stadium (1972) Tulane Stadium (1974) |
| Previous locations | Durham, North Carolina |
| Operated | 1972, 1974–75 |
| Conference tie-ins | MEAC, SWAC |
The Pelican Bowl is a defunct, Louisiana-based NCAA Division II[n 1] bowl game that was intended to match the overall champions or top-seeded co-champions from the then-new Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the long-established Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to determine the black college football national championship in the United States between 1972 and 1975. The game was won by the SWAC opponent in all three editions of the bowl. Due to low attendance, the game folded following the 1975 contest; the concept would be revived from 1991 to 1999 with the Heritage Bowl and again in 2015 with the Celebration Bowl.
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