2023 SWAC Football Championship Game

College football game

Conference Championship

(6–5)

(10–1)

Head coach:
Bubba McDowell

Head coach:
Willie Simmons

Coaches	STATS
5	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Prairie View A&M	0	7	7	0	14
Florida A&M	14	7	7	7	35

Date

December 2, 2023

Season

Stadium

Bragg Memorial Stadium

Location

Tallahassee, Florida

Favorite

Florida A&M by 17.5

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN2

Announcers

Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker and Lericia Harris

SWAC Football Championship Game
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2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Alabama State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Jackson State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Alabama A&M	3	–	5	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy	6	–	2	6	–	6
Alcorn State x	6	–	2	7	–	4
Southern	5	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2023, at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.^[1] It was the 25th edition of the SWAC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2023 season. The game began at 3:00 p.m. CST on ESPN2.^[2] The game featured the Jackson State Tigers, the East Division champions, and the Prairie View A&M Panthers, the West Division champions. Sponsored by beverage corporation PepsiCo and automotive manufacture General Motors, the game was officially known as the 2023 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship presented by General Motors.^[3] By virture of winning the game, Florida A&M received a bid to the Celebration Bowl to face the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Howard Bison.^[4]

References

^ Thomas, Gerald (November 15, 2023). "FAMU releases ticket information for SWAC Football Championship game at Bragg Stadium". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Mosley, Kyle (December 2, 2023). "2023 SWAC Football Championship, How To Watch". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "2023 Pepsi Football Championship". SWAC.
^ "SWAC's Florida A&M brings 10-game winning streak into Celebration Bowl against MEAC's Howard". AP. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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Division I FBS	ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Division I FCS	SWAC

v t e SWAC Football Championship Game
Years	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 (May) 2021 (Dec) 2022 2023
Venues	Legion Field (1999–2012) NRG Stadium (2013–2017) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2018–2019) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (2020–2022)

v t e Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Venues	Edward L. Blackshear Field (1960–2014) Waller ISD Football Stadium (2015) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: State Fair Classic Texas Southern: Labor Day Classic
Culture & lore	Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908–1919 1920 1921–1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Florida A&M Rattlers football
Venues	Sampson-Bragg Field (1942–1946) Bragg Stadium (1947–1956) Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2023 Celebration Bowl Bethune–Cookman: Florida Classic Jackson State: Orange Blossom Classic
Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold