The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Bowl was a college football bowl game played from 1989 to 2003. From 1993 until its cancellation in 2003, the game pitted the champion of the Northeast Conference against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. All games were played on campus sites.

All games involved a team from either New York State or Pennsylvania, and only the 1997 game, hosted by Georgetown University, did not take place in either one of those states. At the time, the NEC and MAAC were two of three conferences (the third being the Pioneer Football League) that did not have an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship but had not voluntarily abstained from the tournament; the conferences were notable in that they did not offer football scholarships. The Northeast Conference edged the MAAC in all-time results, with NEC members winning six of the ten games.

By 2003, several of the MAAC universities were closing down their football teams, and the ECAC Bowl was likewise shuttered; this contraction eventually led to the conference's dropping of the sport in 2007. From 2006-2009, the NEC champion instead participated in the Gridiron Classic against the Pioneer Football League champion. The NEC was awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in 2010, with the PFL receiving their bid in 2013.

Results

Date Winner Loser Venue
November 18, 1989 Franklin & Marshall 31 St. John's 18 Jamaica, NY
November 21, 1992 Wagner 48 Saint Francis (PA) 6 Staten Island, NY
November 20, 1993 Wagner 32 Iona 0 New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 1994 St. John's 34 Wagner 14 Jamaica, NY
November 18, 1995 Duquesne 44 Wagner 20 Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 1996 Robert Morris 28 Duquesne 26 Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 1997 Robert Morris 35 Georgetown 13 Washington, DC
December 1, 2001 Sacred Heart 31 Duquesne 15 Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2002 Albany 23 Duquesne 0 Albany, NY
November 22, 2003 Duquesne 12 Monmouth 10 Pittsburgh, PA

ECAC Bowl Series (Division III)

The ECAC introduced in 1983 two Division III football bowl games: The Metro NY/NJ and the New England bowls. In 1984 they were renamed to North and South, and in 1991 they were expanded to two games per region: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest bowls. In 2002 they were expanded to three games per region, with an additional game per region if there were enough qualifying teams: Northeast, Northwest, North Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, South Atlantic, North Central (2010, 2013, 2014) and South Central (2008). Format was changed in 2015 so all the teams played at a single site over three days, and names were changed to: Asa S. Bushnell, Clayton Chapman, James Lynah, Legacy, Presidents and Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw. The games returned to campus sites in 2018, but with only four played: Asa S. Bushnell, Clayton Chapman, James Lynah and Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw. At this point many conferences had decided to sponsor bowls outside the ECAC structure (New England Bowl Series, New York Bowl and Centennial-MAC Bowl Series).[1]

Results

Year Bowl Winner Loser Result
1983
Metro NY/NJ Wagner St. John's (NY) 48–7
New England Plymouth State Massachusetts Maritime 35–24
1984
North Ithaca Norwich 35–14
South Merchant Marine Widener 38–6
1985
North Albany Plymouth State 33–21
South Wagner Merchant Marine 9–7
1986
North Alfred Plymouth State 30–3
South Wagner Franklin and Marshall 40–28
1987
North Plymouth State Ithaca 13–12
South Franklin and Marshall Kean 21–0
1988
North Coast Guard Plymouth State 28–19
South Dickinson Fordham 21–14
1989
North Alfred Bridgewater State 30–27
South Franklin and Marshall St. John's (NY) 31–18
1990
North Union Plymouth State 33–19
South Ramapo Frostburg State 20–14
1991
Northeast Buffalo State WPI 23–17
Northwest Cortland Plymouth State 21–6
Southeast Frostburg State William Paterson 46–16
Southwest Wesley Ramapo 35–21
1992
Northeast RPI Bridgewater State 28–25
Northwest Cortland Bentley 38–20
Southeast Wagner St. Francis 48–6
Southwest Merchant Marine Dickinson 20–13 (ot)
1993
Northeast Maine Maritime Brockport 28–20
Northwest RPI Plymouth State 13–0
Southeast Wesley Fairleigh Dickinson 6–0
Southwest Montclair State Dickinson 17–9
1994
Northeast Cortland Maine Maritime 15–6
Northwest Union Massachusetts-Dartmouth 34–14
Southeast Wilkes Stony Brook 28–21 (ot)
Southwest Kean Frostburg State 41–7
1995
Northeast Springfield Cortland 49–26
Northwest RPI Worcester State 69–12
Southeast Trenton State Wesley 10–7
Southwest Albright Salisbury 20–10
1996
Northeast Ithaca Worcester State 27–21
Northwest Union Salve Regina 26–13
Southeast Frostburg State Wilkes 24–21
Southwest Merchant Marine Franklin and Marshall 20–0
1997
Northeast RPI Worcester State 14–13
Northwest Buffalo State Plymouth State 21-17
Southeast Albright Wesley 10–0
Southwest Merchant Marine Grove City 25–12
1998
Northeast Salve Regina Plymouth State 36–6
Northwest Ithaca Hartwick 40–6
Southeast Montclair State Widener 15–7
Southwest Dickinson Wesley 35–28
1999
Northeast Plymouth State Salve Regina 13–7
Northwest Union Ithaca 31–7
Southeast Wilkes Fairleigh Dickinson 27–6
Southwest Carnegie Mellon Frostburg State 28–10
2000
Northeast Western Connecticut Nichols 63–10
Northwest Buffalo State Hartwick 43–20
Southeast King's Ursinus 45–20
Southwest Muhlenberg Wilkes 26–22
2001
Northeast Worcester State Curry 36–35
Northwest Union Hartwick 38–25
Southeast King's Muhlenberg 32–29
Southwest Albright Wesley 49–35
2002
Northeast RPI Worcester State\\ 55–29
Northwest Cortland Westfield State 30–7
Southeast McDaniel Moravian 21–7
Southwest Johns Hopkins Frostburg State 24–21
North Atlantic Hartwick Curry 69–14
South Atlantic Wilkes Merchant Marine 33–7
2003
Northeast UMass Dartmouth Worcester State 21–7
Northwest St. John Fisher Cortland 47–37
Southeast Delaware Valley College of New Jersey 54–37
Southwest Washington and Jefferson Wilkes 41–19
North Atlantic Hobart Norwich 34–18
South Atlantic Johns Hopkins King's 41–13
2004
Northeast Alfred Norwich 36–17
Northwest Ithaca UMass Dartmouth 36–19
Southeast Johns Hopkins Waynesburg 26–23
Southwest Franklin and Marshall Moravian 37–20
North Atlantic Springfield Fitchburg State 53–7
South Atlantic Albright McDaniel 54–10
2005
Northeast Bridgewater State Fitchburg State 34–17
Northwest RPI St. John Fisher 26–22
Southeast Salisbury Franklin and Marshall 27–23
Southwest Moravian Frostburg State 14–7
North Atlantic Alfred Maine Maritime 63–20
South Atlantic Widener Montclair State 27–18
2006
Northeast RPI Cortland 26–7
Northwest Alfred Rochester 40–34 (ot)
Southeast Kean King's 37–0
Southwest Widener Ursinus 14–7
North Atlantic Bridgewater State Coast Guard 41–22
South Atlantic Salisbury Delaware Valley 15–9
2007
Northeast Cortland Union 23–7
Northwest Alfred Rochester 49–14
Southeast Dickinson Waynesburg 16–10 (ot)
Southwest Carnegie Mellon Gettysburg 21–20
North Atlantic Plymouth State Bridgewater State 24–21
South Atlantic Montclair State Albright 17–13
2008
Northeast St. John Fisher Husson 17–7
Northwest Brockport Hartwick 70–68
Southeast Catholic Johns Hopkins 18–17
Southwest Salisbury Moravian 21–17
North Atlantic RPI Alfred 34–31
South Atlantic Delaware Valley Kean 16–7
South Central Albright Montclair State 42–14
2009
Northeast Springfield Plymouth State 42–13
Northwest St. John Fisher Cortland 34–20
Southeast Kean Ursinus 35–14
Southwest Lebanon Valley Salisbury 37–21
North Atlantic Union Hartwick 39–21
South Atlantic Franklin and Marshall Wilkes 29–24
2010
Northeast Framingham State Norwich 27–21 (ot)
Northwest St. John Fisher RPI 56–13
Southeast Moravian Wilkes 26–14
Southwest Washington and Jefferson Franklin and Marshall 54–41
North Atlantic Springfield Mount Ida 26–17
South Atlantic Johns Hopkins Lebanon Valley 44–14
North Central Western New England Maine Maritime 66–41
2011
Northeast Alfred Bridgewater State 41–10
Northwest Salve Regina Worcester State 26-6
Southeast Cortland Albright 14–0
Southwest Lebanon Valley Saint Vincent 23–15
North Atlantic Endicott Mount Ida 31–22
South Atlantic Widener Waynesburg 48–27
2012
Northeast Springfield Alfred 31–8
Northwest St. John Fisher Castleton State 63–7
Southeast Albright Franklin and Marshall 38–34
Southwest Waynesburg Carnegie Mellon 28–24
North Atlantic Endicott Norwich 34–14
South Atlantic Delaware Valley Muhlenberg 24–21
2013
Northeast Western Connecticut Salve Regina 48–35
Northwest Brockport Waynesburg 19–12
Southeast Franklin and Marshall Delaware Valley 38–14
Southwest Albright Juniata 45–34
North Atlantic Springfield Norwich 28–27
South Atlantic Salisbury Muhlenberg 21–19
North Central Alfred Cortland 21–14
2014
Northeast Salve Regina Norwich 48–21
Northwest St. John Fisher Western Connecticut 28–14
Southeast Stevenson Bethany 29–7
Southwest Buffalo State Waynesburg 59–36
North Atlantic Framingham State RPI 42–36 (ot)
South Atlantic Salisbury Albright 48–27
North Central Morrisville Utica 52–41
2015
Asa S. Bushnell RPI Buffalo State 20–13
Clayton Chapman Salve Regina Husson 42–39
James Lynah Westminster St. John Fisher 42–21
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Alfred Fitchburg State 11–10
Legacy Carnegie Mellon Bridgewater State 48–13
Presidents Kean WPI 24–6
2016
Asa S. Bushnell Frostburg State St. John Fisher 38–14
Clayton Chapman Kean Cortland 30–27
James Lynah Westminster Utica 33–6
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw RPI Maritime College 38–6
Legacy Salisbury Carnegie Mellon 52–20
Presidents Washington and Jefferson Brockport 38–31
2017
Asa S. Bushnell Muhlenberg Carnegie Mellon 32–6
Clayton Chapman Merchant Marine Buffalo State 35–20
James Lynah Alfred Stevenson 29–16
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Ithaca Salisbury 27–17
2018
Asa S. Bushnell Alfred Salisbury 14–7
Clayton Chapman Wesley Westminster 42–34
James Lynah Grove City Morrisville 56–48
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Utica Ithaca 44–42
2019
Asa S. Bushnell Washington and Jefferson Ithaca 20–17
Clayton Chapman Westminster Morrisville 35–24
James Lynah Grove City RPI 41–38
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Brevard Carnegie Mellon 42–28
2020 2020 Bowls canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Asa S. Bushnell Hobart Westminster 21–3
Clayton Chapman Brockport Washington and Jefferson 20–7
James Lynah Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham Saint Vincent 38–19
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Grove City Utica 49–7
2022
Asa S. Bushnell Washington and Jefferson Hobart 35–18
Clayton Chapman Brockport Westminster Cancelled due to extreme weather.[2]
James Lynah Grove City Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham 31–14
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw RPI Morrisville State 10–6
2023
Asa S. Bushnell Carnegie Mellon SUNY Brockport 37–7
Clayton Chapman Utica Hobart 10–6
James Lynah Washington and Jefferson USMMA 39–14
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw RPI Widener 49–21

References

  1. ^ "ECAC Bowls". Sports Chronicles. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Clayton Chapman Bowl Between Westminster College and SUNY Brockport Canceled Due To Extreme Winter Conditions". ECAC. November 11, 2022.

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