Football Bears Take On Carnegie Mellon in ECAC Legacy Bowl
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University football team will take on Carnegie Mellon University in the 2015 ECAC Legacy Bowl on Sunday, November 22nd at noon.
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University football team will take on Carnegie Mellon University in the 2015 ECAC Legacy Bowl on Sunday, November 22nd at noon.
Arute Field, home of the Central Connecticut State University football team, is the host site of today's game.
The Bears are making the program's tenth trip to the postseason and seventh ECAC appearance (1989, 1992, 2005-2007, 2011). Bridgewater is 2-4 all-time in ECAC championship games including , most recently, a 41-10 loss to Alfred University in the 2011 ECAC Northeast Bowl. The Bears also advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1999, 2000 and 2012.
Bridgewater State finished the 2015 regular season with an overall record of 7-3. The Bears placed second in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) standings with a 6-2 MASCAC mark.
Carnegie Mellon posted a regular season record of 7-3 including a 6-2 mark in the President's Athletic Conference (PAC). The Tartans tied for third in the PAC standings.
The game will be broadcast live on the Pack Network and commentary provided by Seth Cantor and Emory Hunt.