Five North Carolina Teams to Play in Postseason Bowl Games

Five teams from North Carolina will play in bowl games this month. From the FCS, the MEAC and SWAC conferences have foregone their automatic bids into the NCAA Division I FCS playoff in lieu of sending their champion to the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. For FBS teams, six wins are necessary to become bowl eligible. A total of thirty-nine bowl games will be played between FBS teams over the next month. Four of the seven FBS teams from North Carolina were selected to play in a bowl game this season.

North Carolina A&T vs. Grambling

Saturday, December 16

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta, Georgia

12 p.m

ABC

Appalachian State vs. Toledo

Saturday, December 23

Ladd-Peebles Stadium

Mobile, Alabama

7 p.m.

ESPN

Duke vs. Northern Illinois

Tuesday, December 26

Ford Field

Detroit, Michigan

5:15 p.m.

ESPN

Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M

Friday, December 29

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte, North Carolina

1 p.m.

ESPN

NC State vs. Arizona State

Friday, December 29

Sun Bowl Stadium

El Paso, Texas

3 p.m.

CBS