Year Game Played: | 2022 |
Game Name: | SWAC Football Championship Game |
Subheader: | Conference Championship |
Visitor Name Short: | Southern |
Visitor Nickname: | Jaguars |
Home Nickname: | Tigers |
Visitor School: | Southern University |
Home Name Short: | Jackson State |
Football Season: | 2022 |
Home School: | Jackson State University |
Visitor Record: | 7–4 |
Home Record: | 11–0 |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Home 1Q: | 26 |
Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 7 |
Home 3Q: | 10 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Visitor Coach: | Eric Dooley |
Home Coach: | Deion Sanders |
Home Rank Stats: | 10 |
Date Game Played: | December 3 |
Stadium: | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
City: | Jackson, Mississippi |
Odds: | Jackson by 17.5 |
Us Network: | ESPN2 |
Us Announcers: | Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker and Jalyn Johnson |
Different Previous: | 2021 (December) |
The 2022 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 3, 2022, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It was the 24th edition of the SWAC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2022 season. The game began at 3:00 p.m. CST on ESPN2. The game featured the Jackson State Tigers, the East Division champions, and the Southern Jaguars, the West Division champions. Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket and by beverage corporation PepsiCo, the game was officially known as the 2022 Cricket SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi.[1] The winner of the game received a bid to the Celebration Bowl to face the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the North Carolina Central Eagles.[2]
See main article: 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team. Jackson State clinched a spot in the game following its defeat of Alabama A&M on November 12. The win also ensured they would host the game.[3]
See main article: 2022 Southern Jaguars football team. Southern clinched a spot by defeating Grambing State in the Bayou Classic on November 26.[4]