#ECACD3FBFEST: Frostburg State University and St. John Fisher College will battle it out for the Asa S. Bushnell Bowl
DANBURY, Conn. - Frostburg State University (9-1) and St. John Fisher College (8-2) will face off in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Asa S. Bushnell Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 5:00 p.m. The Bobcats will make their eighth appearance in an ECAC Bowl game and first since the 2005 season. The Cardinals return to the ECAC Football Fest this year after appearing in last year’s contest.
Saturday will feature a top-25 marquee matchup. Fisher is currently 22nd in the final regular-season D3football.com poll, while the Bobcats, who finished as the New Jersey Athletic Conference's co-champion, are ranked 24th nationally.
Frostburg currently boasts one of the top defensive units in Division III ranking seventh in total defense (231.7). The Bobcats are also fourth in team passing efficiency defense (87.94), fourth in team tackles for loss (10.1), fourth in passing yards allowed (130.3) and 11th in scoring defense (12.8).
The Cardinals are 76th in the country in total offense, averaging 417.8 yards per contest behind the nation's 33rd ranked passing attack (288.9). The Cardinals also average 36.2 points per game.
The Bobcats and Cardinals are no strangers to one another as the two schools faced off from 2011-2014 as members of the Empire 8 before FSU joined the NJAC. This will be the sixth meeting between the Cardinals and the Bobcats. Fisher won all five league meetings, including a 48-7 win at Frostburg in 2014.
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Now in its second year, ECAC Division III Football Fest (#ECACD3FBFEST) is a one-of-a-kind event in college athletics.
The ECAC moved the Division III football bowl games to a neutral site in 2015 in an effort to enhance the postseason experience offered to its student-athletes, and in that regard, last year’s event was a resounding success. The ECAC is excited to partner with Penn Athletics to bring this year’s DIII Football Fest to historic Franklin Field, and look forward to creating the memorable championship experience our student-athletes deserve.
Following the success of last year’s event, the 2016 #ECACD3FBFEST sees the ECAC team up with multiple corporate partners to serve as “Presenting Sponsors.”
The presenting sponsors for the 2016 #ECACD3FBFEST are: Best Western, the official hospitality partner of the ECAC; N&D Sports, the official merchandise provider of #ECACD3FBFEST; Academy Bus, the official travel partner of the ECAC; GuardLab; TeeVee Media & Production; and Dual Fuel.
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