#ECACD3FBFEST: Carnegie Mellon and Salisbury Go Head to Head in the Legacy Bowl
Danbury, Conn. – Carnegie Mellon University (7-3) and Salisbury University (7-3) earned a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Legacy Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 11:00 a.m. Carnegie Mellon will be making their fifth trip to an ECAC Bowl as Salisbury will be playing in their eighth trip.
The Tartans concluded their regular season with five-straight wins.
Carnegie Mellon holds a 3-1 mark in ECAC postseason football appearances. Their most recent bid resulted in a win over Bridgewater State, 48-13, in the 2015 Legacy Bowl. In 1999 CMU came away with a 28-10 victory when they traveled to Frostburg State University and in 2007 the Cardinal and Gray hosted Gettysburg College and put together a come-from-behind 21-20 win. The Tartans solo loss came at the hands of Waynesburg University in 2012 on the road, 28-24.
Salisbury went 7-3 in the regular season, dropping their final two games. The Sea Gulls dropped games to NCAA tournament participant Wesley College, and another #ECACD3FBFEST participant, Frostburg State.
The Sea Gulls enter this weekend with a 5-2 mark in the previous seven ECAC postseason contests, winning their last two appearances. Salisbury’s most recent ECAC postseason football appearance came in the 2014 ECAC South Atlantic Bowl where they defeated Albright College 48-27.
Sunday’s matchup will mark the third meeting between the Tartans and Sea Gulls. Salisbury holds a 2-0 mark dating back to 1983 and 1985.
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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 itsr 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.
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