ANNVILLE, Pa. - The Widener football team has qualified for the 2021 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series, earning the second seed, the two conferences announced Sunday night.
 
The Pride came away with its second Centennial-MAC Bowl Series appearance in program history after they ended the regular season with a 7-3 overall record and a 5-3 record in MAC play. 

The Pride will travel to face Susquehanna (8-2), the top seed from the Centennial Conference, on Saturday at at Doug Arthur Stadium in Selinsgrove, Pa. The time of kickoff will be determined on Monday afternoon.

The Pride last played in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series in 2017, when they faced Franklin and Marshall. The Blue and Gold dropped a 21-7 game to F&M.
 
About the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
The Centennial Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced on Nov. 5, 2015 their partnership to hold two postseason football games between member institutions known as the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series. In the spring of 2018, the two conferences voted and approved an additional bowl game to increase the series to three games beginning in the fall of 2018. The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series is comprised of the top-three teams from each conference that are not selected to the NCAA Division III Championship.

The format for the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series adjusted in 2019. The No. 1 seeds will revert back to having host duties as they did through the first three years of the bowl series. The Centennial Conference's top seed with host the MAC's second seed, and the MAC's top seed will host the Centennial Conference's second seed. The two conference's No. 3 seeded teams will face each season, with the MAC hosting in even years and the Centennial hosting in odd years (flipped from normal rotation due to the cancellation of 2020 season)
 
This season (2021), the bowl games are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20. The Centennial will have hosting duties for the No. 3 vs. No. 3 bowl game. 
 
Ticket prices for the 2021 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series will be $10 for adults, $3 for Students (elementary through high school) and free for college students with a valid school ID and a suggested donation to Special Olympics. Special Olympics athletes and children under the age of six are also admitted for free.