ALLENTOWN, Pa. – For the second straight year Widener Football returns to a bowl game.
 
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).
 
Widener retains a 9-7-1 lead in the all-time series. The last meeting happening in 2014 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament where the Pride won 36-35.
 
The Pride concluded their regular season with a 5-5 overall record and 5-4 in MAC play. Saturday, Nov. 16 would wrap up play against Delaware Valley in the annual Keystone Cup after a 49-26 loss. Widener's key players to watch will include Jalen Walker, Cody Reusing, Sean Brogan, Jacob Kopelman, and Zach Vanscovich.
 
Coming off a 21-0 shutout against Monclair State, Muhlenberg wrapped up their regular season 7-3 and 4-2 in Centennial standings. The Mules players to watch include Amari Dunn, quarterback Joe Repetti, Chris Ardito, and Blaze Curry.
 
Ticket pricing for the Widener vs Muhlenberg bowl game will be set at $10 for adults, $3 for students (elementary through high school), and free for college students with a current school ID. The Centennial and MAC will continue to support Special Olympics through the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee partnership with donating 25% of revenue generated.