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The Florida Beach Bowl is a currently paused American college football annual bowl game contested between NCAA Division II teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), two athletic conferences traditionally consisting of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Florida Beach Bowl is one of three Division II sanctioned bowl games, along with the America's Crossroads Bowl and Heritage Bowl.
| Florida Beach Bowl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | DRV PNK Stadium |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Operated | 2023 (paused) |
| Conference tie-ins | CIAA, SIAC |
| Website | floridabeachbowl.com |
| Sponsors | |
Amerant Bank (2023) | |
The first edition of the bowl was played on December 13, 2023, at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On November 4, 2024, the CIAA and SIAC revealed that the game would not be held in 2024, but did not address whether it would resume in future years.
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The bowl was announced in September 2023 by organizers and officials with Inter Miami CF, who operate the host stadium.[1][2] Urban Edge Network (UEN) was subsequently announced as the broadcaster for the bowl,[3] and Amerant Bank as the official sponsor.[4][5]
The 2023 Florida Beach Bowl revived the CIAA–SIAC postseason matchup of the defunct Pioneer Bowl, contested from 1997 to 2012. Selection standards included a record of at least six wins,[3] for teams not invited to participate in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. Victor Robenson, bowl CEO, revealed the ultimate goal of having the game match the champions of the two conferences in a Black college championship for Division II, similar to the way the Celebration Bowl functions as the Black college title game for the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[6]
On November 4, 2024, sources within the CIAA and SIAC confirmed the Florida Beach Bowl would not be held in 2024, revealing that "funding was an issue as the bowl looked to build off of its inaugural game."[7]
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| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2023 | Fort Valley State (SIAC) | 23 | Johnson C. Smith (CIAA) | 10 | [8] |
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