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Celebration Bowl Winners

Dec. 13, 2025 — SC State 40, Prairie View A&M 38, 4 OT

Dec. 14, 2024 — Jackson St. 38, SC State 7

Dec. 16, 2023 — Florida A&M 30, Howard 26

Dec. 17, 2022 — NC Central 41, Jackson St. 34, OT

Dec. 18, 2021 — South Carolina 31 Jackson St. 10

Dec. 2020 — No game played Covid 19

Dec. 21, 2019 — NC A&T 64, Alcorn 44

Dec. 15, 2018 — NC A&T 24, Alcorn 22

Dec. 16, 2017 — NC A&T 21, Grambling 14

Dec. 17, 2016 — Grambling 10, NC Central 9

Dec. 19, 2015 — NC A&T 41, Alcorn State 34

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The Cactus Bowl is back, returning to Arizona State’s campus in December

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cactus Bowl is back and it's returning to Arizona State's campus. Fiesta Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Cactus bowls, announced the return on Wednesday, ending a nine-year run at Chase Field, home of baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. The game will be played Dec. 26 at Arizona State's Mountain America Stadium. The bowl moved to Chase Field while Arizona State's stadium underwent renovations and had numerous title sponsors, most recently being known as the Rate Bowl from 2024-25.
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