DANBURY, CT – The Alfred University football team (7-3, 5-2 Empire 8) has been selected to participate in the James Lynah Bowl Sunday, November 19 at 12 PM at Delaware Stadium at the University of Delaware.
 
After finishing tied for second place with SUNY Cortland in the Empire 8, the Saxons were selected to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) James Lynah Bowl and will face Stevenson University at 12 PM on Sunday. It is the third consecutive season AU has made an appearance in the postseason and the 12th appearance in the last 13 years dating back to 2004.
 
BUY TICKETS HERE UNTIL NOVEMBER 16
 
Tickets will also be available at the Box Office beginning at 3:30 PM on Friday, November 17 at Delaware Stadium.
 
Now in its third 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 its student-athletes, and in that regard, last year's event was a resounding success. The ECAC is excited to partner with the University of Delaware Department of Athletics to bring this year's DIII Football Fest to Delaware Stadium, and creating the memorable championship experience our student-athletes deserve.
 
All four #ECACD3FBFest Bowl games will be live-streamed via ECACsports.com/watch.
 
This is the first meeting between the Saxons and the Mustangs. Stevenson, formerly known as Villa Julie College, began its football program in 2011 and stands at 40-33 in program history. It will be the Mustangs second appearance in an ECAC Bowl game and first appearance since 2014. The Saxons have made four ECAC appearances and one NCAA Championship appearance since 2011.
 
GAME NOTES

The Saxons are one of four Empire 8 teams to earn a postseason bid in 2017. SUNY Brockport earned the Empire 8's NCAA Automatic Qualifying bid while SUNY Cortland will face off with Union on Saturday in the first inaugural New York Bowl. Buffalo State also earned an ECAC bid and will take on the United State Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in the Clayton Chapman Bowl to be played in Delaware Stadium on Friday, November 17 at 7:30 PM. 

Following are the ECAC Bowl Championship matchups for the weekend:

USMMA (5-4) vs. Buffalo State (6-4), 7:30 PM, in the Clayton Chapman Bowl Championship
Muhlenberg (7-3) vs. Carnegie Mellon (7-3), 11 AM, in the Asa A. Bushnell Bowl Championship
Salisbury (7-3) vs. Ithaca (7-3), 5 PM, in the Scotty Whitelaw Bowl Championship
Stevenson (6-4) vs. Alfred University (7-3), 12 PM, in the James Lynah Bowl Championship