NOVEMBER 18, 2009
MAC-PAC FOOTBALL CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED FOR 2010 AND 2011 CAMPAIGNS
ANNVILLE -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) have announced the pairings for the "PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series," which will take place during the second weekend of the 2010 and 2011 football seasons.
For the next two seasons schools from both conferences will square off against one another in a MAC vs. PAC type format.
King's is slated to host Bethany College in 2010 before the Monarchs vist the West Virginia-based college in 2001.
The pairings were determined by matching up the top teams in each conference based on the 2009 final results, followed by the second place teams meeting, all the way through the eighth-place squads facing off. PAC member Thomas More College of Kentucky is not participating in the Football Challenge Series due to geographic considerations.
The first season of the two-year agreement will have all MAC schools serving as the host squad. The second year, all PAC colleges will in turn will be designated as the home teams.
“Although most of the MAC and PAC schools are in Pennsylvania, we have had very few opportunities to compete against each other in football,” noted Ken Andrews, MAC executive director. “Each conference has had significant success at the national level so this ‘challenge’ should have a bearing on the regional rankings – the PAC in the South and the MAC in the East. Our schools look forward to hosting the first round of games next year!”
The 2010-11 PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series matchups with 2009 records are as follows:
September 11, 2010 (MAC Teams are designated as the home)
PAC #1 Washington & Jefferson (9-1, 5-1 PAC) at MAC #1 Delaware Valley (9-1, 7-0 MAC)
PAC #2 Geneva (7-3) at MAC #2 Albright (9-1, 6-1 MAC)
PAC #3 Grove City (5-5, 4-2 PAC) at MAC #3 Lebanon Valley (8-2, 5-2 MAC)
PAC #4 Waynesburg (5-5, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #4 Wilkes (6-4, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #5 Westminster (4-6, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #5 Lycoming (4-6, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #6 Bethany (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #6 King's (3-7, 2-5 MAC)
PAC #7 Thiel (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #7 Widener (3-7, 1-6 MAC)
PAC #8 Saint Vincent (0-10) at MAC #8 FDU-Florham (2-8, 1-6 MAC)
September 10, 2011 ((MAC Teams are designated as the home)
Delaware Valley at Washington & Jefferson
Albright at Geneva
Lebanon Valley at Grove City
Wilkes at Waynesburg
Lycoming at Westminster
King's at Bethany
Widener at Thiel
FDU-Florham at Saint Vincent
"We are very excited to see our plans for the PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series come to fruition after several years of planning," said PAC executive director Joe Onderko. "Our schools know that the MAC is an excellent football conference and will provide our programs with very stiff competition, while also giving our schools the opportunity to become more visible in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We look forward to the challenge on the field next fall."
Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference continues its mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 select private NCAA Division III institutions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, the PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports (10 men, nine women).
Founded in 1912, the Middle Atlantic Conferences, commonly known as the MAC, is an umbrella organization of three conferences – Commonwealth, Freedom, and Middle Atlantic. The MAC includes 16 selective, private schools located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The 22 conference sports are nationally competitive in NCAA Division III.