<page_title> MEAC/SWAC Challenge </page_title> <section_title> Game notes </section_title> <table> <cell> 2005 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> South Carolina State <col_header> MEAC representative </col_header> </cell> <cell> Alabama State <col_header> SWAC representative </col_header> </cell> <cell> Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama) <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama) <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama) <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> </table>
South Carolina State beat Alabama State in the first Challenge in 2005 and for its first three years the event was held in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion Field.