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Bowl History: The Independence Bowl became one of the First Bowls to recognize the significance of using a sponsor’s name in the official bowl title, to generate more $’s in off-setting the economic costs of running a college football bowl game! Thus … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The Quick Lane Bowl is a post-season college football game certified by the NCAA that began play in the 2014 season Backed by the Detroit Lions of the NFL, the game features a bowl-eligible team from the B-10 competing against an opponent from … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The St. Petersburg Bowl is the third college bowl game to be played in the Tampa Bay Area; both the long-defunct Cigar Bowl and the ongoing Outback Bowl have been held across the bay in Tamba. On April 30, 2008, the NCAA’s … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The Hawaii Bowl succeeds the Poi Bowl (1936–1939), Pineapple Bowl (1940–1941, 1947–1952), Aloha Bowl (1982–2000), and the O’ahu Bowl (1998–2000) as bowl games played in Hawaiʻi. This bowl is a new event not affiliated with the previous games, while the Aloha Bowl … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The Dollar General Bowl is a postseason NCAA-sanctioned Division I FCS college football game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile Alabama, since 1999. The game currently matches teams from the SBC and the MAC. The game … Continue reading →

Bowl History: This bowl was established in 2003 as the Plains Capital Forth Worth Bowl. The game was played in Fort Worth, Texas from 2003 through 2009, it was then moved to SMU’s Campus (Gerald J. Ford Stadium) for the 2010 … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The Bahamas Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA)-sanctioned Division 1 college football game played in Nassau, Bahamas at the 15,000-seat Thomas Robinson Stadium on December 23. The first game was played in 2014. Sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant franchise, the game is … Continue reading →

Bowl History: This Bowl began in 1997, (formally known as the Humanitarian Bowl) Conference tie-ins, WAC (now defunct) Champ vs a team from the MAC. Cincinnati beat Utah State in the Bowl’s inaugural game, 35-19, while last year (2015), Akron beat Utah … Continue reading →

Bowl History:  The original Poinsettia Bowl was first played in 1952 and featured the champions of the Eastern and Western Military Bases against one another. Bolling Air Force Base defeated San Diego Naval Training Center, 35-14, on December 20, 1952! … Continue reading →

Bowl History: The Boca Raton Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned Division I football bowl game played in Boca Raton, Florida at FAU Stadium, which is located on the campus of FAU. The bowl was founded on October 10, 2013, and … Continue reading →