List of college bowl games
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[edit] Bowl Championship Series Games
From the 1998 season until the 2005 season, four BCS bowls have determined the national champion on a rotating basis. The other three games consisted of major conference champions not playing in the championship game, as well as two at-large teams.
However, a change implemented before the beginning 2006 season allowed for the creation of a fifth BCS bowl, the BCS National Championship Game. The BCS National Championship Game is now a separate event from the host bowl, but is played at the same site one week after New Year's Day. (For example, in January 2007 Glendale hosted first the Fiesta Bowl, then the BCS National Championship Game a week later.) The game's location will rotate among the four main bowl sites of Glendale, New Orleans, Miami Gardens and Pasadena. To differentiate the sites the sponsor of that game's normal bowl will also sponsor the BCS National Championship Game (e.g., Tostitos will sponsor the game when in Glendale, Allstate will sponsor the game when in New Orleans, and so on).[1]
[edit] 1999 - 2006
[edit] 2007 - 2010
| Sponsor | Name | Payout | Started | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tostitos | Fiesta Bowl | $17M | 1971 | Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| FedEx | Orange Bowl | $17M | 1935 | Miami Gardens, Florida | Dolphin Stadium |
| Citi | Rose Bowl | $17M | 1902 | Pasadena, California | Rose Bowl |
| Allstate | Sugar Bowl | $17M | 1935 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana Superdome |
| Rotates[6] | BCS National Championship Game | $17M | 2006 | Rotates[7] | |
[edit] Other Current Bowl Games
Besides BCS games, there are a number of other postseason invitationals. Generally, two conferences will agree to send teams of a particular standing to a game beforehand. For instance, the Rose Bowl traditionally features the Big Ten and Pac Ten conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a Bowl Game is closely correlated to its prestige. For comparison, each of the BCS bowls (including the National Championship) has a payout of $17 million.
| Sponsor(s) | Name | City | Most Recent Payout |
Started | Previous Name(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brut | Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | $1,900,000 | 1935 | John Hancock Sun Bowl, John Hancock Bowl, Wells Fargo Sun Bowl, Vitalis Sun Bowl, Norwest Sun Bowl |
| AT&T | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | $3,000,000 | 1937 | Cotton Bowl, Mobil Cotton Bowl, SBC Cotton Bowl |
| Konica Minolta[8] | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Florida
(1994: Gainesville, Florida) |
$2,500,000 | 1946 | Toyota Gator Bowl, Mazda Gator Bowl |
| Capital One | Capital One Bowl | Orlando, Florida
(1973: Gainesville, Florida) |
$4,250,000 | 1947 | Tangerine Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl |
| AutoZone | Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tennessee | $1,700,000 | 1959 | |
| Chick-fil-A | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta, Georgia | $2,400,000 to $3,250,000 | 1968 | Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| PetroSun | Independence Bowl | Shreveport, Louisiana | $1,100,000 | 1976 | Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl |
| Outback Steakhouse | Outback Bowl | Tampa, Florida | $3,000,000 | 1986 | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Pacific Life | Holiday Bowl | San Diego, California | $2,130,000 | 1978 | |
| Insight | Insight Bowl | Tempe, Arizona
(1989-99: Tucson, Arizona 2000-2005: Phoenix, Arizona) |
$1,200,000 | 1989 | Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl |
| Champs Sports | Champs Sports Bowl | Orlando, Florida
(1990-2000: Miami Gardens, Florida) |
$2,250,000 | 1990 | Tangerine Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, MicronPC.com Bowl, Blockbuster Bowl |
| Pioneer | Las Vegas Bowl | Las Vegas, Nevada (1981-91: Fresno, California) | $1,000,000 | 1992 | California Bowl, EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl |
| Valero[9] | Alamo Bowl | San Antonio, Texas | $2,250,000 | 1993 | Builders Square Alamo Bowl, Sylvania Alamo Bowl, MasterCard Alamo Bowl |
| Ford, GM, Chrysler | Motor City Bowl | Detroit, Michigan (1997-2001: Pontiac, Michigan) | $750,000 | 1997 | |
| Roady's Truck Stops | Humanitarian Bowl | Boise, Idaho | $750,000 | 1997 | Humanitarian Bowl, MPC Computers Bowl |
| Gaylord Hotels, Bridgestone | Music City Bowl | Nashville, Tennessee | $1,600,000 | 1998 | |
| GMAC | GMAC Bowl | Mobile, Alabama | $750,000 | 1999 | Mobile Alabama Bowl |
| None | Texas Bowl | Houston, Texas | $500,000 to $700,000 | 2000 | galleryfurniture.com Bowl, EV1.net Houston Bowl |
| R+L Carriers | New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans, Louisiana
(2005: Lafayette, Louisiana) |
$325,000 | 2001 | Wyndham New Orleans Bowl |
| Emerald Nuts | Emerald Bowl | San Francisco, California | $850,000 | 2002 | San Francisco Bowl, Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl |
| Sheraton | Hawaiʻi Bowl | Honolulu, Hawaiʻi | $398,000 | 2002 | ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl |
| Meineke | Meineke Car Care Bowl | Charlotte, North Carolina | $750,000 | 2002 | Continental Tire Bowl, Queen City Bowl |
| Bell Helicopter | Armed Forces Bowl | Fort Worth, Texas | $600,000 | 2003 | Fort Worth Bowl, Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl |
| San Diego County Credit Union | Poinsettia Bowl | San Diego, California | $750,000 | 2005 | |
| Papa John's | Papajohns.com Bowl | Birmingham, Alabama | $300,000 | 2006 | Birmingham Bowl |
| New Mexico Department of Tourism | New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $750,000 | 2006 | |
| None | International Bowl | Toronto, Ontario | $750,000 | 2007 | |
| None | Congressional Bowl | Washington, D.C. | 2008 | ||
| None | St. Petersburg Bowl | St. Petersburg, Florida | 2008 |
[edit] New Bowl Games For 2008-2009
On April 30, 2008, the Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee of the NCAA had given the okay to two of the three bowls that were proposed for addition to the 2008-2009 schedule.[10] The games that were approved were the Congressional Bowl, to be played in Washington, D.C., and the St. Petersburg Bowl, to be played at Tropicana Field in the titular Florida city with both games scheduled for December 20th, 2008. The one bowl that was rejected was the Rocky Mountain Bowl, which would have been played in Salt Lake City, Utah on the campus of the University of Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
[edit] All-Star Games
- East-West Shrine Game - Houston, Texas (1926-)
- Hula Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1946-)
- Aztec Bowl - Mexico (1950-)
- Las Vegas All-American Classic - Las Vegas, Nevada (2002-2006, 2008-)
- Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic - Jackson, Mississippi (2005-)
- Senior Bowl - Mobile, Alabama (1950-)
- Texas vs. The Nation Game - El Paso, Texas (2006-)
- North-South All-Star Classic - Houston, Texas (2007-)
[edit] Regular season rivalries called Bowls
- Iron Bowl - University of Alabama and Auburn University
- Egg Bowl - University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University
- Shula Bowl - Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University
- Textile Bowl - Clemson University and North Carolina State University
- Black and Blue Bowl - University of Memphis and The University of Southern Mississippi
- Bowden Bowl - Clemson University and Florida State University, so named because the two teams are coached by Tommy Bowden and his father Bobby Bowden, respectively.
- Friends of Coal Bowl - West Virginia University and Marshall University
- Crab Bowl - United States Naval Academy and University of Maryland, College Park
- Florida Bowl - University of Florida and Florida State University[citation needed]
- Corn Bowl - University of Iowa and Iowa State University
- Soul Bowl - Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) and Alcorn State University (Lorman, MS)
- Soul Bowl - Southern University and Grambling State University, played at the Superdome in New Orleans every Thanksgiving weekend. Officially titled the "Bayou Classic", known locally in New Orleans as the "Soul Bowl."
[edit] Non-Division I FBS Bowl Games
[edit] Division I FCS
- Division I Football Championship - Chattanooga, Tennessee (played 1978-present, in Chattanooga 1997–present)
- Gridiron Classic - rotating campus sites (2006-present)
[edit] Division II
- NCAA Division II national football championship - Florence, Alabama (played 1973-present, in Florence 1986-present)
- Mineral Water Bowl - Excelsior Springs, Missouri (1948-1951, 1954-1975, 1992-present)
- Dixie Rotary Bowl - Saint George, Utah (1986-present)
- Pioneer Bowl - Charlotte, North Carolina (1997-present)
[edit] Division III
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (Division III national championship) - Salem, Virginia (played 1969-present, in Salem 1993-present)
- Aztec Bowl - Toluca, Mexico (1950-53, 1955, 1957, 1964-66, 1970-71, 1971-80, 1984, 1986-present)
- Knute Rockne Bowl - Atlantic City, New Jersey (1969-1972; 1976-1977)
[edit] NAIA Bowl Games
There is a large list of bowl games for NAIA available at http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/college_division_minor_bowls.php -- You can help Wikipedia by expanding this section.
- Wheat Bowl (pre-season NAIA), 1995-present [11]
- NAIA national football championship (1956-present); previously called Aluminum Bowl (1956), Holiday Bowl (1957-1960), Camellia Bowl (1961-1963), Championship Bowl (1964-1976 Division I), Apple Bowl (1977 Division I), Palm Bowl (1978-1979 Division I), and Championship Bowl (1980-1996 Division I)
[edit] NCCAA Bowl Games
- Victory Bowl, NCCAA Championship Game, 1997-present
[edit] Defunct bowl games
- All-American Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama (1977-1990)
- There were two separate games played in Birmingham during this time. The original game, the Hall of Fame Bowl, moved to Tampa, Florida effective with the 1986 game, and several years later changed its name to the Outback Bowl. A second game known as the All-American Bowl was then organized, and was played from 1986 to 1990.
- Aloha Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1982-2000)
- Aviation Bowl - Dayton, Ohio (1961)
- Bacardi Bowl - Havana, Cuba (1937)
- Blue-Gray Football Classic - Montgomery, Alabama (1938-2001, 2003)
- Bluebonnet Bowl - Houston, Texas (1959-1987)
- Bluegrass Bowl - Louisville, Kentucky (1958)
- Boardwalk Bowl - Atlantic City, New Jersey (1961-1973)
- Boot Hill Bowl - Dodge City, Kansas (1970-1980)
- California Bowl - Fresno, California (1981-1991)
- Camellia Bowl - Lafayette, Louisiana (1948); Sacramento, California (1961-1980)
- Cherry Bowl - Pontiac, Michigan (1984-1985)
- Cigar Bowl - Tampa, Florida (1947-1956)
- College All-Star Game - (1934-1976)
- Delta Bowl - Memphis, Tennessee (1948-1949)
- Dixie Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama (1948-1949)
- Dixie Classic - Dallas, Texas (1922, 1925, 1934)
- Festival of Palms Bowl - Miami, Florida (1932-1934) - renamed in 1935 the Orange Bowl [1]
- Fort Worth Classic - Fort Worth, Texas (1921)
- Freedom Bowl - Anaheim, California (1984-1994)
- Garden State Bowl - East Rutherford, New Jersey (1978-1981)
- Glass Bowl - Toledo, Ohio (1946-1949)
- Gotham Bowl - New York City (1961-1962)
- Great Lakes Bowl - Cleveland, Ohio (1947)
- Gridiron Classic - Orlando, Florida (1999-2005); revived in 2006 as a Division I FCS game
- Harbor Bowl - San Diego, California (1947-1949)
- Haka Bowl - Auckland, New Zealand, was to start in 1996, but NCAA revoked certification before first game
- Heritage Bowl - Atlanta, Georgia (1991-1999)
- Houston Bowl - Houston, Texas (2000-2005) - originally called the galleryfurniture.com Bowl
- Los Angeles Christmas Festival - Los Angeles, California (1924)
- Mercy Bowl - Los Angeles, California (1961, 1971)
- Mirage Bowl - Tokyo, Japan (1976-1993) - A regular season matchup at the Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
- Missouri-Kansas Bowl -- Kansas City, Missouri 1948
- North-South Shrine Game - Miami, Florida (1948 to 1973)
- Oahu Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1998-2000)
- Oil Bowl - Houston, Texas (1946-1947)
- Pasadena Bowl - Pasadena, California (1967-1971)
- Pineapple Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1940-1952)
- Poi Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1936-1939)
- Presidential Cup Bowl - College Park, Maryland (1950)
- Raisin Bowl - Fresno, California (1946-1949)
- Refrigerator Bowl - Evansville, Indiana (1948-1956)
- Salad Bowl - Phoenix, Arizona (1948-1952)
- San Diego East-West Christmas Classic - San Diego, California (1921-1922)
- Seattle Bowl - Seattle, Washington (2001-2002)
- Shrine Bowl - Little Rock, Arkansas (1948)
- Silicon Valley Football Classic - San Jose, California (2000-2004)
- Sunflower Bowl - Winfield, Kansas (1982-1986)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allstate press release, March 22, 2006
- ^ The game did not move to its current site of Glendale, Arizona until 2007.
- ^ a b Game played in Miami, 1999
- ^ a b Game played in Atlanta in 2006 due to extensive damage to the Louisiana Superdome from Hurricane Katrina. It returned to New Orleans in 2007.
- ^ a b The rotation is as follows: Fiesta (1998, 2002), Sugar (1999, 2003), Orange (2000, 2004), Rose (2001, 2005).
- ^ The rotation is as follows: Tostitos (2006), Allstate (2007), FedEx (2008), Citi (2009)
- ^ The rotation is as follows: University of Phoenix Stadium (2006), Louisiana Superdome (2007), Dolphin Stadium (2008), Rose Bowl (2009)
- ^ "Gator Bowl lands deal for new title sponsor" Garry Smits, Jacksonville Times-Union. September 30, 2007. Accessed November 5, 2007.
- ^ Valero Energy Corporation Alamo Bowl press release
- ^ Rivals.com College Football - NCAA set to add pair of bowl games
- ^ NAIAFOOTBALL.NET-The Nation's Home for NAIA Football
