Famous Idaho Potato bowl - wikipedia Famous Idaho Potato bowl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Stadium Albertsons Stadium Location Boise, Idaho, U.S. Operated 1997 -- present Conference tie - ins MWC, MAC Previous conference tie - ins Big West ( 1997 -- 2000 ) C - USA ( 1997 -- 1999 ) WAC ( 2000 -- 2012 ) ACC ( 2001 -- 2008 ) Payout US $ 325,000 ( as of 2015 ) Sponsors Humanitarian Bowl Association ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Crucial Technology ( 1999 -- 2003 ) MPC Computers ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Roady 's Truck Stops ( 2007 -- 2009 ) uDrove ( 2010 ) Idaho Potato Commission ( 2011 -- present ) Former names Sports Humanitarian Bowl ( 1997 ) Humanitarian Bowl ( 1998 ) Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl ( 1999 -- 2003 ) MPC Computers Bowl ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Roady 's Humanitarian Bowl ( 2007 -- 2009 ) uDrove Humanitarian Bowl ( 2010 ) 2016 matchup Idaho vs. Colorado State ( Idaho 61 -- 50 ) 2017 matchup Wyoming vs Central Michigan ( Wyoming 37 -- 14 ) The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ( previously the Humanitarian Bowl and the MPC Computers Bowl ) is an NCAA - sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 1997 at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. As of 2013, the bowl pits a team from the Mountain West Conference against a team from the Mid-American Conference. The game is televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks. Cincinnati defeated Utah State, 35 -- 19, in the inaugural game in 1997. The current Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champions are the home state University of Idaho, who defeated Colorado State in the 2016 edition of the bowl. During this game, the Vandals set bowl records for total offense, first downs, and points scored ; the losing Rams set a bowl record for passing yardage, with individual Rams players equaling or setting bowl records for touchdown passes and receiving yardage. Contents 1 History 1.1 Sponsors 1.2 Highway Angel 2 Game results 3 MVPs 4 Most appearances 5 Appearances by conference 6 Game records 7 Television and radio coverage 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History The Humanitarian Bowl was launched in part to give the Big West Conference a bowl to send its champion to ; after the 1996 season, the Big West lost its automatic tie in with the Las Vegas Bowl, where its champion met the Mid-American Conference champion. From 1997 to 1999, the opponent was a team from Conference USA, while in 2000 the Western Athletic Conference sent a representative. The Big West stopped sponsoring football after the 2000 season. After the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl, the organizers extended a permanent invite to the WAC to replace the Big West as host of the game and struck an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference to provide a bowl - eligible team if it had yet to fill its bowl allotment. The WAC champion would receive the automatic bid to the game unless that team received a better offer from another bowl game or qualified for the Bowl Championship Series. The bowl also had to contend with the `` hometown guarantee '' tie - in with the Hawai'i Bowl, which guaranteed a spot to The University of Hawai'i - Manoa if it was bowl eligible and did not make the BCS. In 2009, the Mountain West Conference replaced the ACC as the WAC 's opponent, but ended its agreement after one season. For the 2010 playing, the Humanitarian Bowl inherited the MAC 's International Bowl tie - in after the Toronto - based bowl folded. The WAC stopped sponsoring football in 2012 and the Mountain West inherited its spot as host. Sponsors The game was sponsored by Micron Technology, an Idaho - based manufacturer, from 1999 to 2002 under the name Crucial.com, which sold computer memory upgrades from Micron. The bowl game then briefly had no sponsor for the January 2004 game. In December 2004, the name was changed to the MPC Computers Bowl. MPC Computers, which is also based in Idaho, was formerly MicronPC, the computer manufacturing division of Micron, but was later split off as a separate company. In April 2007, it was announced that the bowl will again be called the Humanitarian Bowl. In May 2007, Boise - based Roady 's Truck Stops was announced as the new sponsor, thus renaming the game the Roady 's Humanitarian Bowl. On May 25, 2010, uDrove, a maker of applications for the transportation industry, became the sponsor of the Humanitarian Bowl, signing a four - year agreement to replace Roady 's. On August 3, 2011, the Idaho Potato Commission ( IPC ) signed a six - year naming rights deal to sponsor the bowl, renaming it the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. In December 2017, IPC announced that they would be sponsoring the bowl for an additional five years. The game is the longest running cold weather bowl game currently in operation. The payout is $750,000, but teams are required to provide a corporate sponsor, purchase a minimum number of tickets, and stay at a selected hotel for a minimum stay. Because of this, 7 -- 4 UCLA declined an invitation to the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl. Highway Angel From 2008 through 2012, bowl organizers, in conjunction with the Truckload Carriers Association, featured a `` Highway Angel of the Year '' to game attendees. Highway Angels are truck drivers who performed a heroic feat to save the life of another motorist. Year Honoree Description 2008 Leonard T. Roach Roach pulled a driver from a water - filled ditch near South Bend, Indiana, even though the wind chill factor was − 20 ° F ( − 29 ° C ). 2009 Michael Hunt Hunt used his truck to push away a vehicle ( and its driver ) from a fiery collision near Spring Lake, North Carolina, which had already claimed the life of the other driver. Shawn L. Hubbard While driving his truck near Diamond Bar, California, Hubbard came upon a fiery car crash in which the driver was deceased, but the passenger was still alive and trapped in the burning car. Hubbard freed the passenger and pulled him from the vehicle just moments before it was completely engulfed in flames. 2011 Marcus Beam While driving near Benson, North Carolina, Beam observed a speeding car strike another vehicle, causing the second car to overturn and roll down an embankment. While other motorists watched without offering help, Beam freed the female driver from the wreckage, and pulled two small children from the mangled vehicle as well. 2012 Kenny Cass While driving in Portland, Oregon, Cass witnessed a pick - up truck rear - end a 53 ' tractor trailer and become wedged up to its windshield under the trailer. Cass made the scene safe by placing emergency triangles on the road, freed the pick - up truck driver from his vehicle while smoke billowed from beneath the truck and tended to the drivers wounds until emergency personnel arrived 20 minutes later. Game results No. Date Winning Team Losing Team Attnd. notes December 29, 1997 Cincinnati 35 Utah State 19 16,289 notes December 30, 1998 Idaho 42 Southern Miss 35 19,667 notes December 30, 1999 Boise State 34 Louisville 31 29,500 notes December 28, 2000 Boise State 38 UTEP 23 26,203 notes 5 December 31, 2001 Clemson 49 Louisiana Tech 24 25,364 notes 6 December 31, 2002 Boise State 34 Iowa State 16 30,446 notes 7 January 3, 2004 Georgia Tech 52 Tulsa 10 23,114 notes 8 December 27, 2004 Fresno State 37 Virginia 34 ( OT ) 23,114 notes 9 December 28, 2005 Boston College 27 Boise State 21 30,112 notes 10 December 31, 2006 Miami ( FL ) 21 Nevada 20 28,654 notes 11 December 31, 2007 Fresno State 40 Georgia Tech 28 27,062 notes 12 December 30, 2008 Maryland 42 Nevada 35 26,781 notes 13 December 30, 2009 Idaho 43 Bowling Green 42 26,726 notes 14 December 18, 2010 Northern Illinois 40 Fresno State 17 25,449 notes 15 December 17, 2011 Ohio 24 Utah State 23 28,076 notes 16 December 15, 2012 Utah State 41 Toledo 15 29,243 notes 17 December 21, 2013 San Diego State 49 Buffalo 24 21,951 notes 18 December 20, 2014 Air Force 38 Western Michigan 24 18,223 notes 19 December 22, 2015 Akron 23 Utah State 21 18,876 notes 20 December 22, 2016 Idaho 61 Colorado State 50 24,975 notes 21 December 22, 2017 Wyoming 37 Central Michigan 14 16,512 notes MVPs Year MVPs Team Pos. 1997 Steve Smith Utah State WR Chad Plummer Cincinnati QB 1998 Lee Roberts Southern Miss QB John Welsh Idaho QB 1999 Brock Forsey Boise State RB Chris Redman Louisville QB 2000 Bart Hendricks Boise State QB Chris Porter UTEP RB 2001 Woodrow Dantzler Clemson QB Delwyn Daigre Louisiana Tech WR 2002 Bobby Hammer Boise State DT Anthony Forrest Iowa State DB Jan. 2004 P.J. Daniels Georgia Tech RB Cort Moffitt Tulsa Dec. 2004 Paul Pinegar Fresno State QB Marques Hagans Virginia QB 2005 Matt Ryan Boston College QB Jared Zabransky Boise State QB 2006 Kirby Freeman Miami QB Jeff Rowe Nevada QB Year MVPs Team Pos. 2007 Tom Brandstater Fresno State QB Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech RB 2008 Da'Rel Scott Maryland RB Colin Kaepernick Nevada QB 2009 DeMaundray Woolridge Idaho RB Freddie Barnes Bowling Green WR Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois QB Ryan Colburn Fresno State QB 2011 LaVon Brazill Ohio WR Michael Smith Utah State RB 2012 Kerwynn Williams Utah State RB Bernard Reedy Toledo WR 2013 Adam Muema San Diego State RB Branden Oliver Buffalo RB 2014 Shayne Davern Air Force RB Corey Davis Western Michigan WR 2015 Robert Stein Akron 2016 Matt Linehan Idaho QB 2017 Josh Allen Wyoming QB Most appearances Blue turf of Albertsons Stadium Boise State, the game 's host school, is tied with Idaho for most wins with three, and Fresno State has won twice. Boise State and Utah State have made the most appearances, four each ; the Broncos last played twelve years ago in 2005. Idaho was a member of a different conference for each of its three appearances. Teams with multiple appearances Team Games Wins Losses Pct. Boise State. 750 Utah State. 250 Idaho 0 1.000 Fresno State. 667 Georgia Tech. 500 Nevada 0. 000 Teams with a single appearance Won : Air Force, Akron, Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Maryland, Miami, Northern Illinois, Ohio, San Diego State, Wyoming Lost : Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Southern Miss, Toledo, Tulsa, UTEP, Virginia, Western Michigan Appearances by Conference Through the December 2017 playing, there have been 21 games ( 42 total appearances ). Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct. WAC 12 5 7. 417 MAC 8 5. 375 ACC 7 5. 714 Mountain West 5. 600 T5 Big West. 750 T5 C - USA. 250 T7 Sun Belt 0 1.000 T7 Big 12 0. 000 Game records Team Performance vs. Opponent Year Most points scored, one team 61, Idaho vs. Colorado State 2016 Most points scored, both teams 111, Idaho ( 61 ) vs. Colorado State ( 50 ) 2016 Fewest points allowed 10, Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Jan. 2004 Margin of victory 42, Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Jan. 2004 First downs 30, Idaho vs. Colorado State 2016 Rushing yards 371, Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Jan. 2004 Passing yards 445, Colorado State vs. Idaho 2016 Total yards 606, Idaho vs. Colorado State 2016 Individual Player, Team Year Points scored 18, many times ( Last : Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois ) Passing touchdowns 5, twice ( Last : Nick Stevens, Colorado State ) 2016 Rushing yards 307, P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech Passing yards 445, Nick Stevens, Colorado State 2016 Receiving Yards 265, Olabisi Johnson, Colorado State 2016 Television and radio coverage List of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl broadcasters See also List of college bowl games References Jump up ^ http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/ Jump up ^ `` Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be Mountain West partner in 2013 - SB Nation Denver ''. Denver.sbnation.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Boise planning to push bowl game to NCAA ''. Lewiston Morning Tribune. ( Idaho ). April 19, 1997. p. 2B. Jump up ^ `` Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell news by Idaho Statesman ''. Idahostatesman.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Humanitarian bowl teams up with Idaho - based truck stop chain - College Football - ESPN ''. Sports.espn.go.com. May 30, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2014. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived May 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Archived November 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Vanderhorst, Daniel ( December 29, 2017 ). `` IPC to sponsor Potato Bowl five more years ''. thepacker.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ UCLA Addresses Bowl Situation - Statement from UCLA athletic director Peter Dalis Jump up ^ `` ESPN will Broadcast Heroic Trucking Story to Millions of Non-Trucking Viewers ''. Truckload.org. December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Selfless Truck Driver to Be Honored as `` 2009 Highway Angel of the Year '' ``. Truckload.org. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` TCA 's Highway Angel of the Year to Share Moment in Spotlight with Motorist He Saved ''. Truckload.org. November 16, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Marcus Beam to Receive 2011 Highway Angel of the Year Trophy at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho ''. Truckload.org. December 14, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Truckload Carriers Association Selects Highway Angel of the Year ''. Truckload.org. December 3, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2017. External links Official website Humanitarian / MPC Computers / Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Games 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 ( Jan ) 2004 ( Dec ) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Former names Humanitarian Bowl ( 1997 -- 2004, 2007 -- 2010 ) MPC Computers Bowl ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Venues Albertsons Stadium ( 1997 -- present ) Sponsors Crucial.com ( 1999 -- 2002 ) MPC Computers ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Roady 's Truck Stops ( 2007 -- 2009 ) uDrove ( 2010 ) Idaho Potato Commission ( 2011 -- present ) Related articles List of broadcasters of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl NCAA Division I FBS bowl games College Football Playoff Championship Game Cotton Fiesta Orange Peach Rose Sugar Other bowl games Alamo Arizona Armed Forces Bahamas Belk Birmingham Boca Raton Cactus Camellia Camping World Citrus Cure Dollar General Famous Idaho Potato Foster Farms Frisco Gasparilla Hawaii Heart of Dallas Holiday Independence Las Vegas Liberty Military Music City New Mexico New Orleans Outback Pinstripe Quick Lane Sun TaxSlayer Texas All - Star games East -- West Shrine Game NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Senior Bowl Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Famous_Idaho_Potato_Bowl&oldid=818189989 '' Categories : Famous Idaho Potato Bowl College football bowls Sports in Boise, Idaho Recurring sporting events established in 1997 1997 establishments in Idaho Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from December 2014 Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 2 January 2018, at 03 : 40. 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