query: What is the oldest college bowl game?

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: in the game (played and coached, as listed by the Tournament of Roses Association): Rose Bowl Game The Rose Bowl Game, also frequently known as simply the Rose Bowl, is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2 (15 times now). The Rose Bowl Game is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest bowl game. It was first played in 1902 as the Tournament East–West

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: Rose Bowl Game The Rose Bowl Game, also frequently known as simply the Rose Bowl, is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2 (15 times now). The Rose Bowl Game is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest bowl game. It was first played in 1902 as the Tournament East–West football game, and has been played annually since 1916. Since 1945, it has been

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: the highest attended college football bowl game. It is a part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's "America's New Year Celebration", which also includes the historic Rose Parade. Since 2015, the game has been sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and officially known as the "Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual". In 2015 and 2018, the game was also officially known as the "College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual". Previous sponsors include Vizio (2011–2014), Citi (2004–2010), Sony/PlayStation 2 (2003), and AT&T (1999–2002) The Rose Bowl Game has traditionally hosted the conference champions from

title: Orange Bowl

text: preceded by ABC (1999–2006 and 1962–64), CBS (1996–98 and 1953–61), and NBC (1965–95). This game, along with the Fiesta Bowl, is one of only two bowl games ever to air on all the "big 4" U.S. television networks. ESPN Deportes added a Spanish language telecast of the game in 2013. Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: the strongest matchup that was not part of the College Football Playoff. In the 2018 Rose Bowl, the Georgia Bulldogs (12–1) defeated the Oklahoma Sooners (12–1) 54–48 in double overtime in a semifinal playoff game to advance to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game. It was the first Rose Bowl game to ever go into overtime. For many years the Rose Bowl eschewed sponsorship, but in 1999, it became "The Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T." Unlike the other bowl games, the sponsor was not added to the title of the game, but instead as a presenter. In

title: Orange Bowl

text: Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl (first played 1902, played annually since 1916). The Orange Bowl was originally held in the city of Miami at Miami Field before moving to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938. In 1996, it moved to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Since December 2014, the game has been

title: Bowl game

text: NCAA . The Rose Bowl was the only major college bowl game in 1930. By 1940, there were five major college bowl games: the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl (1935), the Cotton Bowl Classic (1937), the Orange Bowl (1935), and the Sun Bowl (1935). By 1950, the number had increased to eight games. This figure of eight bowl games persisted through 1960, but by 1970 the number had increased again, to 11 games. The number continued to increase, to 15 games in 1980, to 19 games in 1990, 25 games in 2000, 35 games in 2010 and 41 games by

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: televised college game of any sport. From 1952 to 1988, the Rose Bowl was televised by NBC at 2 p.m. PST, and in most years was the only New Year's Day bowl airing at that time. The 1962 game was the first college football game broadcast in color. From 1989 to 2010, the game was broadcast on ABC, usually at 2 p.m. PST; the 2005 edition was the first one broadcast in HDTV. Beginning in 2007, FOX had the broadcast rights to the other Bowl Championship Series games, but the Rose Bowl, which negotiates its own television contract independent of

title: Bowl game

text: invitation to a bowl game, the number of bowl games has grown in recent years, climbing to 40 team-competitive games (not including the College Football Playoff National Championship) starting in the 2015–16 bowl season, although this number will drop to 39 in the 2017–18 bowl season. The increase in bowl games has necessitated the steady easing of the NCAA bowl eligibility rules since 2006, as teams with a losing record are often required to fill some of the 78 available bowl slots. The term "bowl" originated from the Rose Bowl stadium, site of the first post-season college football games. The

title: Sun Bowl

text: Sun Bowl The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. Usually held near the end of December, games are played at the Sun Bowl stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso; since 2014, it has featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Pac-12 Conference. Since 2010, the game has been sponsored by Hyundai and officially

title: Sugar Bowl

text: Sugar Bowl The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009. The Sugar Bowl, along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl Game. The Sugar Bowl was originally played at Tulane Stadium before moving to the Superdome in 1975. When the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to both the winds from and the flooding in the aftermath of

title: Sugar Bowl

text: beginning in the 2014–15 season under the new contract, which took effect upon the establishment of the College Football Playoff. ESPN made a similar deal to maintain broadcast rights to the Orange Bowl following the discontinuation of the BCS as well. Sugar Bowl The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009. The Sugar Bowl, along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl

title: NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl

text: also features online play and customizable plays, players, and teams. NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts in association with 2K Sports. It was released in 2001 for only the Sega Dreamcast. The cover athlete is former Purdue standout quarterback Drew Brees. The game was the first of two college football games developed by Visual Concepts, the second being NCAA College Football 2K3. The game features season mode, hopefully leading up to the Rose Bowl, and Legacy Mode, where

text: NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts in association with 2K Sports. It was released in 2001 for only the Sega Dreamcast. The cover athlete is former Purdue standout quarterback Drew Brees. The game was the first of two college football games developed by Visual Concepts, the second being NCAA College Football 2K3. The game features season mode, hopefully leading up to the Rose Bowl, and Legacy Mode, where you can follow your team for a few years. It

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: satisfied the 'first time' clause of the current agreement. The 100th Rose Bowl Game featured a traditional pairing of Big Ten champion versus Pac-12 champion, with Michigan State playing against Stanford on January 1, 2014. Michigan State won the game, 24–20. The Bowl Championship Series format ended with the 2014 BCS National Championship Game, played at the Rose Bowl stadium on January 6. The BCS was replaced in 2014 by the College Football Playoff, which selects four teams for two national semifinal games, leading to a championship game. As part of the arrangement, the Rose Bowl game functions as a

title: NBC College Football Game of the Week

text: coverage of the Cotton Bowl Classic). NBC College Football Game of the Week The NBC College Football Game of the Week refers to nationally televised broadcasts of Saturday afternoon college football games that were produced by NBC Sports, the sports division of the NBC television network in the United States. Bowl games were always exempt from the NCAA's television regulations, and the games' organizers were free to sign rights deals with any network. In NBC's case, the 1952 Rose Bowl at the end of that particular season was the first national telecast of a college bowl game. NBC first televised

title: Sun Bowl

text: as Los Lonely Boys, The Village People, Baby Bash, David Archuleta, Rihanna, and Diamond Rio. Sun Bowl The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. Usually held near the end of December, games are played at the Sun Bowl stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso; since 2014, it has featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

title: 1951 Sun Bowl

text: Billy Cross at the Cincinnati 40 and Cross broke several tackles to finish the 62-yard touchdown dash. With the game running out, the Bearcats managed to get to the West Texas A&M 27, but two straight sacks doomed Cincinnati. 1951 Sun Bowl The 1951 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that took place in El Paso, Texas, on January 1, 1951, between the West Texas State Buffaloes and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. This was the 16th Sun Bowl that had been played in El Paso, the second oldest bowl game, the only older being the Rose Bowl.

title: NBC College Football Game of the Week

text: NBC College Football Game of the Week The NBC College Football Game of the Week refers to nationally televised broadcasts of Saturday afternoon college football games that were produced by NBC Sports, the sports division of the NBC television network in the United States. Bowl games were always exempt from the NCAA's television regulations, and the games' organizers were free to sign rights deals with any network. In NBC's case, the 1952 Rose Bowl at the end of that particular season was the first national telecast of a college bowl game. NBC first televised college football on September 30, 1939.

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: automatic bid to the BCS). This prevented a West Coast team playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time, and it also marked the first matchup since 1946 not to feature the traditional pairing of Pac-10 vs. Big Ten teams. The 2006 Rose Bowl game featured offensive powerhouses Texas, riding a 19-game winning streak, and USC, which entered the game with a 34-game winning streak and two Heisman Trophy winners. Texas won 41–38. The game had a television viewership of 35.6 million, the highest for college football contest since the 1987 Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Miami. On

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: flux. The Big Ten abolished this rule in 1972. The AAWU/Pac-8 had abandoned its no-repeat rule by the time Southern California played in four consecutive Rose Bowl games from 1967 to 1970. Both conferences also had "exclusive agreements" with the Rose Bowl game, in the sense that member schools were not allowed to play in any other bowl game. Both conferences abolished this rule before the 1975 college football season. As a result, Michigan and USC were allowed to play in the 1976 Orange Bowl and the 1975 Liberty Bowl, respectively. As of the 1998 season, with the creation of

title: 1951 Sun Bowl

text: 1951 Sun Bowl The 1951 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that took place in El Paso, Texas, on January 1, 1951, between the West Texas State Buffaloes and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. This was the 16th Sun Bowl that had been played in El Paso, the second oldest bowl game, the only older being the Rose Bowl. Gene Rossi threw 14-of-29 for 170 yards. The winning touchdown occurred on a fourth down punt. Punter Frank Wise moved under center and took the snap, lateraling to the right to quarterback Gene Mayfield. Mayfield completed a pass to

title: Game of the Century (college football)

text: out and had a wide open receiver in the end zone, but did not see him, and his pass was batted down by cornerback Shawn Wooden. Notre Dame won 31–24, and a sellout crowd stormed the field. Unfortunately for the Irish, they subsequently lost to Boston College on a last second field goal to scuttle their hoped-for Orange Bowl matchup. Played on January 4, 2006 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, this college football bowl game served as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2005 College Football season. It featured the only two unbeaten teams of the 2005

title: Game of the Century (college football)

text: it, and is often considered the greatest college football national championship game of all time. Texas's Rose Bowl win was the 800th victory in school history and the Longhorns ended the season ranked third in Division I history in both wins and winning percentage (.7143). It was only the third time that the two top-ranked teams had faced each other in Rose Bowl history, with the 1963 Rose Bowl and 1969 Rose Bowl games being the others. This was the final game ever called by longtime broadcaster Keith Jackson (as well as the final Rose Bowl to telecast under ABC

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: semifinal playoff game every three years. In years when the Rose Bowl is not hosting a semifinal, it takes the Pac-12 and Big Ten champions, unless one or both teams qualify for the semifinals, in which case they are replaced by another team from the same conference. The first game under the new arrangement was played on January 1, 2015 and was known as the "College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual". It featured the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference and the Florida State Seminoles, the first Atlantic Coast Conference team to participate

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: in the Rose Bowl. Oregon defeated Florida State, 59–20, ending the Seminoles' 29-game winning streak, which dated back to the end of the 2012 season. As a result, Oregon advanced to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 12. The 59 points were a new Rose Bowl Game scoring record for a team. The 2016 Rose Bowl featured Pac-12 champions Stanford against Big Ten West Division champions Iowa. Stanford defeated Iowa 45–16, scoring 35 points in the first half, the most points ever scored in the first half of a Rose Bowl. Big Ten champions Michigan State

title: Bowl game

text: set the Rose Bowl Stadium record, as well as the NCAA bowl game attendance record. The Rose Bowl stadium still is the largest capacity stadium and the Rose Bowl game has the highest attendance for post season bowl games. In the 1990s, many bowl games began to modify or abandon their traditional names in favor of selling naming rights. While some include the traditional name in some form (e.g. the "Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio"), others have totally eliminated their traditional name in favor of solely using their corporate sponsor's name (e.g. the former "Citrus Bowl" became the "Capital

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: defeated Iowa 16–13 in the Big Ten championship Game, but lost 38–0 to Alabama in a CFP semifinal on New Year's Eve. There was some controversy over the selection of the Big Ten's Rose Bowl representative, given that both Iowa and Ohio State finished their seasons with only one loss, both losing to Michigan State. In the end, the College Football Playoff Committee ranked Iowa ahead of Ohio State, which led to Iowa's first Rose Bowl berth since 1991. Iowa was ranked fifth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and Stanford sixth, meaning that the 2016 Rose Bowl featured

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: third quarter. Michigan finished the season 11–0 and was crowned the national champion. Yost had been Stanford's coach the previous year. The game was so lopsided that for the next thirteen years, the Tournament of Roses officials ran chariot races, ostrich races, and other various events instead of football. But, on New Year's Day 1916, football returned to stay as the State College of Washington (now Washington State University) defeated Brown University in the first of what was thereafter an annual tradition. Before the Rose Bowl was built for the January 1, 1923 match, games were played in Pasadena's Tournament

title: Game of the Century (college football)

text: NCAA Division I-A football season: the defending Rose Bowl champion and reigning Big 12 Conference champion Texas Longhorns played Pacific-10 Conference titleholders and two-time defending AP national champions, the USC Trojans. The game was a back-and-forth contest; Texas's victory was not secured until the game's final 19 seconds. Vince Young, the Texas quarterback, and Michael Huff, a Texas safety, were named the offensive and defensive Rose Bowl Players Of The Game. ESPN named Young's fourth-down, game-winning touchdown run the fifth-highest rated play in college-football history. The game is the highest-rated BCS game in TV history with 21.7% of households watching

title: Bowl game

text: bowl game began with the 1902 Tournament East-West football game, sponsored by the Tournament of Roses Association between Michigan and Stanford, a game which Michigan won 49-0. The Tournament of Roses eventually sponsored an annual contest starting with the 1916 Tournament East-West Football Game. With the 1923 Rose Bowl it began to be played at the newly completed Rose Bowl stadium, and thus the contest itself became known as the Rose Bowl game. The name "bowl" to describe the games thus comes from the Rose Bowl stadium. Other cities saw the promotional value for tourism that the Tournament of Roses

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences (or their predecessors), but due to its past and present membership in two consortia that seek to determine a national champion in Division I FBS, in 2002, the Rose Bowl began to infrequently deviate from its traditional match-up in order to facilitate championship games. In 2002 and 2006 (2001 and 2005 football seasons), under the Bowl Championship Series system, the Rose Bowl was designated as its championship game, and hosted the top two teams determined by the BCS system. Beginning in 2015, the Rose Bowl has been part of the College Football Playoff and

title: 2003 Rose Bowl

text: watch it," when asked what he thought of this game and also about the Nebraska-Miami Rose Bowl the previous year During the early 2010s cycle of conference realignment, the Pac-10 eyed six Big 12 members as possible additions to the conference, including Oklahoma. However, the only Big 12 school that did join the Pac-10 (now the Pac-12) was Colorado. 2003 Rose Bowl The 2003 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2003. It was the 89th Rose Bowl game. It was a match-up between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Washington State Cougars. The game was

title: Rose Bowl (stadium)

text: the term "bowl game" for postseason football games, regardless of whether they are played in a bowl-shaped or "Bowl"-named stadium. The Rose Bowl Game is commonly referred to as "The Granddaddy of Them All" because of its stature as the oldest of all the bowl games. Since its opening, the Rose Bowl stadium has hosted the bowl game every year except the 1942 Rose Bowl, when the game was moved to Durham, North Carolina, at the campus of Duke University. Duke, which played in the game on January 1, volunteered to host the contest because of security concerns on the

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: vulnerable to attack, and the Rose Bowl game continued on in the Rose Bowl Stadium. Few Georgia fans were able to make the trip to the 1943 Rose Bowl because of wartime travel restrictions. There were a large number of military servicemen in attendance. The Tournament of Roses parade itself still was not held in 1943 due to the war. During World War II, many college football schools had dropped some conference opponents and instead played football against local military base teams. Many colleges could not even field teams due to the draft and manpower requirements. After the war was

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: Texas (2005, 2006). "Note: When there is a tie, the most recent one will be listed." Top No. 1 ranked teams at the end of the season that have played in the Rose Bowl games are listed below: Five times in Rose Bowl Game history, the two participants had played during the regular season. In three of those instances, the same team won both the regular season game and the Rose Bowl Game. UCLA won three of those five Rose Bowl games, including both instances in which a different team lost the regular season game but won the Rose Bowl

title: 1963 Rose Bowl

text: have been inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. John McKay has also been inducted as a coach. The game is considered by many to be among the greatest games in college football history, along with the 2006 Rose Bowl among others. 1963 Rose Bowl The 1963 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1963, at the end of the 1962 college football season. It was the 49th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 42–37. This is the first #1 versus #2 match-up to occur in a bowl game, although

title: Bowl game

text: more lopsided victory against a more highly ranked opponent. The following season, the Rose Bowl, Pac-10, and Big Ten joined the other bowls and major conferences to form the Bowl Championship Series. The BCS attempted to match the two highest ranked teams in the country based upon calculations from various sources, including statistics and coaches' polls, with one of the four bowl games in the consortium (the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl) rotating the role of "national championship", or beginning in 2006, a dedicated BCS Championship Game rotated among the BCS venues. The BCS Championship Game,

title: Rose Bowl Game

text: the Rose Bowl game is given a crystal trophy that is the Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player Award. The award was created in 1953 and awarded retroactively for players all the way back to the 1902 Rose Bowl. Occasionally, the award has been shared by two players. Beginning with the 2005 Rose Bowl Game, the Rose Bowl MVP Award has been given to both an offensive and defensive player. Four players have been named the MVP of more than one Rose Bowl: Bob Schloredt, Washington (1960, 1961), Charles White, USC (1979, 1980), Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (1999, 2000), and Vince Young,

title: Bowl game

text: this are the Bowden Bowl, "Manning Bowl" and Ice Bowl. However, any game that is part of the post season is considered a bowl game, even if it is not a formal bowl game, such as all-star games. The Super Bowl, the NFL's championship game, started as a "world championship" between the champions of the rival American Football League and NFL in the same way many college bowl games bring together the champions of different college conferences. There have also been pre-season and regular-season games carrying the "bowl" title, including the Mirage Bowl and the Glasnost Bowl. The Heidi Bowl,

title: Bowl game

text: late—this allowed the schedule to accommodate large college bowl games and high school sports; one such extant example is the College Fanz First Down Classic, a pre-season bowl game for NAIA teams. Bowl games that are not part of the post-season are traditional games against rival schools such as Iron Bowl and Egg Bowl. In the BUAFL, the Steel Bowl is contested between the Sheffield Sabres and Sheffield Hallam Warriors. Recently, the term "bowl" has been added to other games that have some special note or sub-plot to the actual game, in college or the National Football League. Examples of

title: Bowl game

text: Bowl game In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivision had avoided using a playoff tournament to determine an annual national champion, which was instead traditionally determined by a vote of sports writers and other non-players. In place of such a playoff, various cities across the United States developed their own regional festivals featuring post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not

title: Middlebury College Snow Bowl

text: Middlebury College Snow Bowl The Middlebury College Snow Bowl is a ski area in Hancock, Vermont, east of Middlebury in the Green Mountains. The site has been owned and operated by Middlebury College since its first trails were cut in 1934. The Snow Bowl has 17 trails and 3 lifts, offering access to more than of terrain. In 2006, it became the first carbon-neutral ski area in the United States. The third-oldest ski area in Vermont, the Snow Bowl has hosted intercollegiate competitions since the 1930s. The original lodge—a traditional log cabin—was built in 1938 and remains the oldest standing

title: Bowl game

text: of all-star bowl games round out the post-season schedule. These games showcase the best departing college players, just as the NFL showcases its all-stars in the annual post-season Pro Bowl. Such college all-star games include the East-West Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, Texas vs The Nation, and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. In the European Football League (EFL), a European Cup style tournament for European American Football teams affiliated to EFAF (European Federation of American Football), the final game of the EFL is called the Eurobowl, and has been held annually since 1986. In Denmark, the national championship game is called

title: Gator Bowl

text: Gator Bowl The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, operated by Gator Bowl Sports. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally. The game was originally played at Gator Bowl Stadium through the December 1993 game. The December 1994 game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville after the namesake stadium was demolished to make way for a replacement venue, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. That venue, now known as TIAA Bank Field, has been home to the

title: Gator Bowl

text: and admits new members annually. From 1989 through 2013, a total of 82 people connected with the bowl were inducted. Coincident with the bowl's name change in 2014, there were no inductions for two years, until resuming in 2016. Gator Bowl The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, operated by Gator Bowl Sports. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally. The game was originally played at Gator Bowl Stadium through the December 1993 game. The December 1994

title: Bowl game

text: X bowls play each other for the Japan National Championship in the Rice Bowl. The championship game of the Dutch AFBN First (or Premier) Division is called the Tulip Bowl. The first edition was held in 1986. Bowl game In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivision had avoided using a playoff tournament to determine an annual national champion, which was instead traditionally determined by a

title: Bowl game

text: after the end of the regular season to allow fans to travel to the game site. While modern travel is more convenient, all but 5 of 41 bowl games (as of 2016-17) are still located in cities below approximately 36° N. Currently, college football bowl games are played from mid-December to early January. As the number of bowl games has increased, the number of games a team would need to win to be invited to a bowl game has decreased. With a 12-game schedule, a number of teams with only 5 wins have been invited to a bowl game. As

title: College Bowl

text: College Bowl College Bowl (also known as General Electric (G.E.) College Bowl) was a radio, television, and student quiz show. "College Bowl" first aired on US radio stations in 1953. It then moved to US television broadcast networks, airing 1959 to 1963 on CBS and from 1963 to 1970 on NBC. In 1977, the game resurfaced as an activity on college campuses through an affiliation with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) that lasted for 31 years. In 2008, the College Bowl Company announced its suspension of the College Bowl program, citing increased costs and financial infeasibility of continuing

title: Bowl game

text: game of the British American Football Association National Leagues is known as the Britbowl. The winner of the Israeli Football League is determined every year in the Israel Bowl. The first to lift the Becker Trophy was the Jerusalem Lions in 2008. The championship game of the Swiss Nationalliga A is called the Swiss Bowl. It was first held in 1986. The championship game between the East Japan and West Japan champions in college football, is known as the Koshien Bowl. While the pro football championship is known as the Japan X Bowl. The winners of the Koshien and Japan

title: National Bowl Game

text: National Bowl Game The National Bowl Game is an independently operated annual post-season college football all-star game, currently played each December at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The game showcases NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. Since 2014, the game has been played as a doubleheader with the FCS Bowl. The National Bowl Game was first played in April 2011 at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. All subsequent games have been held in December, and in 2013 the game moved to

title: College Bowl

text: the team declined to participate, and the University of Virginia took their place instead. Brigham Young was awarded third place. College Bowl College Bowl (also known as General Electric (G.E.) College Bowl) was a radio, television, and student quiz show. "College Bowl" first aired on US radio stations in 1953. It then moved to US television broadcast networks, airing 1959 to 1963 on CBS and from 1963 to 1970 on NBC. In 1977, the game resurfaced as an activity on college campuses through an affiliation with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) that lasted for 31 years. In 2008,

title: College All-Star Bowl

text: College All-Star Bowl The College All-Star Bowl was an annual post-season college football all-star game held in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2013 and 2014. The first game (known as the South Carolina College All-Star Bowl) was played at North Greenville University's Younts Stadium, and the second game was played at Furman University's Paladin Stadium. The game was overseen by Wyatt Sports, with former NFL head coach Sam Wyche as the game's commissioner. The game provided players with exposure to NFL scouts, for consideration in the NFL Draft, and raised money for Meals on Wheels. The 2013 game featured seniors from

title: Bowl game

text: and "Pro Bowl" are references to college football bowl games. The use of the term has crossed over into professional and collegiate Canadian football. A notable example is the annual Banjo Bowl between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). U Sports plays two semi-final "bowl games" before the Vanier Cup national championship game, the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. The matchups are determined on a conference rotation basis, with the Uteck Bowl being played at the easternmost host team, while the Mitchell is at the westernmost host team. The history of the

title: 2009 Gator Bowl

text: the second game between both schools with Nebraska evening up the record. The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. It is one of the oldest college bowls, held continuously since 1946. This edition's full name was the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl after its sponsor, Konica Minolta. The Gator Bowl has tie-ins from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 Conference, and Big East Conferences, as well as independent Notre Dame. They have the right to the third pick of a team from the ACC, and have the option

title: Citrus Bowl

text: non-College Football Playoff (CFP) bowls. In nearly every year since 1985, the game has featured two teams ranked in the Top 25. The game, which began play in 1947, is one of the oldest of the non-CFP bowls, along with the Gator Bowl and Sun Bowl. By 1952, the game was dubbed the "Little Bowl with the Big Heart", because all the proceeds from the game went to charity. Before 1968, the game featured matchups between schools throughout the South, often featuring the Ohio Valley Conference champion or other small colleges, although a few major colleges did play in the

title: Glass Bowl (game)

text: Glass Bowl (game) The Glass Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played from 1946 to 1949. It was held at the University of Toledo's Glass Bowl. Toledo had been a manufacturing center for glass objects, including automotive glass for nearby Detroit factories. Wayne Kohn, a shipyard worker at a Toledo glass company suggested to municipal leaders a "Glass Bowl" would be a way to build the city's and industry's prestige. The University of Toledo made the announcement of the new bowl game at a press conference in New York City on October 25, 1946. The University of

title: IAFL College Bowl

text: IAFL College Bowl The IAFL College Bowl was a college football tournament that formed part of the Irish American Football League between 2007 and 2011. Four teams competed in the championship since its inauguration: the UL Vikings, the DCU Saints, Trinity College, and UCD. The final champions were Trinity College, having defeating UCD 7-0 in December 2011. The Bowl was discontinued after the 2011 edition as all four collegiate members of the league now compete in the South division of the Shamrock Bowl Conference. Initially, the championship was a single game which formed part of the 2007 and 2008 IAFL

title: Bowl game

text: from 1978 through 2005), teams must earn the right to be bowl eligible by winning at least six games and by not having a losing record during the season. They can then be invited to a bowl game based on their placement and the tie-ins that the conference has to each bowl game. A rule change for 2010 allows bowls to tender a bid to any team with a 6-6 record before teams with more than six wins. Bowls are popular among coaching staffs because the NCAA allows college teams going to bowl games extra weeks of practice they would

title: Bowl game

text: officially sanctioned NCAA tournaments at lower levels, the College Football Playoff is not officially recognized as an NCAA championship. The National Football League also used the name "bowl" for some of its playoff games. While the NFL Championship was not named a Bowl initially, the league instituted the Pro Bowl as the name of its all-star game in 1951, and introduced the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl (also known as the Playoff Bowl) as a matchup of the two second-place teams in each division from 1960 to 1969. When the professional football AFL-NFL merger occurred in 1970, the AFL-NFL World Championship

title: South's Oldest Rivalry

text: Rivalry. The Virginia–North Carolina game has been played continuously since 1919, while the Auburn–Georgia game has continued uninterrupted only since 1944. Long being the most played game among all Football Bowl Subdivision series in the Southeastern United States, it has become known over the years simply as the "South's Oldest Rivalry". It is also the oldest series in this highest division in the east. The 2017 meeting marked the 122nd edition of this game (played continuously since 1919), five more than the Army–Navy Game (played continuously since 1930), and now only equal to the ""Deep" South's Oldest Rivalry" (Georgia–Auburn, played

title: National Bowl Game

text: over 30 scouts in attendance. Overall MVPs of each game are listed below. Some additional awards not listed are also given, for offensive and defensive player of each team, special teams player, lineman, and the James Pratt Courage Award. National Bowl Game The National Bowl Game is an independently operated annual post-season college football all-star game, currently played each December at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The game showcases NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. Since 2014, the game has been played as

title: The College Game

text: The College Game The College Game is a Canadian sports television series which was shown on CBC Television from 1977 to 1978. This series featured college-level sports events produced by Jim Spalding. Initial episodes were of football games culminating with the broadcast of the Canadian College Bowl championship on 19 November 1977. Play-by-play was announced by Steve Armitage with commentary by Whit Tucker. The remaining six broadcasts featured basketball matches produced by Cec Browne. Announcers included Jack Donohue (the national basketball team coach), Ted Reynolds and Don Wittman. Michael Lansbury, later of TSN, was the series producer. This two-hour series

title: The College Game

text: was broadcast on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. from 24 September 1977 to 19 March 1978. The College Game The College Game is a Canadian sports television series which was shown on CBC Television from 1977 to 1978. This series featured college-level sports events produced by Jim Spalding. Initial episodes were of football games culminating with the broadcast of the Canadian College Bowl championship on 19 November 1977. Play-by-play was announced by Steve Armitage with commentary by Whit Tucker. The remaining six broadcasts featured basketball matches produced by Cec Browne. Announcers included Jack Donohue (the national basketball team coach), Ted Reynolds

title: 2018 Dollar General Bowl

text: 2018 Dollar General Bowl The 2018 Dollar General Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on December 22, 2018. It will be the 20th edition of what is now the Dollar General Bowl, and will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game will be sponsored by the Dollar General chain of variety stores. The game will be played between teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference. On November 29, college football news organizations reported that Troy would play in the Dollar General Bowl, which

title: IAFL College Bowl

text: from Rob McDowell. Linebacker Stephen Carton was named game MVP. The club retained their title in 2011, defeating UCD by a margin of 7-0. IAFL College Bowl The IAFL College Bowl was a college football tournament that formed part of the Irish American Football League between 2007 and 2011. Four teams competed in the championship since its inauguration: the UL Vikings, the DCU Saints, Trinity College, and UCD. The final champions were Trinity College, having defeating UCD 7-0 in December 2011. The Bowl was discontinued after the 2011 edition as all four collegiate members of the league now compete in

title: College Bowl

text: wins, with three, while National University of Ireland, Galway qualified for the most finals, winning twice and placing second twice. The game returned to radio from 1979 to 1982, hosted by Art Fleming (the host of the original "Jeopardy!"), with the 1978 and 1979 national tournament semi-finals and finals appearing on syndicated television. The two champions from those years competed against teams from the UK for the "College Bowl World Championship," which were also televised; in 1978, Stanford University played a team of UK all-stars under College Bowl rules, and in 1979, Davidson College played Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University

title: Blood Bowl (2009 video game)

text: of online options compared to the PC." Of the PC version, PC Powerplay magazine commented that: "Despite some presentation concerns the rest of what was on offer during this match was truly thrilling." PC Gamer magazine also agreed, saying: "If you can penetrate the mysteries of its boardgame-based rules, Blood Bowl can offer true barbaric happiness." Blood Bowl (2009 video game) Blood Bowl is a fantasy football video game developed by Cyanide, loosely based on American football, and adapted from the board game of the same name, which is produced by Games Workshop, using the CRP ruleset. The game is

title: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

text: most played rivalry game in FBS football. The game played on December 2, 2017 was the 2017 SEC Championship Game, and was the second time the Tigers and Bulldogs meet in the 2017 season. Series record sources: "2011 Auburn Football Media Guide", "2011 Georgia Football Media Guide", College Football Data Warehouse, In 1892, The two schools met in the first meeting in what is now the Deep South’s oldest college football rivalry. Auburn won the game 10-0. One Atlanta newspaper called it the “social event of the year.” In 1896, Georgia won by a 12-6 score to finish its first

title: 2019 Citrus Bowl

text: 2019 Citrus Bowl The 2019 Citrus Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on January 1, 2019. It will be the 73rd edition of what is now the Citrus Bowl, and will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by VRBO, a vacation rental marketplace owned by HomeAway, the game will officially be known as the VRBO Citrus Bowl. The game will be played between the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The teams have previously met

title: Academic Bowl (college football)

text: emphasizes “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence,” as both universities are often ranked scholastically among the top in the nation, especially as research universities. The trophy and rivalry matchup has been highlighted multiple times on ESPN College GameDay. Coach Rich Lackner has coached every game for Carnegie Mellon, achieving an 18–15 record. For Case Western Reserve, Coach Greg Debeljak carries a 10–5 record, including the longest winning streak at eight games. Academic Bowl (college football) The Academic Bowl is an annual rivalry football game and trophy between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University.

title: 2007 New Orleans Bowl

text: college football team and this bowl appearance marked the quickest a team had ever appeared in a bowl game after its establishment. Florida Atlantic led the NCAA in turnover margin. FAU head coach Howard Schnellenberger led the Miami Hurricanes to a National Championship in 1983. At the time of the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, Schnellenberger was the third-oldest head coach in Division I football. The game was Memphis's third bowl game in four years. The Tigers' season was marked by the murder of defensive end Taylor Bradford on September 30, but the team carried on to a winning record and

title: Blood Bowl (1995 video game)

text: game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "This game loses one star for promising modem play it doesn't deliver [...] but it's just what the doctor ordered for the sports or strategy gamer looking for something really different." Blood Bowl (1995 video game) Blood Bowl is the turn-based strategy video game adaptation of the popular Games Workshop miniatures game, originally developed for MS-DOS computers by MicroLeague. The game is a fantasy version of American football, with a violent twist in that opponents can be deliberately seriously injured or killed, and without the ability to kick field

title: Bowl game

text: Mermaid Bowl, named after the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. In Finland, the national championship game is called Vaahteramalja ("Maple Bowl") and was first held in 1980. In Germany, the national championship game in American football is called the German Bowl and was first held in 1979. Apart from the German Bowl, a Junior Bowl has also been contested in Germany since 1982 and a Ladies Bowl was introduced in 1990. Other, related, national championship games in Germany include the German Flag Bowl (est. 2000), German Junior Flag Bowl (1999) and a German Indoor Flag Bowl (2000). The annual championship

title: Gotham Bowl

text: Gotham Bowl The Gotham Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game that was played in New York City, United States, in 1961 and 1962. The game was initially created as a fund raising attempt for the March of Dimes. The game was not a success financially: the two games that were played both lost money as few fans were willing to sit through the cold December New York weather. Plus, as it was essentially a charity game, it had little financial capital on which it could survive. In what was supposed to be the game's inaugural year, the bowl

title: Academic Bowl (college football)

text: Academic Bowl (college football) The Academic Bowl is an annual rivalry football game and trophy between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University. Predating the Academic Bowl trophy name, Carnegie Tech first played Case Tech in 1907 and Western Reserve in 1909, meeting up multiple times over the next few decades. Upon the merger of Case Tech and Western Reserve, the match-up resumed in 1970. It was not until 1986 when the Academic Bowl was officially created. The match-up mirrors the sports rivalry between the two cities of Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The Academic Bowl

title: Bids to college bowl games

text: of computer rankings and human polls was used to rank the teams in the Division I–Football Bowl Subdivision. As with the College Football Playoff, the BCS consisted the champions of major conferences, at-large teams, and occasionally Notre Dame or teams from mid-major conferences. Consideration was given to historic associations between the conferences and the bowl games themselves. Tie-ins still apply, unless a team obligated to a certain bowl game is selected for the BCS Championship Game. The bowls that are not part of the CFP have contractual ties to specific conferences. For the 2018–19 bowl season, all bowls have at

title: 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic

text: 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was the 73rd edition of the annual college football bowl game that was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was one of 34 games in the 2008-09 bowl season. The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. Ole Miss won the game 47–34, in what turned out to be the highest scoring game in front of the largest Cotton Bowl Classic crowd in history. The game was played on January 2,

title: Bowl game

text: otherwise not have, and bowl games pay the teams for their participation. Teams belonging to a conference split the money with their conference mates. For the 2010 season, 70 of the 120 Division I FBS teams played in a bowl game. At lower levels, teams play in playoff tournaments with a national championship game at a neutral site, making invitational bowl games less popular than in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) features only one bowl game, the Celebration Bowl (formerly the Heritage Bowl). It invites the top teams from historically black colleges and

title: 2018 Cheez-It Bowl

text: 2018 Cheez-It Bowl The 2018 Cheez-It Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on December 26, 2018. It will be the 30th edition of what is now the Cheez-It Bowl, after playing the last four games as the Cactus Bowl, and will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game will be played between the TCU Horned Frogs from the Big 12 Conference and the California Golden Bears from the Pac-12 Conference. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams. TCU received and accepted a bid to

title: College Bowl

text: own national championships, a number of schools (such as the University of Maryland, the University of Chicago, both former national champions, and recent runner up Georgia Tech) "de-affiliated" from College Bowl. Factors which contributed to this process included, among other issues, eligibility rules for College Bowl (which limited the number of graduate students who could compete and required a minimum courseload), higher participation costs for College Bowl relative to these other formats, and concerns regarding the quality and difficulty of the questions used in College Bowl competitions. In the 1987 and 1988 regional tournaments, College Bowl was accused of recycling

title: College All-Star Bowl

text: "upstate" colleges (Clemson University, Furman University, Gardner–Webb University, Newberry College, North Greenville University, Presbyterian College, and Wofford College) against seniors from "low country" colleges (Benedict College, The Citadel, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina State University, and the University of South Carolina). College seniors who had played high school football in South Carolina were also eligible. Nine players from the 2013 game later signed NFL contracts. The 2014 game additionally included seniors from the ACC, SEC, and SoCon conferences, and was televised on CBS Sports Network. Another South Carolina-based game, the Medal of Honor Bowl, was played in

title: America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

text: America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films (broadcast on NFL Network and CBS). Its 52 installments profile the first 52 winning teams of the National Football League's annual Super Bowl championship game; each episode chronicles an individual team. A spin-off debuted on September 18, 2008, titled "America's Game: The Missing Rings" which chronicled five of the best teams to never win the Super Bowl. "America's Game" weaves together archival NFL Films footage, videotape, audio clips, and interviews into a new program with new talking head style

title: 2001 GMAC Bowl

text: 2001 GMAC Bowl The 2001 GMAC Bowl, a college football bowl game held on December 19 at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, pitted the Marshall Thundering Herd, then of the Mid-American Conference, against the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA. This game featured what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I-A (now Division I FBS) bowl history, as Marshall came back from a 38-8 halftime deficit to force overtime and eventually win 64-61 in double overtime. It was also the highest-scoring bowl game in history, breaking the previous record set when Texas Tech defeated Air Force 55-41 in

title: Liberty Bowl

text: 6,059 fans saw Utah rout West Virginia. Dudley was paid $25,000 from Atlantic City businessmen, $60,000 from the gate, and $95,000 from television revenues, and cleared $10,000 net profit. Dudley moved the game to Memphis in 1965, where it has made its home at what became Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium to much larger crowds and has established itself as one of the oldest non-BCS bowls. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Liberty Bowl offered an automatic invitation to the winner of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, if that team was bowl eligible. Due to the general lack of power of

title: 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic

text: 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1,1943 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX This was Texas's first bowl game. They were led by Dana X. Bible. This was Georgia Tech's second bowl game of what would be six in the 1940s. Max Minor caught a touchdown pass from Roy McKay and Jackie Field returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to give Texas a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter as Bible replaced his starters. But Georgia Tech drove 56 yards capped by a David Eldredge

title: 1981 Peach Bowl (January)

text: Big East Conference's football league in 1991, and in 2004, both schools moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference - which now has a tie-in for what is now called the Chick-Fil A Bowl. 1981 Peach Bowl (January) The 1980 (season) Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the and the Hurricanes from the University of Miami at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on January 2, 1981. The game was the final contest of the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 20-10 victory for Miami. Another game by the

title: Cure Bowl

text: Cure Bowl The Cure Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in December of each year at Camping World Stadium in downtown Orlando, Florida. The Cure Bowl is so named to promote awareness and research of breast cancer, with proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Since its inaugural game in 2015, the game has been sponsored by AutoNation and officially known as the "AutoNation Cure Bowl". The Cure Bowl features a match-up of teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. It is the third annual college bowl game at the Camping

title: 1952 Orange Bowl

text: 1952 Orange Bowl The 1952 Orange Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Baylor Bears. Georgia Tech was co-champion of the Southeastern Conference with #1 Tennessee. Baylor finished 2nd in the Southwest Conference. This was Georgia Tech's first Orange Bowl since 1948, and Baylor's first ever Orange Bowl. Originally, the #13 Virginia Cavaliers had been invited to play Georgia Tech in what would have been the Cavaliers' first-ever bowl game. However, University president Colgate Darden declined the offer due to his desire to steer clear of "big-time, highly subsidized football." Virginia

title: Bowl game

text: Game became the NFL's championship and is now known as the Super Bowl, as it has been named since 1968 (the name was coined by Lamar Hunt after watching his daughter play with a super ball). There has also been the American Bowl, a preseason match held overseas, and various one-time games informally nicknamed bowls, such as the Bounty Bowl, Ice Bowl, Snow Bowl, Freezer Bowl, Fog Bowl, Mud Bowl, Tuna Bowl, Manning Bowl, Harbaugh Bowl and the proposed (but ultimately canceled) China Bowl. As a result, other professional football leagues used or use the name Bowl for their championships,

title: Belk Bowl

text: Belk Bowl The Belk Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game was first played in 2002 as the Continental Tire Bowl after then-title sponsor Continental Tire. It was renamed the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2004 after Meineke Car Care Center became the game's sponsor. The game then acquired the "Belk Bowl" name when Belk became the sponsor in 2011. The game currently features a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). A new college football based bowl game in Charlotte, North

title: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

text: Georgia from 2014-2017 after holding the same position at Auburn from 2009-2010. Deep South's Oldest Rivalry The Auburn–Georgia football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs. The two teams first played each other in 1892, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1919 for a total of 122 games as of 2017. Because it is the oldest rivalry still contested between teams in the Deep South, the series is referred to by both schools as the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry". The first college football game between Auburn University and the University of

title: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

text: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry The Auburn–Georgia football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs. The two teams first played each other in 1892, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1919 for a total of 122 games as of 2017. Because it is the oldest rivalry still contested between teams in the Deep South, the series is referred to by both schools as the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry". The first college football game between Auburn University and the University of Georgia was played on February 20, 1892 in Piedmont Park in Atlanta,

title: Bowl game

text: ECAC also held the ECAC Bowl (1989–2003) for Division I-AA and the North Atlantic Bowl (2007), the last of which is now integrated into the conference's six-bowl series. Additionally, the Division III championship game has historically been known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Outside the NCAA, the Victory Bowl is sponsored by the NCCAA, a group that does not restrict its membership to either NCAA or NAIA. The NAIA does not have any invitational postseason bowl games. Starting with the now defunct Wheat Bowl, the NAIA found it easier to schedule bowl games early in the season rather than

title: Game of the Century (college football)

text: immovable object", creates a high-interest spectacle. While the Bowl Championship Series was created to produce a matchup of the top two teams in the nation at the end of the year, a BCS championship game does not automatically constitute a "Game of the Century." Otherwise, every year's championship game would be a "Game of the Century." Although college football is a team game, individual performances can be the difference maker in a great game. The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the greatest players in the game. A top player, having the best game or best play of his career, is

title: 2018 Cheez-It Bowl

text: the Cheez-It Bowl on December 2. The Horned Frogs enter the bowl with a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference). California received and accepted a bid to the Cheez-It Bowl on December 2. The Golden Bears enter the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–5 in conference). 2018 Cheez-It Bowl The 2018 Cheez-It Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on December 26, 2018. It will be the 30th edition of what is now the Cheez-It Bowl, after playing the last four games as the Cactus Bowl, and will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the

title: 2018 Orange Bowl

text: 2018 Orange Bowl The 2018 Orange Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on Saturday, December 29, 2018. It will be the 85th edition of the Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl will be one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games, with the winner advancing to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It will be one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game will be officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl. The game

title: 2013 Belk Bowl

text: start the season 1–5 and be invited to a bowl. They reeled off five consecutive wins, including four straight conference wins, to become bowl eligible. This will be North Carolina's fourth appearance in what is now the Belk Bowl. They previously appeared in the game in 2004 (losing to Boston College), 2008 (losing to West Virginia) and 2009 (losing to Pittsburgh). The 2004 appearance came when the bowl was known as the Continental Tire Bowl; the 2008 and 2009 appearances came when it was the Meineke Car Care Bowl. The Tar Heels have accounted for two of the largest crowds

title: Senior Bowl

text: was selected by fan voting before the 1999 game: HOF: C=College, P=Pro Established in 1987, the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame seeks to pay tribute to the many outstanding former Senior Bowl players who have made lasting contributions to the game of football. The Senior Bowl Hall of Fame also allows enshrinement to former coaches, administrators and other individuals whose efforts helped the Senior Bowl. Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played each January in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. First

title: Corsicana Bowl

text: track and field, and soccer teams, the Navarro College Bulldogs football team, and the Corsicana Bowl, a NCAA Division II College Football Bowl Game. Corsicana Bowl The Corsicana Bowl is an annual NCAA Division II post-season college football bowl game held in Corsicana, Texas at Tiger Stadium. The two participating teams will consist of schools competing in the Lone Star Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and/or the Great American Conference. The inaugural game was held on December 2, 2017 with Central Oklahoma defeating Tarleton State 38 to 31. Tiger Stadium is a 10,001-capacity high school and junior collegiate American Football,