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 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game. The BCS National Championship Game will be a separate event from the host bowl played at the same site as the host one week after New Year's Day. The game's location will rotate between the four main bowl sites of Glendale, New Orleans, Miami Gardens and Pasadena, but will have Tostitos as the title sponsor, regardless of location (Tostitos is also the sponsor of the Fiesta Bowl, held in Glendale, Arizona). This is because Tostitos bought the naming rights until 2010.
[edit] 1999-2006
| Sponsor | Name | Started | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tostitos | Fiesta Bowl | 1971 | Tempe, Arizona | Sun Devil Stadium |
| FedEx | Orange Bowl | 1935 | Miami, Florida<ref name="miami">Game played in Miami, 1999</ref> Miami Gardens, Florida. | Miami Orange Bowl<ref name="miami">.</ref> Dolphin Stadium |
| Citi | Rose Bowl Game | 1902 | Pasadena, California | Rose Bowl |
| Allstate | Sugar Bowl | 1935 | New Orleans, Louisiana Atlanta, Georgia<ref name="atlanta">Game played in Atlanta in 2006.</ref> | Louisiana Superdome Georgia Dome<ref name="atlanta">.</ref> |
| Rotates <ref name="rotates">The rotation is as follows: Fiesta (1998, 2002), Sugar (1999, 2003), Orange (2000, 2004), Rose (2001, 2005).</ref> | National Championship Game | 1998 | Rotates <ref name="rotates">.</ref> | |
[edit] 2007 - 2010
| Sponsor | Name | Started | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tostitos | Fiesta Bowl | 1971 | Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| FedEx | Orange Bowl | 1935 | Miami Gardens, Florida | Dolphin Stadium |
| Citi | Rose Bowl | 1902 | Pasadena, California | Rose Bowl |
| Allstate | Sugar Bowl | 1935 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana Superdome |
| Rotates | BCS National Championship Game | 2006 | Rotates<ref>The rotation is as follows: University of Phoenix Stadium (2006), Louisiana Superdome (2007), Dolphin Stadium (2008), Rose Bowl (2009)</ref> | |
[edit] Notes
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[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. Where corporate sponsors are listed, their names are de jure components of the official bowl name for the current bowl season.
- Brut Sun Bowl - El Paso, Texas (first played in 1936)
- AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic - Dallas, Texas (1937)
- Toyota Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, Florida, (1946; played in Gainesville, Florida in 1994)
- Capital One Bowl - Orlando, Florida (1947; played in Gainesville, Florida in 1973); previously called the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tennessee (1959)
- Chick-fil-A Bowl - Atlanta, Georgia (1968); previously called the Peach Bowl
- PetroSun Independence Bowl - Shreveport, Louisiana (1976)
- Outback Bowl - Tampa, Florida (1976); previously the Hall of Fame Bowl played in Birmingham, Alabama from 1976-85
- Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - San Diego, California, (1978)
- Insight Bowl - Phoenix, Arizona (1989; played in Tucson, Arizona from 1989-99)
- Champs Sports Bowl - Orlando, Florida, (1990; played in what would later become Miami Gardens, Florida from 1990-2000)
- Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl - Las Vegas, Nevada, (1992)
- Alamo Bowl - San Antonio, Texas (1993)
- Motor City Bowl - Detroit, Michigan (1997)
- MPC Computers Bowl - Boise, Idaho (1997)
- Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone - Nashville, Tennessee (1998)
- GMAC Bowl - Mobile, Alabama (1999)
- Texas Bowl - Houston, Texas (2000)
- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - New Orleans, Louisiana (2001; played in Lafayette, Louisiana in 2005)
- Emerald Bowl - San Francisco, California (2002)
- Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl- Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (2002)
- Meineke Car Care Bowl - Charlotte, North Carolina (2002)
- Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Fort Worth, Texas (2003)
- San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - San Diego, California (2005)
- International Bowl - Toronto, Canada (2006)
- PapaJohns.com Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama (2006); previously called the Birmingham Bowl
- New Mexico Bowl - Albuquerque, New Mexico (2006)
[edit] All-Star Games
- East-West Shrine Game - Houston, Texas (1926-)
- Hula Bowl - Kahului, Hawaii (1946-)
- Japan Bowl - Yokohama, Japan (1976-1993)
- Las Vegas All-American Classic - Las Vegas, Nevada (2002-)
- Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic - Jackson, Mississippi (2005-)
- Senior Bowl - Mobile, Alabama (1950-)
- Texas vs. The Nation Game - El Paso, Texas (2006-)
[edit] Regular season rivalries called Bowls
- Egg Bowl - University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University
- Iron Bowl - University of Alabama and Auburn 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 University of Southern Mississippi
- Bowden Bowl - Clemson University and Florida State University, aptly named because the two teams are coached by Tommy Bowden and 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
[edit] Non-Division I-A Bowl Games
[edit] Division I-AA
[edit] Division II
- NCAA Division II national football championship - Florence, Alabama, (1973-)
- Mineral Water Bowl - Excelsior Springs, Missouri, (1948-1951, 1954-1975, 1992-)
- Dixie Rotary Bowl - Saint George, Utah, (1986-)
- Pioneer Bowl - Charlotte, North Carolina, (1997-)
[edit] Division III
- NCAA Division III national football championship aka Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl - Salem, Virginia, (1969-)
- Aztec Bowl - Toluca, Mexico, (1950-53, 1955, 1957, 1964-66, 1970-71, 1971-80, 1984, 1986-)
- Knute Rockne Bowl - Atlantic City, New Jersey (1969-1972)
[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.
- Alamo Bowl - San Antonio, Texas, (1947)
- Aloha Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii, (1982-2000)
- Aluminum Bowl - Little Rock, Arkansas, (1956)
- 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)
- California Bowl - Fresno, California, (1981-1991)
- Camellia Bowl - Lafayette, Louisiana, (1948)
- College All-Star Game - (1934-1976)
- Cherry Bowl - Pontiac, Michigan, (1984-1985)
- Delta Bowl - Memphis, Tennessee, (1948-1949)
- Dixie Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama, (1948-1949)
- Dixie Classic - Dallas, Texas, (1922, 1925, 1934)
- ECAC Division I-AA Bowl - location varied between the home field of the MAAC and NEC conference champion, (? - 2003)
- 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)
- Gotham Bowl - New York, New York, (1961-1962)
- Great Lakes Bowl - Cleveland, Ohio, (1947)
- Gridiron Classic - Orlando, Florida, (1999-2005)
- 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)
- Los Angeles Christmas Festival - Los Angeles, California, (1924)
- Mirage Bowl - Tokyo, Japan (1976-1993) - A regular season matchup at the Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
- Mercy Bowl - Los Angeles, California, (1961, 1971)
- Oahu Classic - Honolulu, Hawaii, (1998-2000)
- Oil Bowl - Houston, Texas, (1946-1947)
- Pasadena Bowl - Pasadena, California, (1967-1971)
- Presidential Cup Bowl - College Park, Maryland, (1950)
- Raisin Bowl - Fresno, California, (1946-1949)
- 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)fr:Catégorie:Bowl universitaire américain
