2020_Frisco_Bowl

Frisco Bowl

Frisco Bowl

Annual college football postseason game


The Frisco Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Frisco, Texas, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, and chooses another team at-large.

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DXL was the bowl's inaugural sponsor from 2017 to 2018, followed by Tropical Smoothie Cafe from 2019 to 2021, and Scooter's Coffee in 2023.

History

Toyota Stadium during the 2017 Frisco Bowl

On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl—which had been owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference (The American)—had been sold to ESPN Events and that it would relocate to Frisco, Texas, to be played in Toyota Stadium starting in the 2017 season.[2] On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Destination XL Group, a retailer specializing in big and tall menswear, had signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the bowl.[3] On December 3, 2017, SMU and Louisiana Tech were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl.[4] In 2019, Tropical Smoothie Cafe became the new title sponsor.[5] In 2023, Scooter's Coffee became the new title sponsor.[6]

The 2020 Frisco Bowl was originally set to be contested by the SMU Mustangs, from The American, and the UTSA Roadrunners, from Conference USA.[7][8] The game was slated to be the first matchup between the two teams.[9] Two days after the matchup was announced, the 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns with the SMU football team.[10][11]

Conference tie-ins

Initial planning had been to have teams from The American face a Sun Belt opponent in 2017 and 2019, and face a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent in 2018.[2] In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American and Conference USA (C-USA).

The Frisco Bowl then secured an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, with opponents to be selected at-large. The 2018 matchup featured teams from the MAC and Mountain West, as The American was unable to provide a team, due to its champion, UCF, receiving a New Year's Six bowl bid.[12] MAC and Mountain West teams again met in 2019,[13] as The American's champion, Memphis, again received a New Year's Six bid.

Game results

Rankings per AP Poll prior to the game being played.

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MVPs

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Appearances by team

Updated through the December 2023 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances).

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Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2022 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances).

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Game records

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Media coverage

Television

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Radio

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References

  1. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. McMurphy, Brett (April 21, 2017). "Miami Beach Bowl moving to Frisco, Texas". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. "DXL Men's Apparel Named Title Sponsor for Inaugural Frisco Bowl". thefriscobowl.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. "SMU AND LOUISIANA TECH SELECTED TO PLAY IN INAUGURAL 2017 DXL FRISCO BOWL". dxlfriscobowl.com (Press release). December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. Lind, Andrew (December 19, 2019). "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Takes Over As Title Sponsor Of Frisco Bowl". sportslogos.net. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. Reports, 6 News Staff (July 31, 2023). "Frisco Bowl welcomes Scooter's Coffee as new title sponsor". WOWT.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "SMU football will finish season with Frisco Bowl appearance on Dec. 19". Dallas News. 9 December 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. "UTSA headed to Frisco Bowl to face SMU". MySanAntonio. 13 December 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  9. "Frisco Bowl Canceled Over SMU COVID-19 Protocols, Organizers Say". NBC DFW. 14 December 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  10. "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Canceled; UTSA to Play in SERVPRO First Responder Bowl". thefriscobowl.com (Press release). December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  11. Phillips, Troy (December 7, 2018). "2018 DXL Frisco Bowl Preview". dxlfriscobowl.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  12. "Utah State Accepts Invite to Frisco Bowl Against Kent State". theFriscoBowl.com. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  13. "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 17. Retrieved January 3, 2021 via NCAA.org.
  14. @MACSports (December 20, 2018). "MVP's of the Game!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  15. "Flashes Win First Bowl Game in Program History". kentstatesports.com. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  16. "2022 Frisco Bowl Postgame Notes". thefriscobowl.com. December 17, 2022.

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