Belk Bowl

Belk Bowl
Stadium Bank of America Stadium
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Operated 2002–present
Conference tie-ins ACC and SEC
Previous conference tie-ins AAC
Payout US$1,700,000 (as of 2015)[1]
Sponsors
Continental Tire (2002–2004)
Meineke Car Care Center (2004–2010)
Belk (2011–present)
Former names
Queen City Bowl (2002, working title)
Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004)
Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010)
2017 matchup
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M (Wake Forest 55–52)
2018 matchup
Teams TBD (December 29, 2018)

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 aqcuired 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).

History

A new college football based bowl game in Charlotte, North Carolina, was established in 2002 by Raycom Sports. The game was certified by the NCAA as the Queen City Bowl, which became the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004) and the Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010), prior to its current name.

The game previously featured a matchup between the #5 selected Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team and the #3 selected American Athletic Conference (AAC) (originally the bowl selected a team from the Big East Conference, until the conference's breakup in 2013).

In 2011, Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship, initially for a three-year period which was to last through 2013. After the initial period, Belk announced a six-year extension of its sponsorship, through 2019.[2] Concurrent with Belk's sponsorship extension, the bowl will feature the second pooled selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) paired against the second pooled selection from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), after the College Football Playoff (CFP) teams are selected.

Game results

Name Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Attnd.[3]
2002 Continental Tire BowlDecember 28, 2002Virginia48No. 13 West Virginia2273,535
2003 Continental Tire BowlDecember 27, 2003Virginia23Pittsburgh1651,236
2004 Continental Tire BowlDecember 30, 2004No. 25 Boston College37North Carolina2473,258
2005 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 31, 2005N.C. State14USF057,937
2006 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 30, 2006No. 23 Boston College25Navy2452,303
2007 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 29, 2007Wake Forest24Connecticut1053,126
2008 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 27, 2008No. 17 West Virginia31North Carolina3073,712
2009 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 26, 2009Pittsburgh19North Carolina1750,389
2010 Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 31, 2010USF31Clemson2641,122
2011 Belk BowlDecember 27, 2011N.C. State31Louisville2458,427
2012 Belk BowlDecember 27, 2012Cincinnati48Duke3448,128
2013 Belk BowlDecember 28, 2013North Carolina39Cincinnati1745,211
2014 Belk BowlDecember 30, 2014No. 13 Georgia37No. 21 Louisville1445,671
2015 Belk BowlDecember 30, 2015Mississippi State51N.C. State2846,423
2016 Belk BowlDecember 29, 2016No. 18 Virginia Tech35Arkansas2446,902
2017 Belk BowlDecember 29, 2017Wake Forest55Texas A&M5232,784[4]

MVPs

Date played MVP School Position
December 28, 2002Wali LundyVirginiaTB
December 27, 2003Matt SchaubVirginiaQB
December 30, 2004Paul PetersonBoston CollegeQB
December 31, 2005Stephen TullochNC StateLB
December 30, 2006JoLonn DunbarBoston CollegeLB
December 29, 2007Kenneth MooreWake ForestWR
December 27, 2008Pat WhiteWest VirginiaQB
December 26, 2009Dion LewisPittsburghRB
December 31, 2010B. J. DanielsSouth FloridaQB
December 27, 2011Mike GlennonNC StateQB
December 27, 2012Brendon KayCincinnatiQB
December 28, 2013Ryan SwitzerNorth CarolinaWR
December 30, 2014Nick ChubbGeorgiaRB
December 30, 2015Dak PrescottMississippi StateQB
December 29, 2016Cam PhillipsVirginia TechWR
December 29, 2017John WolfordWake ForestQB

Most appearances

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1North Carolina41–3
2North Carolina State32–1
T3Virginia22–0
T3Boston College22–0
T3Cincinnati21–1
T3Pittsburgh21–1
T3South Florida21–1
T3Wake Forest22–0
T3West Virginia21–1
T3Louisville20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won: Georgia, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech
Lost: Arkansas, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Navy, Texas A&M

Appearances by conference

Through the December 2017 playing, there have been 16 games (32 total appearances).

Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct.
1ACC1697.563
2The American[n 1]1156.455
3SEC422.500
4Independents[n 2]101.000
  1. ↑ Following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines, the FBS schools reorganized as the American Athletic Conference, which retains the charter of the original Big East. Teams representing the Big East appeared in 10 games, compiling a 5–5 record.
  2. ↑ Navy (2006)

Game Records

Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored 55, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M 2017
Fewest points allowed 0, N.C. State vs. South Florida 2005
Margin of Victory 26, Virginia vs. West Virginia 2002
First downs 36, Duke vs. Cincinnati 2012
Rushing yards 322, Navy vs. Boston College 2006
Passing yards 380, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State 2015
Total yards 646, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M[5] 2017
Individual Player, Team Year
Points Scored 24, Wali Lundy, Virginia 2002
Passing touchdowns 4, Brendon Kay, Cincinnati
4, Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
4, John Wolford, Wake Forest[5]		 2012
2015
2017
Rushing yards 266, Nick Chubb, Georgia 2014
Passing yards 380, Dak Prescott, Mississippi State 2015
Receiving yards 217, Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina 2008

Media Coverage

The Belk Bowl was televised by ESPN2 from 2002 through 2004. Since 2005, the bowl has been televised by ESPN.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Belk Bowl Media Guide" (PDF). belkbowl.com. 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400953402
  5. 1 2 https://twitter.com/ACCFootball/status/946868744051191808
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