C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
| C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | Bulldawg Stadium |
| Location | Copperas Cove, Texas |
| Operated | 2001–present |
| Conference tie-ins |
LSC (2012–present) NCAA D-II (2012–present) NJCAA (2001–present) |
The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl (known as the HOT Bowl for short) is a name for two annual American football bowl games in Copperas Cove, Texas. The acronym "C.H.A.M.P.S." represents the phrase "Communities Helping Americans Mature, Progress and Succeed."
The first and older of the two HOT Bowls, which has been played since 2001, features two community college teams from the NJCAA, one based in Texas against an at-large opponent. Since 2012, a second HOT Bowl is played among teams at the NCAA Division II level. The Division II HOT Bowl has a conference tie-in with the Lone Star Conference; the LSC's opponent is chosen at-large.[1] The latter bowl game is one of only four bowl games at the NCAA Division II level, the other three being the Mineral Water Bowl, the Corsicana Bowl, and the Live United Bowl.
All-time results
NJCAA Bowl contests
| Year | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Coffeyville (KS) | 49 | Navarro (TX) | 14 |
| 2002 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 33 | Jones County (MS) | 22 |
| 2003 | Tyler (TX) | 55 | Rochester Comm & Tech (MN) | 3 |
| 2004 | Hutchinson (KS) | 15 | Tyler (TX) | 10 |
| 2005 | Cisco (TX) | 47 | Dodge City (KS) | 28 |
| 2006 | Kilgore (TX) | 19 | Fort Scott (KS) | 7 |
| 2007 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 62 | Kilgore (TX) | 28 |
| 2008 | Fort Scott (KS) | 30 | Blinn (TX) | 14 |
| 2009 | Navarro (TX) | 37 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 26 |
| 2010 | Blinn (TX) | 31 | Arizona Western | 27 |
| 2011 | Navarro (TX) | 40 | New Mexico Military | 24 |
| 2012 | Navarro (TX) | 30 | Georgia Military | 23 |
| 2013 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 72 | Mesa (AZ) | 23 |
| 2014 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 27 | Coffeyville (KS) | 24 |
| 2015 | East Central (MS) | 35 | Kilgore (TX) | 21 |
| 2016 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 34 | Northwest Mississippi | 24 |
| 2017 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 48 | Garden City (KS) | 41 |
NCAA Division II contests
| Year | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | McMurry (TX) | 36 | Southern Arkansas | 35 |
| 2013 | Cancelled | |||
| 2014 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 72 | East Central (OK) | 21 |
| 2015 | Arkansas Tech | 51 | Eastern New Mexico | 35 |
| 2016 | Fort Hays State | 45 | Eastern New Mexico | 12 |
| 2017 | Washburn | 41 | Angelo State | 25 |
- The 2013 game between Ouachita Baptist (AR) and Tarleton State (TX) was cancelled due to severe winter weather. [2]
All-time results: [3]