Cheez-It Bowl

Cheez-It Bowl
Stadium Chase Field
Location Phoenix, Arizona
Previous stadiums Arizona Stadium (1989–1999)
Bank One Ballpark (2000–2005)
Sun Devil Stadium (2006–2015)
Previous locations Tucson, Arizona (1989–1999)
Phoenix, Arizona (2000–2005)
Tempe, Arizona (2006–2015)
Operated 1989–present
Conference tie-ins Big 12, Pac-12
Previous conference tie-ins WAC (1990–1997)
Big 12 (1998–2001)
Big East (1998–2005)
Pac-10 (2002–2005)
Big 12 (2006-2013)
Big 10 (2006-2013)
Payout US$3.35 million per team (as of 2015)[1]
Sponsors
Domino's Pizza (1990–1991)
Weiser Lock (1992–1995)
Insight Enterprises (1997–2011)
Buffalo Wild Wings (2012–2013)
TicketCity (2015)
Motel 6 (2016, 2 games)
Kellogg's (2018–present)
Former names
Copper Bowl (1989)
Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl (1990–1991)
Weiser Lock Copper Bowl (1992–1995)
Copper Bowl (1996)
Insight.com Bowl (1997–2001)
Insight Bowl (2002–2011)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (2012–2013)
TicketCity Cactus Bowl (2015)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl (2016, 2 games)
Cactus Bowl (2017)
2017 matchup
UCLA vs. Kansas State (Kansas State 35–17)
2018 matchup
Teams TBD (December 26, 2018)

The Cheez-It Bowl is an NCAA FBS college football bowl game that has been played in the state of Arizona since 1989.

Originally played as the Copper Bowl from inception through 1996, it was known as the Insight.com Bowl from 1997 through 2001, then the Insight Bowl from 2002 through 2011, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl for 2012 and 2013, and then the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl for 2016. The Cactus Bowl name had been in use since 2015. Kellogg's rebranded the bowl in 2018 naming it after its popular cheese cracker, Cheez-It.[2] There was no game played during calendar year 2014 due to the schedule date moving from December to January; the game was played twice during 2016, due to the schedule date moving back to December.

When the bowl was initially founded, it was played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, on the campus of the University of Arizona. In 2000, the organizers moved the game from Tucson to Phoenix. There, it was played at what is now known as Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. For the 2006 season, the bowl moved a second time. After the annual Fiesta Bowl left Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe in favor of playing in University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, the Cheez-It Bowl (then still known as the Insight Bowl) was relocated there as a permanent replacement.

The Cheez-It Bowl is temporarily being played at its previous home of Chase Field in Phoenix while Sun Devil Stadium undergoes renovations.[3] The renovations are being undertaken during the offseason, requiring Arizona State to close the stadium at the conclusion of football season through 2017. During this time, the game is one of two bowl games played in baseball-specific stadiums: the other being the Pinstripe Bowl, played at Yankee Stadium.

History

"Cactus Bowl" had been the originally planned name for what became the Copper Bowl in 1989.[4] The game was played under the Copper Bowl name through 1996, after which title sponsorship rights were assumed by Insight Enterprises, who self-titled the game from 1997 through the 2011. In 2012, restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings became the sponsor and self-titled the game for two years.[5] Buffalo Wild Wings declined to renew sponsorship following the 2013 game,[6] at which time organizers opted to rename the game "Cactus Bowl" rather than reverting to the Copper Bowl name. There had been a Texas-based Cactus Bowl played in Division II, however that game was discontinued after 2011. For 2014, TicketCity sponsored the new Cactus Bowl,[7] and Motel 6 became the sponsor in 2015.[8]

For the first ten years, the game was played at Arizona Stadium, on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. In 2000, the bowl's organizers moved the game to Bank One Ballpark, a baseball-specific stadium, in downtown Phoenix. In 2006, the game moved to Sun Devil Stadium at Arizona State University in Tempe to replace the Fiesta Bowl, which had moved to University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The 2006 game set a record (since tied in the 2016 Alamo Bowl) for the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I FBS bowl history,[9] as Texas Tech came back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota 44–41 in overtime.

Before 2006, the game mainly featured teams from the Pac-10, WAC, Big 12, and old Big East conferences. Starting in 2006, it began featuring an annual matchup between teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12. Starting with the 2015 game, it has featured a matchup between Pac-12 and Big 12 teams, contingent on bowl eligibility. Teams from the ACC and MW have also competed, along with teams from the now defunct SWC and Big Eight, and one independent school (Notre Dame in 2004).

For the first three playings of the Copper Bowl, TBS carried the game. Beginning in 1992 and continuing until the 2005 playing, the game aired on ESPN. After a four-year hiatus, during which NFL Network carried the game, ESPN regained the rights beginning in 2010.

Game results

No.NameDateWinning TeamLosing TeamAttnd.
11989 Copper BowlDecember 31, 1989Arizona17NC State1037,237
21990 Copper BowlDecember 31, 1990California17Wyoming1536,340
31991 Copper BowlDecember 31, 1991Indiana24Baylor035,751
41992 Copper BowlDecember 31, 1992Washington State31Utah2840,826
51993 Copper BowlDecember 29, 1993Kansas State52Wyoming1749,075
61994 Copper BowlDecember 29, 1994BYU31Oklahoma645,122
71995 Copper BowlDecember 27, 1995Texas Tech55Air Force4141,004
81996 Copper BowlDecember 27, 1996Wisconsin38Utah1042,122
91997 Insight.com BowlDecember 27, 1997Arizona20New Mexico1449,385
101998 Insight.com BowlDecember 26, 1998Missouri34West Virginia3136,147
111999 Insight.com BowlDecember 31, 1999Colorado62Boston College2835,762
122000 Insight.com BowlDecember 28, 2000Iowa State37Pittsburgh2941,813
132001 Insight.com BowlDecember 29, 2001Syracuse26Kansas State340,028
142002 Insight BowlDecember 26, 2002Pittsburgh38Oregon State1340,533
152003 Insight BowlDecember 26, 2003California52Virginia Tech4942,364
162004 Insight BowlDecember 28, 2004Oregon State38Notre Dame2145,917
172005 Insight BowlDecember 27, 2005Arizona State45Rutgers4043,536
182006 Insight BowlDecember 29, 2006Texas Tech44Minnesota41 (OT)48,391
192007 Insight BowlDecember 31, 2007Oklahoma State49Indiana3348,892
202008 Insight BowlDecember 31, 2008Kansas42Minnesota2149,103
212009 Insight BowlDecember 31, 2009Iowa State14Minnesota1345,090
222010 Insight BowlDecember 28, 2010Iowa27Missouri2453,453
232011 Insight BowlDecember 30, 2011Oklahoma31Iowa1454,247
242012 Buffalo Wild Wings BowlDecember 29, 2012Michigan State17TCU1644,617
252013 Buffalo Wild Wings BowlDecember 28, 2013Kansas State31Michigan1453,284
262015 Cactus BowlJanuary 2, 2015Oklahoma State30Washington2235,409
272016 Cactus Bowl (January)January 2, 2016West Virginia43Arizona State4239,321
282016 Cactus Bowl (December)December 27, 2016Baylor31Boise State1233,328
292017 Cactus BowlDecember 26, 2017Kansas State35UCLA1732,859[10]

Games  1–11 played in Tucson at Arizona Stadium
Games 12–17 played in Phoenix at Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field)
Games 18–26 played in Tempe at Sun Devil Stadium
Games 27–29 played in Phoenix at Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark)

MVPs

Two MVPs are selected for each game; one an offensive player, the other a defensive player.[11]

Sportsmanship award

The bowl awarded a sportsmanship award for the 2001 through January 2016 games.[11]

Game Player Team Position
2001Terry PierceKansas StateLB
2002Derek AndersonOregon StateQB
2003Doug EaslickVirginia TechFB
2004Derek CurryNotre DameLB
2005Ryan NeillRutgersDE
2006Dominic JonesMinnesotaDB
2007Jonathan SandbergdaggerIndianaOG
2008Jack SimmonsMinnesotaTE
2009D.J. BurrisMinnesotaOG
2010Tim BarnesMissouriC
2011Tyler NielsenIowaLB
2012Tayo FabulujeTCUOT
2013Devin FunchessMichiganWR
2015Andrew HudsonWashingtonDE
2016 (Jan.)D. J. FosterArizona StateRB

dagger Listed as "Josh Sandberg" on the official website.

Most appearances

Texas is the only current Big 12 school that has not played in this bowl. Seven of the current Big 12 schools have appeared multiple times. Former Big 12 members Colorado and Missouri have appeared in the bowl, but former Big 12 members Nebraska and Texas A&M have not.

Teams with multiple appearances
RankTeamAppearancesRecord
1Kansas State43–1
2Minnesota30–3
T3Arizona22–0
T3California22–0
T3Oklahoma State22–0
T3Texas Tech22–0
T3Iowa State22–0
T3Arizona State21–1
T3Indiana21–1
T3Missouri21–1
T3Oregon State21–1
T3Pitt21–1
T3Iowa21–1
T3Oklahoma21–1
T3West Virginia21–1
T3Baylor21–1
T3Utah20–2
T3Wyoming20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won: BYU, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan State, Syracuse, Washington State, Wisconsin
Lost: Air Force, Boise State, Boston College, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Rutgers, TCU, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Washington

Appearances by conference

Through the December 2017 playing, there have been 29 games (58 total appearances).

Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct.
1Big 1216133.813
2Pac-12[a 1]1174.636
3Big Ten1046.400
T8ACC101.000
T8Mountain West101.000
T8Independents101.000
  1. ↑ Includes appearances by teams in what was the Pac-10. From 1989 through 2005, Pac-10 teams made eight appearances and were 7–1.

Media coverage

The Cactus Bowl has been televised by three different networks; TBS (1989–1991), ESPN (1992–2005, 2010–present), and NFL Network (2006–2009).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "College Bowl Game Payouts". statisticbrain.com. 2015.
  2. ↑ "CHEEZ-IT JOINS CACTUS BOWL AS NEW NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ McMurphy, Brett (May 4, 2015). "Cactus Bowl moving to Chase Field for next three seasons". ESPN.com.
  4. ↑ "New bowl game seeking sponsor, TV pact". The Tuscaloosa News. 1988-08-13. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Insight Bowl loses its title sponsor after 15 years,". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl loses sponsorship". azcentral. 16 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "TicketCity gets Cactus Bowl naming rights for Cactus Bowl in Tempe". Phoenix Business Journal. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Motel 6 inks naming rights deal for Cactus Bowl". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Down 31, Texas Tech rallies for biggest bowl comeback". Associated Press. December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2006 – via ESPN.
  10. ↑ http://scores.nbcsports.com/cfb/recap.asp?g=201712260064
  11. 1 2 "Game History". fiestabowl.org. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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