Frisco Bowl

Frisco Bowl
Stadium Toyota Stadium
Location Frisco, Texas
Operated 2017–present
Conference tie-ins The American
Payout US$200,000
Preceded by Miami Beach Bowl
2017 matchup
Louisiana Tech vs. SMU (51–10)
2018 matchup
Houston vs Toledo (December 19, 2018)

The Frisco Bowl is the name of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game that had its inaugural game played on December 20, 2017.

History

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.[1] 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.[2] On December 3, 2017, SMU and Louisiana Tech were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl.[3]

Picture of Toyota Stadium during the 2017 Frisco Bowl

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 MAC opponent in 2018.[1] In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American (SMU) and Conference USA (Louisiana Tech). The Frisco Bowl currently has an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, and a second team will be picked from an at large conference.

Game results

Date Winning Team Losing Team Attnd. Notes
December 20, 2017Louisiana Tech51SMU1014,419notes

MVPs

Year Offensive MVP College Position Defensive MVP College Position
2017[4]J'Mar SmithLouisiana TechQBAmik RobertsonLouisiana TechCB

Most appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record
T1Louisiana Tech11–0
T1SMU10–1

Appearances by conference

Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct.
T1C-USA1101.000
T1The American1010.000

Media coverage

Television

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Sideline reporters
2017 ESPN Mike Couzens John Congemi Kris Budden

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Sideline reporters
2017 RedVoice, LLC Brian Estridge John Denton Elvis Gallegos

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McMurphy, Brett (April 21, 2017). "Miami Beach Bowl moving to Frisco, Texas". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "DXL Men's Apparel Named Title Sponsor for Inaugural Frisco Bowl". thefriscobowl.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "SMU AND LOUISIANA TECH SELECTED TO PLAY IN INAUGURAL 2017 DXL FRISCO BOWL". dxlfriscobowl.com (Press release). December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21832611
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