New Mexico Bowl

The New Mexico Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2006 at Dreamstyle Stadium, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Owned and operated by ESPN Events, it has typically been scheduled as one of the first games of the bowl season. The bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference.

New Mexico Bowl
StadiumDreamstyle Stadium
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Operated2006–present
Conference tie-insMWC, C-USA
Previous conference tie-insWAC (2006–10)
Pac-12 (2012–13)
PayoutUS$1.05 million (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Gildan (2011–2017)
Former names
New Mexico Bowl (2006–2010)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2011–2017)
2018 matchup
North Texas vs. Utah State
(Utah State 52–13)
2019 matchup
San Diego State vs. Central Michigan
(San Diego State 48–11)

History

The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a 20-inch (51 cm) piece of Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo, football players, and the logos of the competing teams. The Zia sun symbol, a Zia Pueblo symbol that is used in the state flag, is incorporated into the bowl game logo. The most valuable player trophies are crafted from traditional leather shields.[2]

From 2011 to 2017, the bowl was sponsored by clothing manufacturer Gildan and was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. In 2019, the bowl announced a sponsorship with DreamHouse Productions, a local film studio. However, in October 2019, the company was dropped as a sponsor, coinciding with investigations by an illegitimate local sports gossip website that alleged that DreamHouse Productions was tied to a scam artist and questioned the company's legitimacy. Those claims were never confirmed.[3][4]

Game results
Date Winning team Losing team Attend. Notes
December 23, 2006 San Jose State20 New Mexico12 34,111 notes
December 22, 2007 New Mexico23 Nevada0 30,223 notes
December 20, 2008 Colorado State40 Fresno State35 24,735 notes
December 19, 2009 Wyoming35 Fresno State28 (2OT) 24,898 notes
December 18, 2010 BYU52 UTEP24 32,424 notes
December 17, 2011 Temple37 Wyoming15 25,762 notes
December 15, 2012 Arizona49 Nevada48 24,610 notes
December 21, 2013 Colorado State48 Washington State45 27,104 notes
December 20, 2014 Utah State21 UTEP6 28,725 notes
December 19, 2015 Arizona45 New Mexico37 30,289 notes
December 17, 2016 New Mexico23 UTSA20 29,688 notes
December 16, 2017 Marshall31 Colorado State28 26,087 notes
December 15, 2018 Utah State52 North Texas13 25,387 notes
December 21, 2019 San Diego State48 Central Michigan11 18,823 notes

MVPs
YearOffensive MVPDefensive MVP
PlayerTeamPos.PlayerTeamPos.
2006James JonesSan José StateWRMatt CasteloSan José StateLB
2007Donovan PorterieNew MexicoQBBrett MadsenNew MexicoLB
2008Gartrell JohnsonColorado StateRBTommie HillColorado StateDE
2009Austyn Carta-SamuelsWyomingQBMitch UnreinWyomingDE
2010Jake HeapsBYUQBAndrew RichBYUFS
2011Chris CoyerTempleQBTahir WhiteheadTempleLB
2012Matt ScottArizonaQBMarquis FlowersArizonaLB
2013Connor HallidayWashington StateQBShaquil BarrettColorado StateDE
2014Kent MyersUtah StateQBZach VigilUtah StateLB
2015Anu SolomonArizonaQBScooby WrightArizonaLB
2016Lamar JordanNew MexicoQBDakota CoxNew MexicoLB
2017Tyre BradyMarshallWRChanning HamesMarshallDL
2018Jordan LoveUtah StateQBDJ WilliamsUtah StateDB
2019Jordan Byrd[5]
Jesse Matthews[6]		San Diego StateRB
WR		Kyahva Tezino[7]San Diego StateLB

Source:[8]:13

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2019 edition (14 games, 28 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1New Mexico42–2
2Colorado State32–1
T3Arizona22–0
T3Utah State22–0
T3Wyoming21–1
T3Fresno State20–2
T3Nevada20–2
T3UTEP20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won: BYU, Marshall, San Diego State, San Jose State, Temple
Lost: Central Michigan, North Texas, UTSA, Washington State

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2019 edition (14 games, 28 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
Mountain West1495.643 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
C-USA514.200 2017 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
WAC413.250 2006 2007, 2008, 2009
Pac-12321.667 2012, 2015 2013
MAC211.500 2011 2019
  • The WAC no longer sponsors football.

Game records
Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 52, shared by:
BYU vs. UTEP
Utah State vs. North Texas		  
2010
2018
Most points scored (losing team) 48, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Most points scored (both teams) 97, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Fewest points allowed 0, New Mexico vs. Nevada 2007
Largest margin of victory 39, Utah State vs. North Texas 2018
Total yards 659, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Rushing yards 404, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Passing yards 410, Washington State vs. Colorado State 2013
First downs 39, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Fewest yards allowed 210, New Mexico vs. Nevada 2007
Fewest rushing yards allowed –12, BYU vs. UTEP 2010
Fewest passing yards allowed 68, Utah State vs. UTEP 2014
Individual Player, Team Year
All-purpose yards 375, Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State 2008
Points scored 18, shared by 4 players:
 Cody Hoffman, BYU
 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State
 Jared Baker, Arizona
 Lamar Jordan, New Mexico
2010
2013
2015
2015
Rushing yards 285, Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State 2008
Rushing touchdowns 3, shared by 4 players:
 Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State
 Jared Baker, Arizona
 Lamar Jordan, New Mexico
2012
2013
2015
2015
Passing yards 410, Connor Halliday, Washington State 2013
Passing touchdowns 6, Connor Halliday, Washington State 2013
Receiving yards 182, Cayleb Jones, Arizona 2015
Receiving touchdowns 3, shared by 2 players:
 Kris Adams, UTEP
 Cody Hoffman, BYU
2010
2010
Tackles 18, Matt Castelo, San Jose State 2006
Sacks 2, shared by 5 players:
 Brett Madsen, New Mexico
 Mitch Unrein, Wyoming
 Cory James, Colorado State
 Scooby Wright III, Arizona
 Tipa Galeai, Utah State
2007
2009
2013
2015
2018
Interceptions 2, shared by 2 players:
 Andrew Rich, BYU
 D.J. Williams, Utah State
2010
2018
Long Plays Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run 90, Tyler King, Marshall vs. Colorado State 2017
Touchdown pass 92, Lamar Jordan to Delane Hart–Johnson, New Mexico vs. Arizona 2015
Kickoff return 72, Marlon McLure, UTEP vs. BYU 2010
Punt return 43, JD Falslev, BYU vs. UTEP 2010
Interception return 43, shared by 2 players:
 Travaun Nixon, UTEP
 Cranston Jones, New Mexico
2010
2015
Fumble return 56, Damaja Jones, San Jose State vs. Nevada 2006
Punt 64, Waylon Prather, San Jose State vs. Nevada 2006
Field goal 53, John Sullivan, New Mexico vs. Nevada 2007

Source:[8]:10–13

Media coverage
Main article: List of New Mexico Bowl broadcasters

Other than the inaugural edition of the bowl being carried on ESPN2, the bowl has been carried annually by ESPN.[9]

References
  1. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. Korte, Tim (2006-12-20). "Native American Artists Create Unique N.M. Bowl Trophy". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
  3. Heild, Colleen. "Questions raised about status of new NM Bowl sponsor". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  4. May, Jake. "ESPN Drops New Mexico Bowl Title Sponsor After Three Weeks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  5. https://twitter.com/NMBowl/status/1208524504479096834?s=20
  6. https://twitter.com/NMBowl/status/1208523992111337472?s=20
  7. https://twitter.com/NMBowl/status/1208524997016211456?s=20
  8. "New Mexico Bowl Record Book" (PDF). newmexicobowl.com. 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  9. Kelly, Doug (ed.). "2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide" (PDF). footballbowlassociation.com: 38. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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