| Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | |
|---|---|
| px Logo of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | |
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Location | Tempe, Arizona |
| Previous stadiums | Arizona Stadium (1989–1999) Bank One Ballpark/Chase Field (2000–2005) |
| Previous locations | Tucson, Arizona (1989–1999) Phoenix, Arizona (2000–2005) |
| Operated | 1989–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Big Ten, Big 12 |
| Previous conference tie-ins | WAC (1990–1997) Big 12 (1998–2001) Big East (1998–2005) Pac-10 (2002–2005) |
| Payout | US$3.3 million per team (as of 2011) [1] |
| Sponsors | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings (2012–) Insight Enterprises (1996–2011) Weiser Lock (1991–1995) Domino's Pizza (1989–1990) | |
| Former names | |
| Copper Bowl (1989–1996) Insight.com Bowl (1997–2001) Insight Bowl (2002–2011) | |
| 2011 matchup | |
| Oklahoma vs. Iowa (Oklahoma 31–14) | |
| 2012 matchup | |
| Michigan State vs. TCU (MSU 17-16) | |
The Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl is an NCAA college football bowl game that has been played since 1989. The game is one of several games that takes place prior to New Year's Day.
Since its inception, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl has been played in the state of Arizona at three separate venues. 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. Finally, 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 game was formerly known as the Copper Bowl from 1989 until 1996 when sponsorship and naming rights were assumed by Insight Enterprises and it became the Insight.com Bowl (1997 to 2001), and then the Insight Bowl. For 2012, Buffalo Wild Wings assumes sponsorship after Insight Enterprises elected not to renew the fifteen-year agreement.[2] It has featured teams from the WAC, the Big 12, the Big East and Pac-10. Starting in 2006, the Insight Bowl began featuring an annual matchup between teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12.
The 2006 game saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I FBS postseason history, as Texas Tech came back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota 44–41 in overtime.
For the first three playings of the Copper Bowl, TBS carried the game. Beginning in 1992 and continuing until the 2005 playing (by which time the game had become the Insight.com and then Insight Bowl), 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[]
This slightly different logo was used when the game was played in Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attendance | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1989 | Arizona | 17 | North Carolina State | 10 | 37,237 | notes |
| December 31, 1990 | California | 17 | Wyoming | 15 | 36,340 | notes |
| December 31, 1991 | Indiana | 24 | Baylor | 0 | 35,751 | notes |
| December 31, 1992 | Washington State | 31 | Utah | 28 | 40,826 | notes |
| December 29, 1993 | Kansas State | 52 | Wyoming | 17 | 49,075 | notes |
| December 29, 1994 | BYU | 31 | Oklahoma | 6 | 45,122 | notes |
| December 27, 1995 | Texas Tech | 55 | Air Force | 41 | 41,004 | notes |
| December 27, 1996 | Wisconsin | 38 | Utah | 10 | 42,122 | notes |
| December 27, 1997 | Arizona | 20 | New Mexico | 14 | 49,385 | notes |
| December 26, 1998 | Missouri | 34 | West Virginia | 31 | 36,147 | notes |
| December 31, 1999 | Colorado | 62 | Boston College | 28 | 35,762 | notes |
| December 28, 2000 | Iowa State | 37 | Pittsburgh | 29 | 41,813 | notes |
| December 29, 2001 | Syracuse | 26 | Kansas State | 3 | 40,028 | notes |
| December 26, 2002 | Pittsburgh | 38 | Oregon State | 13 | 40,533 | notes |
| December 26, 2003 | California | 52 | Virginia Tech | 49 | 42,364 | notes |
| December 28, 2004 | Oregon State | 38 | Notre Dame | 21 | 45,917 | notes |
| December 27, 2005 | Arizona State | 45 | Rutgers | 40 | 43,536 | notes |
| December 29, 2006 | Texas Tech | 44 | Minnesota | 41 (OT) | 48,391 | notes |
| December 31, 2007 | Oklahoma State | 49 | Indiana | 33 | 48,892 | notes |
| December 31, 2008 | Kansas | 42 | Minnesota | 21 | 49,103 | notes |
| December 31, 2009 | Iowa State | 14 | Minnesota | 13 | 45,090 | notes |
| December 28, 2010 | Iowa | 27 | Missouri | 24 | 53,453 | notes |
| December 30, 2011 | Oklahoma | 31 | Iowa | 14 | 54,247 | notes |
| December 29, 2012 | Michigan State | 17 | TCU | 16 | 44,617 | notes |
MVPs[]
| Date | MVPs | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1989 | Shane Montgomery | North Carolina State | QB |
| Scott Geyer | Arizona | DB | |
| December 31, 1990 | Mike Pawlawski | California | QB |
| Robert Midgett | Wyoming | LB | |
| December 31, 1991 | Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | TB |
| Mark Hagen | Indiana | LB | |
| December 28, 1992 | Drew Bledsoe | Washington State | QB |
| Phillip Bobo | Washington State | WR | |
| Kareem Leary | Utah | DB | |
| December 29, 1993 | Andre Coleman | Kansas State | WR |
| Kenny McEntyre | Kansas State | CB | |
| December 29, 1994 | John Walsh | BYU | QB |
| Jamal Willis | BYU | RB | |
| Broderick Simpson | Oklahoma | LB | |
| December 27, 1995 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech | RB |
| Zebbie Lethridge | Texas Tech | QB | |
| Mickey Dalton | Air Force | CB | |
| December 27, 1996 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | RB |
| Tarek Saleh | Wisconsin | LB | |
| December 27, 1997 | Trung Canidate | Arizona | RB |
| Jimmy Sprotte | Arizona | LB | |
| December 26, 1998 | Marc Bulger | West Virginia | QB |
| Jeff Marriott | Missouri | DT | |
| December 31, 1999 | Cortlen Johnson | Colorado | RB |
| Jashon Sykes | Colorado | LB | |
| December 28, 2000 | Sage Rosenfels | Iowa State | QB |
| Reggie Hayward | Iowa State | DE | |
| December 29, 2001 | James Mungro | Syracuse | RB |
| Clifton Smith | Syracuse | LB | |
| December 26, 2002 | Brandon Miree | Pittsburgh | TB |
| Claude Harriott | Pittsburgh | DL | |
| December 26, 2003 | Aaron Rodgers | California | QB |
| Ryan Gutierrez | California | FS | |
| December 26, 2004 | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | QB |
| Trent Bray | Oregon State | LB | |
| December 27, 2005 | Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | QB |
| Jamar Williams | Arizona State | LB | |
| December 29, 2006 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB |
| Antonio Huffman | Texas Tech | CB | |
| December 31, 2007 | Zac Robinson | Oklahoma State | QB |
| Donovan Woods | Oklahoma State | S | |
| December 31, 2008 | Dezmon Briscoe | Kansas | WR |
| James Holt | Kansas | LB | |
| December 31, 2009 | Alexander Robinson | Iowa State | RB |
| Christopher Lyle | Iowa State | DE | |
| December 28, 2010 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | RB |
| Micah Hyde | Iowa | DB | |
| December 30, 2011 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | QB |
| Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | DB | |
| December 29, 2012 | Le'Veon Bell | Michigan State | RB |
| William Gholston | Michigan State | DE |
Most appearances[]
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 0–3 |
| T2 | Arizona | 2 | 2–0 |
| T2 | California | 2 | 2–0 |
| T2 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2–0 |
| T2 | Iowa State | 2 | 2–0 |
| T2 | Indiana | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Kansas State | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Missouri | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Oregon State | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Pitt | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Utah | 2 | 0–2 |
| T2 | Wyoming | 2 | 0–2 |
| T2 | Iowa | 2 | 1–1 |
| T2 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1–1 |
| T13 | Arizona State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | BYU | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Colorado | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Michigan State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Kansas | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Syracuse | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Washington State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1–0 |
| T13 | Air Force | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | Baylor | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | Boston College | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | New Mexico | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | Rutgers | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | West Virginia | 1 | 0–1 |
| T13 | TCU | 1 | 0–1 |
Wins by conference[]
| Conference | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Pac-12 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Big 10 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Big East | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| WAC | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| ACC | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | .000 |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/12/26/20101226tempe-bowl-insight.html
- ↑ "Insight Bowl loses its title sponsor after 15 years". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 26 January 2012. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/01/27/insight.bowl.ap/index.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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