New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico Bowl | |
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Gildan New Mexico Bowl | |
Stadium | Dreamstyle Stadium |
Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Operated | 2006–present |
Conference tie-ins | MWC, C-USA |
Previous conference tie-ins | WAC (2006–10), Pac-12(2012–13) |
Payout | US$912,500 [1] |
Sponsors | |
Gildan (2011–present)
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Former names | |
New Mexico Bowl (2006–2010)
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2016 matchup | |
UTSA vs. New Mexico (New Mexico 23–20) | |
2017 matchup | |
TBD (December 16, 2017) |
The New Mexico Bowl (officially known since 2011 as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl for sponsorship reasons) is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2006 at Dreamstyle Stadium (known before May 2017 as University Stadium) on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since its founding, the bowl has been typically scheduled before Christmas as one of the first of the season. In 2011, clothing manufacturer Gildan became the first title sponsor for the game.
Beginning with the 2014 game, the New Mexico Bowl features a team from the Mountain West Conference and a team from Conference USA, provided both conferences have enough bowl eligible teams. If one or both conferences does not, the bowl selection committee chooses an at-large team from another conference. In August 2013, it was announced that Conference USA had signed an agreement to send a regional team to participate in the game for six seasons beginning in 2014 replacing the Pac-12 Conference. From 2006 to 2010, a team from the Mountain West played a team from the Western Athletic Conference.
ESPN, whose ESPN Regional Television division (also known as ESPN Plus) supervises the bowl activities as one of the 11 bowl games they run, is the television home for the game.[2]The game is the only annually nationally televised sporting event in the state of New Mexico. The 2006 contest was the first bowl game played in New Mexico, seeing the San Jose State Spartans defeat the New Mexico Lobos 20–12. The 2012 game was the highest-scoring and closest New Mexico Bowl of all-time and ended with two Arizona touchdowns in the final 42 seconds of play.
The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a 20-inch 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 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.[3]
The New Mexico Bowl stays active in the offseason among the nation and the local community. The bowl co-sponsors the Presbyterian Ear Institutes' Run To Break The Silence, a 5K, 10K and 20K fun run at Sandia Resort and Casino. They also team with NCAA Football to put on a free clinic for area youth coached by both New Mexico and New Mexico State coaches.[4]
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[hide]Game results[edit]
Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
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December 23, 2006 | San Jose State | 20–12 | New Mexico |
December 22, 2007 | New Mexico | 23–0 | Nevada |
December 20, 2008 | Colorado State | 40–35 | Fresno State |
December 19, 2009 | Wyoming | 35–28(2OT) | Fresno State |
December 18, 2010 | BYU | 52–24 | UTEP |
December 17, 2011 | Temple | 37–15 | Wyoming |
December 15, 2012 | Arizona | 49–48 | Nevada |
December 21, 2013 | Colorado State | 48–45 | Washington State |
December 20, 2014 | Utah State | 21–6 | UTEP |
December 19, 2015 | Arizona | 45–37 | New Mexico |
December 17, 2016 | New Mexico | 23–20 | UTSA |
MVPs[edit]
Year | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
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Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. | |
2006 | James Jones | San José State | WR | Matt Castelo | San José State | LB |
2007 | Donovan Porterie | New Mexico | QB | Brett Madsen | New Mexico | LB |
2008 | Gartrell Johnson | Colorado State | RB | Tommie Hill | Colorado State | DE |
2009 | Austyn Carta-Samuels | Wyoming | QB | Mitch Unrein | Wyoming | DE |
2010 | Jake Heaps | BYU | QB | Andrew Rich | BYU | FS |
2011 | Chris Coyer | Temple | QB | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | LB |
2012 | Matt Scott | Arizona | QB | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | LB |
2013 | Connor Halliday | Washington State | QB | Shaquil Barrett | Colorado State | DE |
2014 | Kent Myers | Utah State | QB | Zach Vigil | Utah State | LB |
2015 | Anu Solomon | Arizona | QB | Scooby Wright | Arizona | LB |
2016 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | QB | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | LB |
Most appearances[edit]
Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
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1 | New Mexico | 4 | 2–2 |
T2 | Colorado State | 2 | 2–0 |
T2 | Arizona | 2 | 2–0 |
T2 | Wyoming | 2 | 1–1 |
T2 | UTEP | 2 | 0–2 |
T2 | Fresno State | 2 | 0–2 |
T2 | Nevada | 2 | 0–2 |
T8 | BYU | 1 | 1–0 |
T8 | San Jose State | 1 | 1–0 |
T8 | Temple | 1 | 1–0 |
T8 | Utah State | 1 | 1–0 |
T8 | UTSA | 1 | 0–1 |
T8 | Washington State | 1 | 0–1 |
Wins by conference[edit]
Conference | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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Mountain West | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
WAC | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
Pac-12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
C-USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Game records[edit]
Team | Performance vs. Opponent | Year |
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Most points scored | 52, BYU vs. UTEP | 2010 |
Fewest points allowed | 0, New Mexico vs. Nevada | 2007 |
Total Points | 97, Nevada vs. Arizona | 2012 |
Largest margin of victory | 28, BYU vs. UTEP | 2010 |
Smallest margin of victory | 1, Arizona vs. Nevada | 2012 |
First downs | 39, Nevada vs. Arizona | 2012 |
Rushing yards | 404, Nevada vs. Arizona | 2012 |
Passing yards | 410, Washington State vs. Colorado State | 2013 |
Total yards | 659, Nevada vs. Arizona | 2012 |
Individual | Player, Team | Year |
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 |
Passing touchdowns | 6, Connor Halliday, Washington State | 2013 |
Rushing yards | 285, Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State | 2008 |
Passing yards | 410, Connor Halliday, Washington State | 2013 |
Receiving yards | 182, Cayleb Jones, Arizona | 2015 |
Attendance[edit]
Year | Attendance | Teams |
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2006 | 34,111 | New Mexico vs. San Jose State |
2007 | 30,223 | New Mexico vs. Nevada |
2008 | 24,735 | Colorado State vs. Fresno State |
2009 | 24,898 | Wyoming vs. Fresno State |
2010 | 32,424 | BYU vs. UTEP |
2011 | 25,762 | Temple vs. Wyoming |
2012 | 24,610 | Arizona vs. Nevada |
2013 | 27,104 | Washington State vs. Colorado State |
2014 | 28,725 | Utah State vs. UTEP |
2015 | 30,289 | Arizona vs. New Mexico |
2016 | 29,688 | New Mexico vs. UTSA |
Television coverage[edit]
Former logos[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Jump up^ "2011–2012 College Football Bowl Game Schedule". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- Jump up^ As bowl attendance dips, college football leaders mull changes http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130110/college-football-bowl-system-changes/?sct=hp_t2_a9&eref=sihp
- Jump up^ Korte, Tim (2006-12-20). "Native American Artists Create Unique N.M. Bowl Trophy". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- Jump up^ http://www.newmexicobowl.com