Champs Sports Bowl
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| Champs Sports Bowl | |
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 Champs Sports Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Citrus Bowl |
| Location | Orlando, Florida |
| Previous Stadiums | Joe Robbie Stadium/Pro Player Stadium (1990-2000) |
| Previous Locations | Miami Gardens, Florida (1990-2000) |
| Operated | 1990-present |
| Conference Tie-ins | ACC, Big Ten |
| Payout | US$2,250,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| Blockbuster (1990-1993) Carquest (1994-1997) MicronPC (1998-2000) Mazda (2002-2003) Champs Sports (2004-present) |
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| Former names | |
| Sunshine Classic (1990) Blockbuster Bowl (1990-1993) Carquest Bowl (1994-1997) MicronPC Bowl (1998-1999) MicronPC.com Bowl (2000) Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001) Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002-2003) |
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| 2007 Matchup | |
| Boston College vs. Michigan State (BC 24, MSU 21) |
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| 2008 Matchup | |
| ACC #4 vs. Big 10 # 4/5 (December 27) | |
The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida. The game was played at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida from 1990 to 2000 and is now played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
The game was originally organized by Raycom Sports in the summer of 1990.[1] Organizers were looking to add a second bowl game to the popular Miami area (alongside the Orange Bowl). At the time, the Orange Bowl was still being played at the Miami Orange Bowl. Game organizers were looking to host the game, however, at the newer Joe Robbie Stadium. Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga soon joined forces and brought in Blockbuster as title sponsor.[1] The inaugural game was a smash success, pitting Florida State and Penn State, and two legendary coaches, Bobby Bowden versus Joe Paterno in front of over 74,000 at Joe Robbie Stadium.[1] Subsequent games, however, never matched the success of the first, despite a short tenure on New Year's Day. For two years (1993-1994), both the Blockbuster Bowl and the Orange Bowl were played on the same day (January 1), only miles apart. In 1996, the Orange Bowl moved into modern Pro Player Stadium, and what was now being call the Carquest Bowl lost its short-lived, and coveted, New Year's Day slot.[1]
Since 2001, the bowl has been operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Capital One Bowl and Florida Classic. FCS took over the game, moved it to Orlando, to give the city two bowl games, and initially utilized the monikor of Tangerine Bowl, bringing back the "Tangerine Bowl" name which had been associated with Orlando previously for decades.
Since the 2006 football season, the bowl has matched up teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference. Since 2004, Champs Sports, a division of Foot Locker, has sponsored the event. Under the terms of a television deal signed with ESPN in 2006, the bowl will be held after Christmas Day from 2006-2009, and be shown on ESPN in prime time. The change was made to move the game from the less-desirable pre-Christmas date utilized from 2001-2004.
Before gaining Blockbuster Entertainment as the corporate sponsor for the inaugural event, the game was tentatively referred to as the Sunshine Classic.[1]
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[edit] Previous results
| Season | Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
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| 1990 | December 28, 1990 | Florida State | 24 | Penn State | 17 |
| 1991 | December 28, 1991 | Alabama | 30 | Colorado | 25 |
| 1992 | January 1, 1993 | Stanford | 24 | Penn State | 3 |
| 1993 | January 1, 1994 | Boston College | 31 | Virginia | 13 |
| 1994 | January 2, 1995 | South Carolina | 24 | West Virginia | 21 |
| 1995 | December 30, 1995 | North Carolina | 20 | Arkansas | 10 |
| 1996 | December 27, 1996 | Miami (Florida) | 31 | Virginia | 21 |
| 1997 | December 29, 1997 | Georgia Tech | 35 | West Virginia | 30 |
| 1998 | December 29, 1998 | Miami (Florida) | 46 | North Carolina State | 23 |
| 1999 | December 30, 1999 | Illinois | 63 | Virginia | 21 |
| 2000 | December 28, 2000 | NC State | 38 | Minnesota | 30 |
| 2001 | December 20, 2001 | Pittsburgh | 34 | North Carolina State | 19 |
| 2002 | December 23, 2002 | Texas Tech | 55 | Clemson | 15 |
| 2003 | December 22, 2003 | North Carolina State | 56 | Kansas | 26 |
| 2004 | December 21, 2004 [2] | Georgia Tech | 51 | Syracuse | 14 |
| 2005 | December 27, 2005 | Clemson | 19 | Colorado | 10 |
| 2006 | December 29, 2006 | Maryland | 24 | Purdue | 7 |
| 2007 | December 28, 2007 | Boston College | 24 | Michigan State | 21 |
[edit] MVPs
| Date played | MVP | School | Position |
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| December 28, 1990 | Amp Lee | Florida State | RB |
| December 29, 1991 | David Palmer | Alabama | WR |
| January 1, 1993 | Darrien Gordon | Stanford | CB |
| January 1, 1994 | Glenn Foley | Boston College | QB |
| January 2, 1995 | Steve Taneyhill | South Carolina | QB |
| December 30, 1995 | Leon Johnson | North Carolina | RB |
| December 27, 1996 | Tremain Mack | Miami | SS |
| December 29, 1997 | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | QB |
| December 29, 1998 | Scott Covington | Miami | QB |
| December 30, 1999 | Kurt Kittner | Illinois | QB |
| December 28, 2000 | Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | QB |
| December 20, 2001 | Antonio Bryant | Pittsburgh | WR |
| December 23, 2002 | Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech | QB |
| December 22, 2003 | Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | QB |
| December 21, 2004 | Reggie Ball | Georgia Tech | QB |
| December 27, 2005 | James Davis | Clemson | RB |
| December 29, 2006 | Sam Hollenbach | Maryland | QB |
| December 28, 2007 | Jamie Silva | Boston College | FS |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Champs Sports Bowl
- The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape", Wiley, 1997. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Syracuse was chosen because the Big 12 did not have enough bowl eligible teams.
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