Belk Bowl

Belk Bowl
Stadium Bank of America Stadium
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Operated 2002–present
Conference tie-ins ACC and SEC
Previous conference tie-ins AAC
Payout US$TBD
Sponsors
Continental Tire (2002–2004)
Meineke Car Care Center (2004–2010)
Belk (2011–present)
Former names
Queen City Bowl (2002, working title)
Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004)
Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010)
2014 matchup
Georgia vs. Louisville (Georgia 37–14)
2015 matchup
Mississippi State vs. NC State (Mississippi State 51–28)

The Belk Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game currently features a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

History

A new college football based bowl game in Charlotte, North Carolina was established in 2002 by Raycom Sports. The game was certified by the NCAA as the Queen City Bowl and was previously known as the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004) and the Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010).

The game previously featured a matchup between the #5 selected Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team and the #3 selected American Athletic Conference (AAC) (originally the bowl selected a team from the Big East Conference, until the conference's breakup in 2013).

In 2011, Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship, initially for a three-year period which was to last through 2013. After the initial period, Belk announced a six-year extension of its sponsorship, through 2019.[1]

Concurrent with Belk's sponsorship extension, the bowl will feature the 2nd pooled selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) paired against the 2nd pooled selection in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after the College Football Playoff (CFP).

Game results

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Notes
December 28, 2002 Virginia 48 West Virginia 22 notes
December 27, 2003 Virginia 23 Pittsburgh 16 notes
December 30, 2004 Boston College37North Carolina 24 notes
December 31, 2005 North Carolina State14South Florida 0 notes
December 30, 2006 Boston College 25 Navy 24 notes
December 29, 2007 Wake Forest 24 Connecticut 10 notes
December 27, 2008 West Virginia 31 North Carolina 30 notes
December 26, 2009 Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17 notes
December 31, 2010 South Florida 31 Clemson 26 notes
December 27, 2011 North Carolina State 31 Louisville 24 Notes
December 27, 2012 Cincinnati 48 Duke 34 Notes
December 28, 2013 North Carolina 39 Cincinnati 17 Notes
December 30, 2014 Georgia 37 Louisville 14 Notes
December 30, 2015 Mississippi State 51 North Carolina State 28 Notes

MVPs

Date played MVP School Position
December 28, 2002 Wali Lundy Virginia TB
December 27, 2003 Matt Schaub Virginia QB
December 30, 2004 Paul Peterson Boston College QB
December 31, 2005 Stephen Tulloch NC State LB
December 30, 2006 JoLonn Dunbar Boston College LB
December 29, 2007 Kenneth Moore Wake Forest WR
December 27, 2008 Pat White West Virginia QB
December 26, 2009 Dion Lewis Pittsburgh RB
December 31, 2010 B. J. Daniels South Florida QB
December 27, 2011 Mike Glennon NC State QB
December 27, 2012 Brendon Kay Cincinnati QB
December 28, 2013 Ryan Switzer North Carolina WR
December 30, 2014 Nick Chubb Georgia RB
December 30, 2015 Dak Prescott Mississippi State QB

Most appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record
1 North Carolina 4 1–3
2 North Carolina State 3 2–1
T3 Virginia 2 2–0
T3 Boston College 2 2–0
T3 Pittsburgh 2 1–1
T3 West Virginia 2 1–1
T3 South Florida 2 1–1
T3 Cincinnati 2 1–1
T3 Louisville 2 0-2
T10 Wake Forest 1 1–0
T10 Georgia 1 1–0
T10 Mississippi State 1 1–0
T10 Clemson 1 0–1
T10 Connecticut 1 0–1
T10 Duke 1 0–1
T10 Navy 1 0–1

Results by conference

Conference Wins Losses Pct.
SEC 2 0 1.000
ACC 7 6 .538
The American[n 1] 5 6 .455
Independent 0 1 .000

Game Records

Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored 51, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State 2015
Fewest points allowed 0, N.C. State vs. South Florida 2005
Margin of Victory 26, Virginia vs. West Virginia 2002
First downs 36, Duke vs. Cincinnati 2012
Rushing yards 322, Navy vs. Boston College 2006
Passing yards 380, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State 2015
Total yards 569, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State 2015
Individual Player, Team Year
Points Scored 24, Wali Lundy, Virginia 2002
Passing touchdowns 4, Brendon Kay, Cincinnati

4, Dak Prescott, Mississippi State

2012

2015

Rushing yards 266, Nick Chubb, Georgia 2014
Passing yards 380, Dak Prescott, Mississippi State 2015
Receiving yards 217, Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina 2008
  1. Following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines, the FBS schools reorganized as the American Athletic Conference, which retains the charter of the original Big East.

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