Pop-Tarts Bowl
| Champs Sports Bowl | |
|---|---|
| File:Champs sports bowl.jpg Champs Sports Bowl logo | |
| 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 | Atlantic Coast, Big East |
| Payout | US$2,325,000 (As of 2011[update])[1] |
| Sponsors | |
Blockbuster (1990-1993) Carquest (1994-1997) MicronPC (1998-2000) Mazda (2002-2003) Champs Sports (2004-present) | |
| Former names | |
Sunshine Classic (1990) Blockbuster Bowl (1990-1993) Carquest Bowl (1994-1997) MicronPC Bowl (1998) MicronPC.com Bowl (1999-2000) Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001) Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002-2003) | |
| 2011 matchup | |
| Florida State vs. Notre Dame (FSU 18-14) | |
| 2012 matchup | |
| TBA | |
The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at the Citrus Bowl. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Capital One Bowl and Florida Classic. The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom[2] and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami where it was known as the Blockbuster Bowl, the CarQuest Bowl, and the MicronPC Bowl. The bowl was also known as the Tangerine Bowl, the original name for the Capital One Bowl, from the time it moved to Orlando until Foot Locker, the parent company of Champs Sports, purchased naming rights.
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sprung from a desire to hold a second bowl game in Miami as an accompaniment to the Orange Bowl, and to showcase the brand new stadium in the city that was built in 1987. Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga quickly joined forces with bowl organizers and brought in Blockbuster Video, which he owned at the time, as title sponsor.[2] The inaugural game, played on December 28, 1990, pitted Florida State and Penn State, and two legendary coaches, Bobby Bowden versus Joe Paterno in front of over 74,000 at Joe Robbie Stadium.[2] Subsequent games, however, never matched the success of the first, even though the bowl was eventually moved to New Year's Day in 1993. For the 1994 playing, CarQuest Auto Parts became the title sponsor after Huizenga sold Blockbuster Video to Viacom (which later acquired, and renamed itself after, the CBS TV network, which broadcast the game during its New Year's Day era; a new Viacom was spun off from CBS in 2006, though Blockbuster was itself spun off in 2004). The New Year's Day experiment was short lived as the organizers of the Orange Bowl, who had been seeking to move the game out of the aging Miami Orange Bowl for some time, received permission to move to Joe Robbie Stadium beginning in 1996.[2] After the 2000 playing, Florida Citrus Sports took over the game and moved it to Orlando.
Since the 2006 football season, the bowl has matched 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.
On August 18, 2009, the Champs Sports Bowl announced that the Big East will be one of the tie-in conferences for 4 years starting in 2010. They will also have the option of selecting Notre Dame once out of the four years (which they did in 2011). On October 7, 2009, the Champs Sports Bowl announced that they had extended their agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference for the same term. The game will match the third pick from the ACC against the second selection from the Big East. The previous agreement matched the 4th pick from the ACC against the 4th or 5th pick from the Big Ten.[3] The University of Notre Dame, representing the Big East (as permitted in the agreement with the conference) and Florida State University from the ACC played in the 2011 bowl.
Before gaining Blockbuster Entertainment as the corporate sponsor for the inaugural event, the game was tentatively referred to as the Sunshine Classic.[2]
Game results
| Season | Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | December 28, 1990 | Florida State | 24 | Penn State | 17 | Miami Gardens, Florida | |
| 1991 | December 28, 1991 | Alabama | 30 | Colorado | 25 | Miami Gardens | 1991 notes |
| 1992 | January 1, 1993 | Stanford | 24 | Penn State | 3 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1993 | January 1, 1994 | Boston College | 31 | Virginia | 13 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1994 | January 2, 1995 | South Carolina | 24 | West Virginia | 21 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1995 | December 30, 1995 | North Carolina | 20 | Arkansas | 10 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1996 | December 27, 1996 | Miami (Florida) | 31 | Virginia | 21 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1997 | December 29, 1997 | Georgia Tech | 35 | West Virginia | 30 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1998 | December 29, 1998 | Miami (Florida) | 46 | NC State | 23 | Miami Gardens | |
| 1999 | December 30, 1999 | Illinois | 63 | Virginia | 21 | Miami Gardens | |
| 2000 | December 28, 2000 | NC State | 38 | Minnesota | 30 | Miami Gardens | 2000 notes |
| 2001 | December 20, 2001 | Pittsburgh | 34 | NC State | 19 | Orlando, Florida | 2001 notes |
| 2002 | December 23, 2002 | Texas Tech | 55 | Clemson | 15 | Orlando | 2002 notes |
| 2003 | December 22, 2003 | NC State | 56 | Kansas | 26 | Orlando | 2003 notes |
| 2004 | December 21, 2004 [4] | Georgia Tech | 51 | Syracuse | 14 | Orlando | 2004 notes |
| 2005 | December 27, 2005 | Clemson | 19 | Colorado | 10 | Orlando | 2005 notes |
| 2006 | December 29, 2006 | Maryland | 24 | Purdue | 7 | Orlando | 2006 notes |
| 2007 | December 28, 2007 | Boston College | 24 | Michigan State | 21 | Orlando | 2007 notes |
| 2008 | December 27, 2008 | Florida State | 42 | Wisconsin | 13 | Orlando | 2008 notes |
| 2009 | December 29, 2009 | Wisconsin | 20 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | Orlando | 2009 notes |
| 2010 | December 28, 2010 | NC State | 23 | West Virginia | 7 | Orlando | 2010 notes |
| 2011 | December 29, 2011 | Florida State | 18 | Notre Dame | 14 | Orlando | 2011 notes |
MVPs
| Date | MVP | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 1990 | Amp Lee | Florida State | RB |
| December 28, 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 | NC State | QB |
| December 20, 2001 | Antonio Bryant | Pittsburgh | WR |
| December 23, 2002 | Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech | QB |
| December 22, 2003 | Philip Rivers | NC 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 |
| December 27, 2008 | Graham Gano | Florida State | K/P |
| December 29, 2009 | John Clay | Wisconsin | RB |
| December 28, 2010 | Russell Wilson | NC State | QB |
| December 29,2011 | Rashad Greene | Florida State | WR |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC State | 5 | 3-2 |
| T2 | Florida State | 3 | 3-0 |
| T2 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2-1 |
| T2 | Virginia | 3 | 0-3 |
| T2 | West Virginia | 3 | 0-3 |
| T6 | Boston College | 2 | 2-0 |
| T6 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2-0 |
| T6 | Clemson | 2 | 1-1 |
| T6 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1-1 |
| T6 | Colorado | 2 | 0-2 |
| T6 | Penn State | 2 | 0-2 |
| T13 | Alabama | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Illinois | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Maryland | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | North Carolina | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | South Carolina | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Stanford | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1-0 |
| T13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Michigan State | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Arkansas | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Kansas | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Minnesota | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Purdue | 1 | 0-1 |
| T13 | Syracuse | 1 | 0-1 |
See also
- List of college bowl games
- Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, another event sponsored by the same company
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
References
- ^ "2011-2012 College Football Bowl Game Schedule". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ 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 2008-01-01.
- ^ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-college-football-champs-bowl-acc-100709,0,12816.story
- ^ Syracuse was chosen because the Big 12 did not have enough bowl eligible teams.