2022 Fenway Bowl
| 2022 Wasabi Fenway Bowl | |
|---|---|
| 1st Fenway Bowl | |
| Date | December 17, 2022 |
| Season | 2022 |
| Stadium | Fenway Park |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| United States TV coverage | |
| Network | ESPN |
The 2022 Fenway Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 17, 2022, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The inaugural Fenway Bowl, the game will feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference or FBS independent Notre Dame. The game is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. EST and will air on ESPN.[1] It will be one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies, it will be officially known as the Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
Background
The 2022 season is the third straight in which the Fenway Bowl's inaugural edition has been scheduled, though it was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021. The 2020 edition was cancelled on October 23, 2020, well before the 2020 regular season had concluded,[2] while the 2021 edition was cancelled on December 26, 2021, three days before it was set to be played.[3] The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused the first cancellation while an outbreak of the Omicron variant within the Virginia program forced the second cancellation as they were unable to play and their scheduled opponent, SMU, was unable to find a replacement.[4]
Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference or FBS independent Notre Dame.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
References
- ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Saunders, Alan (October 23, 2020). "Report: 2020 Fenway Bowl won't be played, 2nd ACC-Tied bowl to cancel". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Silverman, Michael (December 26, 2021). "Fenway Bowl canceled for second straight year because of Virginia's COVID-19 outbreak". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick (December 26, 2021). "Military Bowl and Fenway Bowl canceled due to COVID-19". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 16, 2022.