Poinsettia Bowl
| Poinsettia Bowl | |
|---|---|
| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl | |
 Poinsettia Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Operated | 2005–present |
| Conference tie-ins | MWC vs. WAC 2011–12; Army 2013 |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Pac-12, Navy |
| Payout | US$500,000 per team [1] |
| Sponsors | |
| San Diego County Credit Union (2005–pres) | |
| 2011 matchup | |
| Louisiana Tech vs. TCU (TCU 31–24) | |
| 2012 matchup | |
| (TBA) | |
The Poinsettia Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that was created in 2005. The game was created by the organizers of the Holiday Bowl and is played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game is currently sponsored by the San Diego County Credit Union and is known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The second-place team from the Mountain West Conference is guaranteed a spot in this bowl through the 2014 season and will face Navy if the school is bowl eligible in 2010. A team from the Western Athletic Conference, provided it has enough bowl eligible teams, will gain an automatic bid in 2011, BYU will play in the 2012 game, and Army will play in the 2013 game if it is bowl eligible.[2]
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[edit] History
The original incarnation of the Poinsettia Bowl was as the military services championship game, pitting the Western and Eastern Military Services champions against each other. In the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl, Bolling Air Force Base defeated the San Diego Naval Training Center by a score of 35-14 on December 20, 1952. The game was held at Balboa Stadium in San Diego in a torrential downpour, before hundreds of reluctant sailors (including Hayden Fry) who were ordered to sit in the stands so that they wouldn't appear empty in the nationally televised game. Television came to terms with the NCAA the next year, making the 1952 Poinsettia Bowl the last nationally televised game between military teams other than the annual Army-Navy game. In the 1953 Poinsettia Bowl, the Quantico Marines team led by Fry lost to the Army team, the Fort Ord Warriors, a team that featured quarterback Don Heinrich and running back Ollie Matson. Fort Ord repeated as champion in 1955, the year of the fourth and final such Poinsettia Bowl.
The bowl was resurrected in the 21st century. In the week leading up to the 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen accepted an invitation to the 2008 (however, they played in the EagleBank Bowl instead), 2009, or 2010 Poinsettia Bowls if Navy was bowl eligible in those seasons. The fact that there are several naval bases in and around San Diego contributed to this decision by the independent Midshipmen.
The inaugural 2005 Poinsettia Bowl game matched Navy Midshipmen and Colorado State Rams, which Navy won 51–30. This is currently the third highest attended Poinsettia Bowl game with 36,842 in attendance.[2]
The Poinsettia Bowl announced that if Army Black Knights had become bowl-eligible in 2006, they would have been given an automatic bowl invite. The Cadets wound up with a losing record and were not invited.[3]
It was announced in July 2007 that beginning with the 2008 game, the Pac-10 would send their seventh-place team in 2008, its sixth place in 2009 and 2010, replacing the at-large team.[4]
The 2007 Poinsettia Bowl game matched the Utah Utes and the Navy Midshipmen, which Utah won by a score of 35–32. Navy made the Poinsettia Bowl, as a result of Navy's win over North Texas, a game that set a new NCAA record for most points scored in a college football game.[5] This is currently the second highest attended Poinsettia Bowl game with 39,129 in attendance.[2]
It was announced, starting with the 2008 season, and continuing through 2009, if the Pac-10 does not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its contracted bowl slots, the Poinsettia Bowl will select a WAC team to take the place of a Pac-10 team (if available).[1]
The 2008 Poinsettia Bowl game matched the #11 TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference and the #9 Boise State Broncos the Western Athletic Conference champion, which TCU won by a score of 17–16. Boise State replaced the representative from the Pac-10 as they did not have enough bowl eligible teams. This game garnered a 3.74 national television rating on ESPN, the bowl’s most watched game ever and the highest rated pre-Christmas game ever on the all-sports network.[2]
The 2009 Poinsettia Bowl game matched the #23 Utah Utes and the California Golden Bears, which Utah won 37–27.
The 2010 Poinsettia Bowl game matched the San Diego State Aztecs against the Navy Midshipmen. San Diego State won 35-14. This is currently the highest attended Poinsettia Bowl game with 48,049 in attendance.
Louisiana Tech and TCU received and accepted bids to participate in the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl.
[edit] Game results
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 1952 | Bolling AFB (USAF) | 35 | San Diego Training Center (USN) | 14 | |
| December 20, 1953 | Fort Ord (Army) | 55 | Quantico (USMC) | 19 | |
| December 19, 1954 | Fort Sill (Army) | 27 | Bolling AFB (USAF) | 6 | |
| December 17, 1955 | Fort Ord (Army) | 35 | Pensacola Naval Air Station (USN) | 13 | |
| Modern Era | |||||
| December 22, 2005 | Navy | 51 | Colorado State | 30 | notes |
| December 19, 2006 | TCU | 37 | Northern Illinois | 7 | notes |
| December 20, 2007 | Utah | 35 | Navy | 32 | notes |
| December 23, 2008 | TCU | 17 | Boise State | 16 | notes |
| December 23, 2009 | Utah | 37 | California | 27 | notes |
| December 23, 2010 | San Diego State | 35 | Navy | 14 | notes |
| December 21, 2011 | TCU | 31 | Louisiana Tech | 24 | notes |
[edit] MVPs
| Date Played | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. | |
| December 22, 2005 | Reggie Campbell | Navy | RB | Tyler Tidwell | Navy | LB |
| December 19, 2006 | Jeff Ballard | TCU | QB | Tommy Blake | TCU | DE |
| December 20, 2007 | Brian Johnson | Utah | QB | Joe Dale | Utah | DB |
| December 23, 2008 | Andy Dalton | TCU | QB | Stephen Hodge | TCU | S |
| December 23, 2009 | Jordan Wynn | Utah | QB | Stevenson Sylvester | Utah | LB |
| December 23, 2010 | Ronnie Hillman/Vincent Brown | San Diego State | RB/WR | Andrew Preston | San Diego State | DB |
| December 21, 2011 | Skye Dawson | TCU | WR | Greg McCoy | TCU | CB |
[edit] Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | TCU | 3 | 3–0 |
| T1 | Navy | 3 | 1–2 |
| 3 | Utah | 2 | 2–0 |
| T4 | San Diego State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Boise State | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | California | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Colorado State | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0–1 |
[edit] Wins by conference
| Conference | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MWC | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Independent | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| WAC | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| MAC | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| PAC-12 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
[edit] Television
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html
- ^ a b c d http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/poinsettia-bowl-announces-2010-13-conference-team-matchups.html
- ^ "SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Reaches Deal with Army". SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl. 2006-06-14. http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/sdccu-poinsettia-bowl-reaches-deal-with-army.html. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Pac-10 Committs To Play In SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl". SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl. 2007-07-22. http://www.poinsettiabowl.net/news/pac-10-commits-to-play-in-sdccu-poinsettia-bowl.html. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Navy, N. Texas score most combined points in regulation FBS game". ESPN.com (espn.go.com). November 10, 2007.
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