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==Stadium==
==Stadium==
[[File:TropGround.jpg|thumb|right|Tropicana Field]]
[[File:TropGround.jpg|thumb|right|Tropicana Field]]
Since [[Tropicana Field]] was originally designed for [[baseball]], the football gridiron is arranged along the right field line, from home plate to the foul pole. The game is one of three to take place in a baseball-only stadium among current post-season football contests; the others are the [[Fight Hunger Bowl]], played at [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]'s [[AT&T Park]], the home of the [[San Francisco Giants]] (the game will be moving to [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California]] beginning in 2014), and the [[Pinstripe Bowl]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York]] at [[Yankee Stadium]], home of the [[New York Yankees]]. Between 2000 and 2005, the [[Insight Bowl]] was played at the home of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Chase Field]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] after being moved from [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], while the [[2001 Seattle Bowl]] was played at [[Safeco Field]] while [[CenturyLink Field]] was being built on the site of the [[Kingdome]]. Original plans had the [[Military Bowl]] in Washington being played at [[Nationals Park]], but the game was played at [[RFK Stadium]] during the years that Washington hosted it (the Military Bowl has since moved to the [[United States Naval Academy]] in Annapolis, Maryland).
Since [[Tropicana Field]] was originally designed for [[baseball]], the football gridiron is arranged along the right field line, from home plate to the foul pole. The game is one of three to take place in a baseball-only stadium among current post-season football contests; the others are the [[Fight Hunger Bowl]], played at [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]'s [[AT&T Park]], the home of the [[San Francisco Giants]] (the game will be moving to [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California]] beginning in 2014), and the [[Pinstripe Bowl]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York]] at [[Yankee Stadium]], home of the [[New York Yankees]]. Between 2000 and 2005, the [[Insight Bowl]] was played at the home of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Chase Field]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] after being moved from [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], while the [[2001 Seattle Bowl]] was played at [[Safeco Field]] while [[CenturyLink Field]] was being built on the site of the [[Kingdome]]. Original plans had the [[Military Bowl]] in Washington being played at [[Nationals Park]], but the game was played at [[RFK Stadium]] during the years that Washington hosted it (the Military Bowl has since moved to the [[United States Naval Academy]] in Annapolis, Maryland). Three other bowls, the [[International Bowl]], the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]], and the [[Chick-fil-A Bowl]], were also played in baseball stadiums, but Toronto's [[Rogers Centre]] (the home of the defunct International Bowl), Houston's [[Astrodome]] (home of the Bluebonnet Bowl) and Atlanta's [[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium|Fulton County Stadium]] (home of the then-Peach Bowl]]) were [[multi-purpose stadium|purposely built]] to house both baseball and football.


==Game results==
==Game results==

Revision as of 07:02, 7 December 2013

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
(Formerly St. Petersburg Bowl)
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StadiumTropicana Field
LocationSt. Petersburg, Florida
Operated2008- present
Conference tie-insThe American, C-USA
Alternates: MAC, Sun Belt
PayoutUS$500,000 [1]
Sponsors
magicJack (2008)
Beef O'Brady's (2009-present)
Former names
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl (2008)
St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef 'O' Brady's (2009)
2011 matchup
FIU vs. Marshall (Marshall 20–10)
2012 matchup
Ball State vs. UCF (December 21, 2012)

The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl (formerly the St. Petersburg Bowl) is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, since 2008. It was first played known as the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, after corporate sponsor magicJack. When Beef O'Brady's became the sponsor in 2009, the official name was changed to the St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef 'O' Brady's. The bowl game features teams from The American and Conference USA (the former of which has many past members of the latter), unless one of the conferences does not have enough bowl eligible teams, in which case the MAC or Sun Belt Conference are eligible to send a team.

History

The Beef O' Brady's Bowl is the third college bowl game to be played in the Tampa Bay area; both the long-defunct Cigar Bowl and the ongoing Outback Bowl have been held across the bay in Tampa.

On April 30, 2008, the NCAA's Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee approved a to-be-named bowl for Tropicana Field to be played after the 2008 college football season.[2] On November 25, 2008, ESPN Regional Television, the game's owner, announced a one-year title sponsorship agreement with magicJack.[3]

The inaugural game was played on Dec 20, 2008, between the South Florida Bulls and Memphis Tigers, with the USF Bulls winning by a score of 41–14. USF Quarterback Matt Grothe was named Most Outstanding Player, after throwing for 236 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 83 yards on 15 carries.

Both the UCF Knights and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights accepted bids to play in the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl on December 19, 2009. On December 9, 2009, the bowl's name was changed to the St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef O'Brady's after the restaurant chain obtained a title sponsorship.[4] In the second St. Petersburg Bowl, Rutgers defeated Central Florida 45-24.

The 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's bowl pitted the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the Louisville Cardinals on December 21, 2010. It was the 29th meeting between former Conference USA rivals.[5] After falling behind 14–0 and 21–7, Louisville came back to win their sixth contest in a row against Southern Miss, 31–28 [6]

The 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl featured the first Sun Belt conference team to play in the game, as Florida International lost 20-10 to Marshall (Conference USA). This was the first time that the Big East was unable to send a team to the game. FIU joined Marshall in C-USA in 2013, both will compete in the conference's East Division for football.

Stadium

Tropicana Field

Since Tropicana Field was originally designed for baseball, the football gridiron is arranged along the right field line, from home plate to the foul pole. The game is one of three to take place in a baseball-only stadium among current post-season football contests; the others are the Fight Hunger Bowl, played at San Francisco's AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants (the game will be moving to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California beginning in 2014), and the Pinstripe Bowl in The Bronx, New York at Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees. Between 2000 and 2005, the Insight Bowl was played at the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona after being moved from Tucson, while the 2001 Seattle Bowl was played at Safeco Field while CenturyLink Field was being built on the site of the Kingdome. Original plans had the Military Bowl in Washington being played at Nationals Park, but the game was played at RFK Stadium during the years that Washington hosted it (the Military Bowl has since moved to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland). Three other bowls, the International Bowl, the Bluebonnet Bowl, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl, were also played in baseball stadiums, but Toronto's Rogers Centre (the home of the defunct International Bowl), Houston's Astrodome (home of the Bluebonnet Bowl) and Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium (home of the then-Peach Bowl]]) were purposely built to house both baseball and football.

Game results

Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance Notes
December 20, 2008 South Florida 41 Memphis 14 25,205 Notes
December 19, 2009 Rutgers 45 UCF 24 28,793 Notes
December 21, 2010 Louisville 31 Southern Miss 28 20,017 Notes
December 20, 2011 Marshall 20 FIU 10 20,072 Notes
December 21, 2012 UCF 38 Ball State 17 21,759 Notes

MVPs

Year MVP(s) Team Position
2008 Matt Grothe USF QB
2009 Mohamed Sanu Rutgers WR
2010 Jeremy Wright Louisville RB
2011 Aaron Dobson Marshall WR
2012 Blake Bortles UCF QB

Most appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record
1 UCF 2 1–1
T2 Louisville 1 1–0
T2 Marshall 1 1–0
T2 Rutgers 1 1–0
T2 South Florida 1 1–0
T2 Ball State 1 0–1
T2 FIU 1 0–1
T2 Memphis 1 0–1
T2 Southern Miss 1 0–1

Wins by conference

Conference Wins Losses Pct.
Big East/American 3 0 1.000
C-USA 2 3 .400
MAC 0 1 .000
Sun Belt 0 1 .000

Game records

Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored 45, Rutgers vs. UCF 2009
Fewest points allowed 10, Marshall vs. Florida International 2011
Margin of victory 27, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
First downs 29, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
Rushing yards 232, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
Passing yards 401, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
Total yards 496, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
Individual Player, Team Year
Points scored 12, many times (Last: Rakeem Cato, Marshall) 2010
Passing touchdowns 3, Matt Grothe, South Florida 2008
Rushing yards 83, Matt Grothe, South Florida 2008
Passing yards 294, Tom Savage, Rutgers 2009
Receiving Yards 99, Tim Brown, Rutgers 2009

Former logos

References

  1. ^ http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html
  2. ^ NCAA committee approves 34 football bowl games The Associated Press, ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. Accessed April 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "No longer St. Pete Bowl" from Tampa Tribune, 2008-11-25, retrieved 2008-12-02
  4. ^ *"Beef O Brady's Sponsorship Press Release" 2009-12-09, retrieved 2009-12-13
  5. ^ [1]"Golden Eagles to Face Louisville in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl" 2010-12-05, retrieved 2010-12-05]
  6. ^ http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/louisville-holds-on-for-31-28-win-over-southern-miss-in-beef-o-bradys-bowl/1141414
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