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Bahamas Bowl
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
File:Bahamas Bowl.jpg
StadiumThomas Robinson Stadium
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Operated2014–present
Conference tie-insConference USA (2014–present)
Mid-American Conference (2014–present)
PayoutUS$450,000 (as of 2015)[1]
Sponsors
Popeyes (2014–2016)
Elk Grove Village, Illinois (2018–present)
Former names
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (2014–2016)
2017 matchup
UAB vs. Ohio (Ohio 41–6)
2018 matchup
Teams TBD (December 21, 2018)

The Bahamas Bowl is a NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played annually in Nassau, Bahamas, at the 15,000-seat Thomas Robinson Stadium.[2] The first game, played in 2014, was the first major (FBS or historical equivalent) bowl game to be played outside the United States and Canada between two U.S. teams since the January 1, 1937, Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba.[3] That first inaugural game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference and Conference USA.[4] That conference matchup has continued annually, through the December 2017 playing of the game.[5]

From its inception to 2017, the game was sponsored by the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant franchise and officially known as the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.[6] After Restaurant Brands International acquired Popeyes in 2017, they declined to renew sponsorship. Elk Grove Village, Illinois—"home to the largest industrial park in the United States"—picked up the sponsorship in 2018, renaming the bowl as the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.[7]

Game results

Date Winning team Losing team Attendance Notes
December 24, 2014 Western Kentucky 49 Central Michigan 48 13,667 notes
December 24, 2015 Western Michigan 45 Middle Tennessee 31 13,123 notes
December 23, 2016 Old Dominion 24 Eastern Michigan 20 13,422 notes
December 22, 2017 Ohio 41 UAB 6 13,585[8] notes

MVPs

Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP
Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos.
2014 Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky QB Derik Overstreet Western Kentucky DL
2015 Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan RB Grant DePalma Western Michigan LB
2016 Ray Lawry Old Dominion RB TJ Ricks Old Dominion LB
2017 Dorian Brown Ohio RB Javon Hagan Ohio FS

Source: [8]

Media coverage

Television

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Sideline reporters
2014[9] ESPN Steve Levy Lou Holtz & Mark May Laura Rutledge
2015[10] ESPN Steve Levy Mack Brown & Mark May Kaylee Hartung
2016 ESPN Steve Levy Mack Brown Kaylee Hartung
2017 ESPN Steve Levy Desmond Howard Laura Rutledge

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
2014 ESPN Radio John Brickley Pete Najarian
2015 RedVoice, LLC Brian Hanni Rob Best
2016 RedVoice, LLC Brian Hanni Rob Best
2017 RedVoice, LLC Kyle Wiggs Rob Best

Most appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record
T1 Ohio 1 1–0
Old Dominion 1 1–0
Western Kentucky 1 1–0
Western Michigan 1 1–0
Central Michigan 1 0–1
Eastern Michigan 1 0–1
Middle Tennessee 1 0–1
UAB 1 0–1

Appearances by conference

Through the December 2017 playing, there have been 4 games (8 total appearances).

Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct.
T1 C-USA 4 2 2 .500
T1 MAC 4 2 2 .500

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/
  2. ^ "MAC Announces Creation of the Bahamas Bowl in 2014". Mid-American Conference. October 14, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Inaugural Bahamas Bowl set for December 24, 2014". Bahamas Bowl Communications. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "It's Conference USA Against the MAC In The Inaugural Bahamas Bowl". Bahamas Bowl Communications. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "Participating Conferences". bahamasbowl.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Popeyes Announced as Title Sponsor of Popeyes Bahamas Bowl". Bahamas Bowl Communications. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "Elk Grove Village announced as Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl title sponsor". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Bahamas Bowl Communications (December 22, 2017). "2017 Bahamas Bowl Postgame Notes". bahamasbowl.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "ESPN College Football – Bowl Schedule and Commentators, College GameDay, College Football Awards, Division I Football Championship and More". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. ^ "College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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