Foster Farms Bowl
| Foster Farms Bowl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | Levi's Stadium |
| Location | Santa Clara, California |
| Previous stadiums | AT&T Park (2002–2013) |
| Previous locations | San Francisco, California (2002–2013) |
| Operated | 2002–present |
| Conference tie-ins |
Pac-12 (2006–present) Big Ten (2014–present) |
| Previous conference tie-ins |
ACC (2005–2010) Army (2011) Navy (2012) BYU (2013) |
| Payout |
US$1,000,000 (Pac-12) (As of 2013) US$850,000 (Army, Navy, BYU, or Alternates) (As of 2013)[1] |
| Sponsors | |
| Former names | |
|
San Francisco Bowl (2002) Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl (2002–2003) Emerald Bowl (2004–2009) Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (2010–2012) Fight Hunger Bowl (2013) | |
| 2015 matchup | |
| Nebraska vs. UCLA (Nebraska 37–29) | |
The Foster Farms Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 2002. The game is currently sponsored by the Foster Farms poultry company. It was previously known as the Fight Hunger Bowl in 2013, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl from 2010 to 2012 due to its sponsorship by Kraft Foods, as the Emerald Bowl from 2004 to 2009, and as the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl from 2002 to 2003, in recognition of the corporate title sponsor, Diamond Foods.[2]
From 2002 to 2013, the annual game was played at 40,800-seat AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco, California. Starting in 2014, it has been played at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, California.[3]
History
In 2010, Kraft Foods became the sponsor of the bowl and announced the new name, which the corporation launched as part of a broader hunger relief program.[4] According to Sports Illustrated, the executive director of the bowl, Gary Cavalli, was paid a $377,475 salary in 2009.[5] Mondelēz International continued to support the game and the program related with Feeding America in 2013.
As of August 2014, the bowl's official website listed the game's name as the San Francisco Bowl once again.[6] However, on November 11, 2014, it was announced that the San Francisco Bowl Game Association had reached a multi-year naming rights deal with Northern California-based poultry company Foster Farms, giving the bowl its current name.[7]
On July 12, 2016, the San Francisco 49ers NFL team announced that it had taken over management of the Foster Farms Bowl from the San Francisco Bowl Game Association, and also announced a new, four-year broadcast rights deal with Fox Sports (replacing ESPN).[8]
Field configuration
Because AT&T Park was not normally used for football, the arrangement of the playing field required both teams to be on the same sideline, separated by a barrier at the 50-yard line. The field ran southwest-to-northeast in this configuration, with the south end zone along the first base line, and the north meeting near the left field wall to place optimum seating along the third base grandstand, and some temporary bleacher seating in center field.
Matchups
The Fight Hunger Bowl had a contract to host the Pac-12's sixth-place team during the 2010 through 2013 seasons. There were multiple contracts that will determined the opponent. In 2011, the Pac-12 team's opponent was Illinois, replacing Army, which did not achieve bowl eligibility; in 2012, it was Navy; and in 2013, it was BYU. Had these teams not qualified for bowl eligibility, they would have been replaced by teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) or the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Beginning with the 2014 season, teams come from the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences.[9]
Game results
| Name | Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 San Francisco Bowl | December 31, 2002 | Virginia Tech | 20 | Air Force | 13 |
| 2003 San Francisco Bowl | December 31, 2003 | Boston College | 35 | Colorado State | 21 |
| 2004 Emerald Bowl | December 30, 2004[10] | Navy | 34 | New Mexico | 19 |
| 2005 Emerald Bowl | December 29, 2005[11] | Utah | 38 | Georgia Tech | 10 |
| 2006 Emerald Bowl | December 27, 2006 | Florida State | 44 | UCLA | 27 |
| 2007 Emerald Bowl | December 28, 2007 | Oregon State | 21 | Maryland | 14 |
| 2008 Emerald Bowl | December 27, 2008 | California | 24 | Miami (FL) | 17 |
| 2009 Emerald Bowl | December 26, 2009 | USC | 24 | Boston College | 13 |
| 2010 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | January 9, 2011 | Nevada | 20 | Boston College | 13 |
| 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | December 31, 2011 | Illinois | 20 | UCLA | 14 |
| 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | December 29, 2012 | Arizona State | 62 | Navy | 28 |
| 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl | December 27, 2013 | Washington | 31 | BYU | 16 |
| 2014 Foster Farms Bowl | December 30, 2014 | Stanford | 45 | Maryland | 21 |
| 2015 Foster Farms Bowl | December 26, 2015 | Nebraska | 37 | UCLA | 29 |
MVPs
| Date played | MVPs | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2002 | Bryan Randall | Virginia Tech | QB |
| Anthony Schlegel | Air Force | LB | |
| December 31, 2003 | Derrick Knight | Boston College | RB |
| T. J. Stancil | Boston College | FS | |
| December 30, 2004 | Aaron Polanco | Navy | QB |
| Vaughn Keley | Navy | CB | |
| December 29, 2005 | Travis LaTendresse | Utah | WR |
| Eric Weddle | Utah | CB | |
| December 27, 2006 | Lorenzo Booker | Florida State | RB |
| Tony Carter | Florida State | CB | |
| December 28, 2007 | Yvenson Bernard | Oregon State | RB |
| Derrick Doggett | Oregon State | LB | |
| December 27, 2008 | Jahvid Best | California | RB |
| Zack Follett | California | LB | |
| December 26, 2009 | Damian Williams | USC | WR |
| Luke Kuechly | Boston College | LB | |
| January 9, 2011 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | WR |
| Luke Kuechly | Boston College | LB | |
| December 31, 2011 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | QB |
| Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | DB | |
| December 29, 2012 | Marion Grice | Arizona State | RB |
| Will Sutton | Arizona State | DT | |
| December 27, 2013 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | RB |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | Washington | DE | |
| December 30, 2014 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | QB |
| James Vaughters | Stanford | LB | |
| December 26, 2015 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | QB |
| Jaleel Wadood | UCLA | S |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Boston College | 3 | 1–2 |
| T1 | UCLA | 3 | 0–3 |
| T3 | Navy | 2 | 1–1 |
| T3 | Maryland | 2 | 0–2 |
| T4 | Arizona State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | California | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Florida State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Illinois | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Nebraska | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Nevada | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Oregon State | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Stanford | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | USC | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Utah | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Washington | 1 | 1–0 |
| T4 | Air Force | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | BYU | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Colorado State | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 0–1 |
| T4 | New Mexico | 1 | 0–1 |
Results by conference
| Conference | Record | Pct Win |
|---|---|---|
| The American[n 1] | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Big Ten | 2–1 | .667 |
| Pac-12 | 6–3 | .667 |
| Independents | 1–2 | .333 |
| Mountain West | 1–3 | .250 |
| ACC | 1–5 | .167 |
- ↑ Following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines, the FBS schools reorganized as the new American Athletic Conference, which retains the charter of the original Big East.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ "Fight Hunger Bowl Official Athletic Site". Kraftbowl.org. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ↑ McMurphy, Brett (November 11, 2014). "Fight Hunger Bowl Changes Name to Foster Farms Bowl", ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Eye On Football". CBSSports.com. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ↑ "Kraft Foods to sponsor San Francisco Bowl Game" (Press release). Kraft Foods. April 15, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ↑ Murphy, Austin, and Dan Wetzel, "Does It Matter?", Sports Illustrated, 15 November 2010, p. 45.
- ↑ http://sfbowl.org/SplashPage.dbml?SPLASH_AD_ID=1334556
- ↑ "Foster Farms Bowl". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Assume Management of Foster Farms Bowl at Levi's® Stadium". 49ers.com. Forty Niners Football Company LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Bay Area Bowl will feature Pac-12 vs. BIG TEN matchup, Fight Hunger Bowl, June 24, 2013
- ↑ Navy took the place of a Pac-10 team as their conference did not have enough bowl-eligible teams.
- ↑ Because the Pac-10 did not have enough teams to qualify, Georgia Tech from the ACC was named the replacement.
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