Frisco Bowl

The Frisco Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Frisco, Texas, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, and chooses another team at-large.

Frisco Bowl
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
Operated2017–present
Conference tie-insThe American
PayoutUS$650,000 (2019)[1]
Preceded byMiami Beach Bowl
Sponsors
DXL (2017–2018)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe (2019–2021)
Scooter's Coffee (2023–present)
Former names
DXL Frisco Bowl (2017–2018)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (2019–2021)
2021 matchup
UTSA vs. San Diego State
(San Diego State 38–24)
2022 matchup
Boise State vs. North Texas (Boise State 35–32)

DXL was the bowl's inaugural sponsor from 2017 to 2018, followed by Tropical Smoothie Cafe from 2019 to 2021, and Scooter's Coffee in 2023.

History

Toyota Stadium during the 2017 Frisco Bowl

On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl—which had been owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference (The American)—had been sold to ESPN Events and that it would relocate to Frisco, Texas, to be played in Toyota Stadium starting in the 2017 season.[2] On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Destination XL Group, a retailer specializing in big and tall menswear, had signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the bowl.[3] On December 3, 2017, SMU and Louisiana Tech were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl.[4] In 2019, Tropical Smoothie Cafe became the new title sponsor.[5] In 2023, Scooter's Coffee became the new title sponsor.[6]

The 2020 Frisco Bowl was originally set to be contested by the SMU Mustangs, from The American, and the UTSA Roadrunners, from Conference USA.[7][8] The game was slated to be the first matchup between the two teams.[9] Two days after the matchup was announced, the 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns with the SMU football team.[10][11]

Conference tie-ins

Initial planning had been to have teams from The American face a Sun Belt opponent in 2017 and 2019, and face a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent in 2018.[2] In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American and Conference USA (C-USA).

The Frisco Bowl then secured an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, with opponents to be selected at-large. The 2018 matchup featured teams from the MAC and Mountain West, as The American was unable to provide a team, due to its champion, UCF, receiving a New Year's Six bowl bid.[12] MAC and Mountain West teams again met in 2019,[13] as The American's champion, Memphis, again received a New Year's Six bid.

Game results

Rankings per AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance Notes
December 20, 2017Louisiana Tech51SMU1014,419notes
December 19, 2018Ohio27San Diego State011,029notes
December 20, 2019Kent State51Utah State4112,120notes
December 19, 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
December 21, 2021San Diego State38No. 24 UTSA2415,801notes
December 17, 2022Boise State35North Texas3212,211notes

Source:[14]

MVPs

Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Ref.
Player College Position Player College Position
2017J'Mar SmithLouisiana TechQBAmik RobertsonLouisiana TechCB[15]
2018A. J. OuelletteOhioRBEvan CroutchOhioLB[16]
2019Dustin CrumKent StateQBQwuantrezz KnightKent StateDB[17]
2021Jesse MatthewsSan Diego StateWRCJ BaskervilleSan Diego StateS[18]
2022Taylen GreenBoise StateQBEzekial NoaBoise StateLB[19]

Appearances by team

Updated through the December 2022 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).

Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct.
1 [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] 21–1.500
2 [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]] 11–01.000
[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] 11–01.000
[[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]] 11–01.000
[[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] 11–01.000
[[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] 10–1.000
[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] 10–1.000
[[Utah State Aggies football|Utah State]] 10–1.000
[[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA]] 10–1.000

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2022 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
Mountain West4220.5002021, 20222018, 2019
C-USA3120.33320172021, 2022
MAC2201.0002018, 2019 
The American1010.000 2017

Game records

Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 51, shared by:
Louisiana Tech vs. SMU
Kent State vs. Utah State

2017
2019
Most points scored (losing team) 41, Utah State vs. Kent State 2019
Most points scored (both teams) 92, Kent State vs. Utah State 2019
Fewest points allowed 0, San Diego State vs. Ohio 2018
Largest margin of victory 41, Louisiana Tech vs. SMU 2017
Total yards 550, Kent State vs. Utah State 2019
Rushing yards 318, Boise State vs. North Texas 2022
Passing yards 333, San Diego State vs. UTSA 2021
First downs 31, San Diego State vs. UTSA 2021
Fewest yards allowed 287, Ohio vs. San Diego State 2018
Fewest rushing yards allowed 117, San Diego State vs. UTSA 2021
Fewest passing yards allowed 127, Louisiana Tech vs. SMU 2017
Individual Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards256, Taylen Green (Boise State)2022
Touchdowns (all-purpose)3, Taylen Green (Boise State)2022
Rushing yards178, Ashton Jeanty (Boise State)2022
Rushing touchdowns2, shared by:
Nathan Rourke (Ohio)
Taylen Green (Boise State)
Ikaika Ragsdale (North Texas)

2018
2022
Passing yards333, Lucas Johnson (San Diego State)2021
Passing touchdowns3, shared by:
J'Mar Smith (Louisiana Tech)
Jordan Love (Utah State)
Lucas Johnson (San Diego State)

2017
2019
2021
Receptions11, Jesse Matthews (San Diego State)2021
Receiving yards175, Jesse Matthews (San Diego State)2021
Receiving touchdowns2, shared by:
Teddy Veal (Louisiana Tech)
Siaosi Mariner (Utah State)
Jesse Matthews (San Diego State)

2017
2019
2021
Tackles14, Troy Lefeged Jr. (Utah State)2019
Sacks2, Nick Heninger (Utah State)2019
Interceptions1, multiple players
Long Plays Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run57 yds., Deven Thompkins (Utah State)2019
Touchdown pass78 yds., Dustin Crum to Isaiah McKoy (Kent State)2019
Kickoff return65 yds,, Jaqwis Dancy (Louisiana Tech)2017
Punt return30 yds., Kylan Nelson (Ohio)2018
Interception return52 yds., Ezekiel Noa (Boise State)2022
Fumble return8 yds., Eric Kendzior (Louisiana Tech)2017
Punt51 yds., Davan Dyer (Louisiana Tech)2017
Field goal45 yds., Dominik Eberle (Utah State)2019

Media coverage

Television

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Sideline reporters
2017 ESPN Mike Couzens John Congemi Kris Budden
2018 Kevin Brown Andre Ware
2019 ESPN2 Anish Shroff John Congemi
2021 ESPN Clay Matvick Rocky Boiman Tiffany Blackmon
2022 Dave Neal Deuce McAllister Andraya Carter

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Sideline reporters
2017 Gameday Radio Brian Estridge John Denton Elvis Gallegos
2018 Landry Burdine Melanie Newman
2019 Elvis Gallegos
2021 Bowl Season Radio Toby Rowland Gabe Ikard Chris Mycoskie

References

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