Cactus Bowl
| Cactus Bowl | |
|---|---|
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| Stadium | Mountain America Stadium |
| Location | Tempe, Arizona |
| Previous stadiums | Arizona Stadium (1989–1999) Bank One Ballpark (2000–2005) Sun Devil Stadium (2006–2015) Chase Field (2016–2025) |
| Previous locations | Tucson, Arizona (1989–1999) Phoenix, Arizona (2000–2005, 2016–2025) Tempe, Arizona (2006–2015) |
| Operated | 1989–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Big 12, Big Ten |
| Previous conference tie-ins | WAC (1990–1997) Big 12 (1998–2001) Big East (1998–2005) Pac-10 (2002–2005, 2013–2019) Big 12 (2006–2013) Big Ten (2006–2013) |
| Payout | US$1,625,560 (2019)[1] |
| Website | cactusbowl |
| Sponsors | |
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| Former names | |
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| 2025 matchup | |
| New Mexico vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 20–17OT) | |
The Cactus Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played in the state of Arizona since 1989, under several different names.
Played as the Copper Bowl from inception through 1996, it was known as the Insight.com Bowl from 1997 through 2001, then the Insight Bowl from 2002 through 2011, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl for 2012 and 2013, and the Cactus Bowl for the 2014 through 2017 seasons. In 2018 and 2019, the game was known as the Cheez-It Bowl.[a] The game was known as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl from 2020 until 2023 and then the Rate Bowl for the 2024 and 2025 playings. In 2026, the Fiesta Sports Foundation announced the game would rebrand back to the Cactus Bowl name.[2]
The bowl has been contested at three different venues in three different cities in Arizona. The first 11 editions were held at Arizona Stadium[b] in Tucson. The 12th through 17th and 27th through 36th editions were held at Chase Field[c] in Phoenix. The 18th through 26th editions were held in Tempe at the venue now known as Mountain America Stadium,[d] with the bowl announced to return to this venue in December 2026 for the 37th edition.
History
[edit]"Cactus Bowl" had been the originally planned name for what became the Copper Bowl in 1989.[3] The game was played under the Copper Bowl name through 1996, after which title sponsorship rights were assumed by Insight Enterprises, which self-titled the game from 1997 through 2011. In 2012, restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings became the sponsor and self-titled the game for two years.[4] Buffalo Wild Wings declined to renew sponsorship following the 2013 game,[5] at which time organizers opted to rename the game "Cactus Bowl" rather than reverting to the Copper Bowl name. There had been a Texas-based Cactus Bowl played in Division II, but that game was discontinued after 2011. For 2014, TicketCity sponsored the new Cactus Bowl,[6] and Motel 6 became the sponsor in 2015.[7] In 2018, Kellogg's became the sponsor and rebranded the bowl, naming it after its cheese cracker brand, Cheez-It.[8] In May 2020, the Cactus Bowl name returned, as Cheez-It sponsorship moved to what had been known as the Camping World Bowl played in Orlando, Florida.[9] Guaranteed Rate signed on as the title sponsor of the game, renaming it as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.[10] In October 2024, the game became the Rate Bowl as part of a company rebrand.[11]
When the bowl was founded, it was played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, on the campus of the University of Arizona. In 2000, the organizers moved the game from Tucson to Phoenix. There, it was played at what became known as Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. For the 2006 season, the bowl moved a second time. After the annual Fiesta Bowl left Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe to play in University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, the bowl (then still known as the Insight Bowl) was relocated there as a permanent replacement. The bowl returned to its previous home at Chase Field in Phoenix for the January 2016 event, due to renovation work at Sun Devil Stadium that was expected to last at least three off-seasons until the 2025 season. In 2026, in addition to a name change, it was announced that the game would move back to Mountain America Stadium (formerly known as Sun Devil Stadium) in Tempe.
For the first three playings of the Copper Bowl, TBS carried the game. Beginning in 1992 and continuing until the 2005 playing, the game aired on ESPN. After a four-year hiatus, during which NFL Network carried the game, ESPN regained the rights beginning in 2010.
The 2006 game set a record (since tied in the 2016 Alamo Bowl) for the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I FBS bowl history,[12] as Texas Tech came back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Minnesota in overtime, 44–41.
The 2020 edition of the bowl was cancelled on December 20, 2020, due to an insufficient number of teams available to fill all 2020–21 bowl games, after a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Conference tie-ins
[edit]Before 2006, the game mainly featured teams from the Pac-10, Western Athletic Conference, Big 12, and old Big East conferences. From 2006 to 2013, it began featuring an annual matchup between teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12. Starting with the 2015 game, it featured a matchup between Pac-12 and Big 12 teams. Teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Mountain West Conference have also competed, along with teams from the now defunct Southwest Conference and Big Eight, and one independent school (Notre Dame in 2004). In July 2019, the bowl announced tie-ins with the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences, starting with the 2020 season and continuing through the 2025 season.[14] The press release for the 2026 edition also noted a Big Ten and Big 12 matchup, without specifying an additional duration to these tie-ins.[15]
Game results
[edit]All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
| No. | Date | Bowl name | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 31, 1989 | Copper Bowl | Arizona | 17 | NC State | 10 | 37,237 |
| 2 | December 31, 1990 | Copper Bowl | California | 17 | Wyoming | 15 | 36,340 |
| 3 | December 31, 1991 | Copper Bowl | Indiana | 24 | Baylor | 0 | 35,751 |
| 4 | December 29, 1992 | Copper Bowl | No 18 Washington State | 31 | Utah | 28 | 40,826 |
| 5 | December 29, 1993 | Copper Bowl | No. 20 Kansas State | 52 | Wyoming | 17 | 49,075 |
| 6 | December 29, 1994 | Copper Bowl | No. 22 BYU | 31 | Oklahoma | 6 | 45,122 |
| 7 | December 27, 1995 | Copper Bowl | Texas Tech | 55 | Air Force | 41 | 41,004 |
| 8 | December 27, 1996 | Copper Bowl | Wisconsin | 38 | Utah | 10 | 42,122 |
| 9 | December 27, 1997 | Insight.com Bowl | Arizona | 20 | New Mexico | 14 | 49,385 |
| 10 | December 26, 1998 | Insight.com Bowl | No. 23 Missouri | 34 | West Virginia | 31 | 36,147 |
| 11 | December 31, 1999 | Insight.com Bowl | Colorado | 62 | No. 25 Boston College | 28 | 35,762 |
| 12 | December 28, 2000 | Insight.com Bowl | Iowa State | 37 | Pittsburgh | 29 | 41,813 |
| 13 | December 29, 2001 | Insight.com Bowl | No. 18 Syracuse | 26 | Kansas State | 3 | 40,028 |
| 14 | December 26, 2002 | Insight Bowl | No. 24 Pittsburgh | 38 | Oregon State | 13 | 40,533 |
| 15 | December 26, 2003 | Insight Bowl | California | 52 | Virginia Tech | 49 | 42,364 |
| 16 | December 28, 2004 | Insight Bowl | Oregon State | 38 | Notre Dame | 21 | 45,917 |
| 17 | December 27, 2005 | Insight Bowl | Arizona State | 45 | Rutgers | 40 | 43,536 |
| 18 | December 29, 2006 | Insight Bowl | Texas Tech | 44 | Minnesota | 41 (OT) | 48,391 |
| 19 | December 31, 2007 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma State | 49 | Indiana | 33 | 48,892 |
| 20 | December 31, 2008 | Insight Bowl | Kansas | 42 | Minnesota | 21 | 49,103 |
| 21 | December 31, 2009 | Insight Bowl | Iowa State | 14 | Minnesota | 13 | 45,090 |
| 22 | December 28, 2010 | Insight Bowl | Iowa | 27 | No. 14 Missouri | 24 | 53,453 |
| 23 | December 30, 2011 | Insight Bowl | No. 19 Oklahoma | 31 | Iowa | 14 | 54,247 |
| 24 | December 29, 2012 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Michigan State | 17 | TCU | 16 | 44,617 |
| 25 | December 28, 2013 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Kansas State | 31 | Michigan | 14 | 53,284 |
| 26 | January 2, 2015 | Cactus Bowl | Oklahoma State | 30 | Washington | 22 | 35,409 |
| 27 | January 2, 2016 | Cactus Bowl | West Virginia | 43 | Arizona State | 42 | 39,321 |
| 28 | December 27, 2016 | Cactus Bowl | Baylor | 31 | Boise State | 12 | 33,328 |
| 29 | December 26, 2017 | Cactus Bowl | Kansas State | 35 | UCLA | 17 | 32,859 |
| 30 | December 26, 2018 | Cheez-It Bowl | TCU | 10 | California | 7 (OT) | 33,121 |
| 31 | December 27, 2019 | Cheez-It Bowl | No. 24 Air Force | 31 | Washington State | 21 | 34,105 |
| — | December 26, 2020 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Canceled: insufficient number of teams available[16] | ||||
| 32 | December 28, 2021 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Minnesota | 18 | West Virginia | 6 | 21,220 |
| 33 | December 27, 2022 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Wisconsin | 24 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 23,187 |
| 34 | December 26, 2023 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Kansas | 49 | UNLV | 36 | 26,478 |
| 35 | December 26, 2024 | Rate Bowl | Kansas State | 44 | Rutgers | 41 | 21,659 |
| 36 | December 26, 2025 | Rate Bowl | Minnesota | 20 | New Mexico | 17 (OT) | 27,439 |
| 37 | December 26, 2026 | Cactus Bowl | |||||
Source:[17]
- Games 1–11 (copper) played in Tucson at Arizona Stadium
- Games 12–17 (silver) played in Phoenix at Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field)
- Games 18–26 (yellow) played in Tempe at Sun Devil Stadium (now Mountain America Stadium)
- Games 27–36 (silver) played in Phoenix at Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark)
- Games 37–present (yellow) played in Tempe at Mountain America Stadium (formerly Sun Devil Stadium)
MVPs
[edit]Two MVPs are selected for each game; one an offensive player, the other a defensive player.[18]
| Game | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |
| 1989 | Shane Montgomery | North Carolina State | QB | Scott Geyer | Arizona | DB |
| 1990 | Mike Pawlawski | California | QB | Robert Midgett | Wyoming | LB |
| 1991 | Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | TB | Mark Hagen | Indiana | LB |
| 1992 | Drew Bledsoe | Washington State | QB | Kareem Leary | Utah | DB |
| 1993 | Andre Coleman | Kansas State | WR | Kenny McEntyre | Kansas State | CB |
| 1994 | Jamal Willis | BYU | RB | Broderick Simpson | Oklahoma | LB |
| 1995 | Zebbie Lethridge | Texas Tech | QB | Mickey Dalton | Air Force | CB |
| 1996 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | RB | Tarek Saleh | Wisconsin | LB |
| 1997 | Trung Canidate | Arizona | RB | Jimmy Sprotte | Arizona | LB |
| 1998 | Marc Bulger | West Virginia | QB | Jeff Marriott | Missouri | DT |
| 1999 | Cortlen Johnson | Colorado | RB | Jashon Sykes | Colorado | LB |
| 2000 | Sage Rosenfels | Iowa State | QB | Reggie Hayward | Iowa State | DE |
| 2001 | James Mungro | Syracuse | RB | Clifton Smith | Syracuse | LB |
| 2002 | Brandon Miree | Pittsburgh | TB | Claude Harriott | Pittsburgh | DL |
| 2003 | Aaron Rodgers | California | QB | Ryan Gutierrez | California | FS |
| 2004 | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | QB | Trent Bray | Oregon State | LB |
| 2005 | Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | QB | Jamar Williams | Arizona State | LB |
| 2006 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB | Antonio Huffman | Texas Tech | CB |
| 2007 | Zac Robinson | Oklahoma State | QB | Donovan Woods | Oklahoma State | S |
| 2008 | Dezmon Briscoe | Kansas | WR | James Holt | Kansas | LB |
| 2009 | Alexander Robinson | Iowa State | RB | Christopher Lyle | Iowa State | DE |
| 2010 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | RB | Micah Hyde | Iowa | DB |
| 2011 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | QB | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | DB |
| 2012 | Le'Veon Bell | Michigan State | RB | William Gholston | Michigan State | DE |
| 2013 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas State | WR | Dante Barnett | Kansas State | DB |
| 2015 | Desmond Roland | Oklahoma State | RB | Seth Jacobs | Oklahoma State | LB |
| 2016 (Jan.) | Skyler Howard | West Virginia | QB | Shaq Petteway | West Virginia | LB |
| 2016 (Dec.) | KD Cannon | Baylor | WR | Tyrone Hunt | Baylor | DE |
| 2017 | Alex Delton | Kansas State | QB | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas State | S |
| 2018 | Sewo Olonilua | TCU | RB | Jaylinn Hawkins | California | S |
| 2019 | Kadin Remsberg | Air Force | RB | Grant Donaldson | Air Force | OLB |
| 2021 | Ky Thomas | Minnesota | RB | Tyler Nubin | Minnesota | S |
| 2022 | Braelon Allen | Wisconsin | RB | Jordan Turner | Wisconsin | LB |
| 2023 | Jason Bean | Kansas | QB | Kenny Logan | Kansas | S |
| 2024 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas State | RB | Austin Moore | Kansas State | LB |
| 2025 | Jalen Smith | Minnesota | WR | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | DL |
Sportsmanship award
[edit]The bowl awarded a sportsmanship award for the 2001 through January 2016 games.[18]
| Game | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Terry Pierce | Kansas State | LB |
| 2002 | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | QB |
| 2003 | Doug Easlick | Virginia Tech | FB |
| 2004 | Derek Curry | Notre Dame | LB |
| 2005 | Ryan Neill | Rutgers | DE |
| 2006 | Dominic Jones | Minnesota | DB |
| 2007 | Jonathan "Josh" Sandberg | Indiana | OG |
| 2008 | Jack Simmons | Minnesota | TE |
| 2009 | D.J. Burris | Minnesota | OG |
| 2010 | Tim Barnes | Missouri | C |
| 2011 | Tyler Nielsen | Iowa | LB |
| 2012 | Tayo Fabuluje | TCU | OT |
| 2013 | Devin Funchess | Michigan | WR |
| 2015 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | DE |
| 2016 (Jan.) | D. J. Foster | Arizona State | RB |
Most appearances
[edit]|
Updated through the December 2025 edition (36 games, 72 total appearances).
|
 As of 2023[update], Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF are the only current Big 12 schools that have not played in this bowl, albeit some while having previous conference affiliations. Eight of the current Big 12 schools have appeared multiple times. Former Big 12 member Missouri has appeared in the bowl, but former Big 12 members Nebraska, Texas and Texas A&M have not. |
- Teams with a single appearance
Won (4): BYU, Colorado, Michigan State, Syracuse
Lost (9): Boise State, Boston College, Michigan, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, UCLA, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Washington
Appearances by conference
[edit]Updated through the December 2025 edition (36 games, 72 total appearances).
| Conference | Record | Appearances by season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | W | L | Win pct. | Won | Lost | |
| Big 12 | 21 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 | 2001, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022 |
| Big Ten | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1991, 1996, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2025 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2024 |
| Pac-12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005 | 2002, 2014*, 2015*, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Big East | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2001, 2002 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 |
| WAC | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1994 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Mountain West | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2019 | 2016, 2023, 2025 |
| Big Eight | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1993 | 1994 |
| SWC | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1995 | 1991 |
| ACC | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1989 | |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2004 | |
- Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
- Records reflect conference affiliations at the time each game was played.
- The Pac-12's record includes appearances when the conference was the Pac-10. From 1989 through 2005, Pac-10 teams made eight appearances and were 7–1.
- Big East teams made seven appearances and were 2–5; the American Conference retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines.
- Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in italics.
- Independent appearances: Notre Dame (2004)
Game records
[edit]| Team | Performance vs. opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Most points scored (one team) | 62, Colorado vs. Boston College | 1999 |
| Most points scored (losing team) | 49, Virginia Tech vs. California | 2003 |
| Most points scored (both teams) | 101, California vs. Virginia Tech | 2003 |
| Fewest points allowed | 0, Indiana vs. Baylor | 1991 |
| Largest margin of victory | 35, Kansas State vs. Wyoming | 1993 |
| Total yards | 679, Arizona State vs. Rutgers | 2005 |
| Rushing yards | 431, Air Force vs. Texas Tech | 1995 |
| Passing yards | 492, Washington State vs. Utah | 1992 |
| First downs | 33, Arizona State vs. Rutgers | 2005 |
| Fewest yards allowed | 130, North Carolina State vs. Arizona | 1989 |
| Fewest rushing yards allowed | 8, Pittsburgh vs. Oregon State | 2002 |
| Fewest passing yards allowed | 16, Utah vs. Wisconsin | 1996 |
| Individual | Performance vs. opponent | Year |
| Total offense | 555, Skyler Howard, West Virginia vs. Arizona State | 2016* |
| All-purpose yards | 289, Tim White, Arizona State vs. West Virginia | 2016* |
| Rushing yards | 260, Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech vs. Air Force | 1995 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 4, Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech vs. Air Force | 1995 |
| Passing yards | 532, Skyler Howard, West Virginia vs. Arizona State | 2016* |
| Passing touchdowns | 6, Jason Bean, Kansas vs UNLV | 2023 |
| Receptions | 15, T.J. Moe, Missouri vs. Iowa | 2010 |
| Receiving yards | 212, Phillip Bobo, Washington State vs. Utah | 1992 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 3, shared by: Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas vs. Minnesota Luke Grimm, Kansas vs. UNLV Lawrence Arnold, Kansas vs. UNLV | 2008 2023 2023 |
| Tackles | 20 (total), Jahad Woods, Washington State vs. Air Force | 2019 |
| Interceptions | 2, most recent: Cameron Oliver, UNLV vs. Kansas | 2023 |
| Long Plays | Performance vs. opponent | Year |
| Touchdown run | 71, Danta Johnson, Air Force vs. Texas Tech | 1995 |
| Touchdown pass | 87, Phillip Bobo from Drew Bledsoe, Washington State vs. Utah | 1992 |
| Kickoff return | 100, Damon Bankston, New Mexico vs Minnesota | 2025 |
| Punt return | 88, Ben Kelly, Colorado vs. Boston College | 1999 |
| Interception return | 78, George White, Boston College vs. Colorado | 1999 |
| Fumble return | 15, Orion Stewart, Baylor vs. Boise State | 2016 |
| Punt | 67, shared by: Travis Brown, Kansas State vs. Syracuse Tress Way, Oklahoma vs. Iowa | 2001 2011 |
| Field goal | 53, Jaden Oberkrom, TCU vs. Michigan State | 2012 |
Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the noted calendar year.
Source:[24]
Media coverage
[edit]The bowl has been televised by three different networks: TBS (1989–1991), ESPN (1992–2005, 2010–2025), and NFL Network (2006–2009).[25]
The 2026 game is scheduled to be aired as part of Saturday Night Football on ABC.[15]
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Not to be confused with the later Cheez-It Bowl (2020–2022).
- ↑ Now known as Casino Del Sol Stadium
- ↑ Formerly known as Bank One Ballpark
- ↑ Formerly known as Sun Devil Stadium
References
[edit]- ↑ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Rate Bowl rebrands to Cactus Bowl; to be played at ASU football stadium".
- ↑ "New bowl game seeking sponsor, TV pact". The Tuscaloosa News. August 13, 1988. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Insight Bowl loses its title sponsor after 15 years". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl loses sponsorship". azcentral. June 16, 2014.
- ↑ "TicketCity gets Cactus Bowl naming rights for Cactus Bowl in Tempe". Phoenix Business Journal. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Motel 6 inks naming rights deal for Cactus Bowl". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "CHEEZ-IT JOINS CACTUS BOWL AS NEW NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalfe, Jeff (May 27, 2020). "Downtown Phoenix bowl game reverts to Cactus Bowl name". azcentral.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Guaranteed Rate Joins With Cactus Bowl As Title Partner For Newly-Named Guaranteed Rate Bowl". Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Downtown Phoenix bowl game renamed Rate Bowl as part of rebrand". azbigmedia.com. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Down 31, Texas Tech rallies for biggest bowl comeback". Associated Press. December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2006 – via ESPN.
- ↑ Graham, Pat (December 20, 2020). "'A long grind': Bowl Day marred by cancellations, opt outs". arklatexhomepage.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Katherine (June 4, 2019). "Cheez-It Bowl to feature Big Ten vs. Big 12 matchup starting in 2020". azcentral.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- 1 2 "Fiesta Sports Foundation Unveils New Identity for Cactus Bowl with Refreshed Name, Logo, Venue". fiestasportsfoundation.org (Press release). Fiesta Sports Foundation. June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Guaranteed Rate Bowl Game Update Statement". Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Cheez-It Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via NCAA.org.
- 1 2 "Game History". fiestabowl.org. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Players of the Game". Guaranteed Rate Bowl Official Program. University Sports Publications. 2023. p. 57. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via publogix.com.
- ↑ @RateBowl (December 27, 2023). "Congratulations to the Offensive MVP, with a new #GuaranteedRateBowl record of SIX passing touchdowns! We applaud you @jasonbean24" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @RateBowl (December 27, 2023). "#1 on defense and #1 in our hearts! Congratulations @Kennylogan23 on being the #GuaranteedRateBowl Defensive MVP!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @RateBowl (December 26, 2024). "Congratulations to the #RateBowl Offensive MVP @dylan_edwards02, presented by @HeluvaGood" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @RateBowl (December 26, 2024). "Congratulations to @austinmoore_21, the #RateBowl Defensive MVP, presented by @HeluvaGood" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Cheez-It Bowl Records". fiestabowl.org. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ Kelly, Doug (ed.). "2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide" (PDF). footballbowlassociation.com. p. 94. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
