Cure Bowl

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Cure Bowl
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Cure Bowl Logo.png
Stadium Camping World Stadium
Location Orlando, Florida
Previous stadiums
Operated2015–present
Conference tie-ins The American, Sun Belt
Payout US$573,125 (2019) [1]
Sponsors
Former names
  • AutoNation Cure Bowl (2015–2018)
  • FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl (2019–2020)
  • Tailgreeter Cure Bowl (2021)
  • Duluth Trading Cure Bowl (2022)
  • Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl (2023)
2023 matchup
Appalachian State vs. Miami (OH)
(Appalachian State 13–9)
2024 matchup
Jacksonville State vs. Ohio (December 20, 2024)

The Cure Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game that has been played in December of each year since 2015 in Orlando, Florida. It is currently held at Camping World Stadium, and in the past has been held at FBC Mortgage Stadium and Exploria Stadium. The Cure Bowl is so named to promote awareness and research of breast cancer, with proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Cure Bowl usually features teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Since 2024, it has been sponsored by the health care employment website StaffDNA and officially known as the StaffDNA Cure Bowl; previous sponsors include AutoNation (2015–2018), FBC Mortgage (2019–2020), Tailgreeter (2021), Duluth Trading Company (2022), and Avocados from Mexico (2023).

Contents

History

The game has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (The American) and the Sun Belt Conference. The inaugural game took place on December 19, 2015, [2] featuring the San Jose State Spartans from the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference. A Mountain West team was invited to the bowl due to The American not having enough bowl-eligible teams to fill the tie-in. [3]

During the planning stages, it was originally proposed to hold the game at Bright House Networks Stadium (now known as FBC Mortgage Stadium) on the campus of UCF. [4] However, it was later decided to hold the game at the newly-renovated Camping World Stadium in downtown Orlando, joining the Camping World Bowl and the Citrus Bowl as annual bowl games at the venue. [5] The game was at held Camping World Stadium in 2015–2018 and 2020, [6] and at Exploria Stadium in 2019, 2021–2022. [7] It moved to FBC Mortgage Stadium at UCF in 2023. [8] It moved back to Camping World Stadium in 2024. [9]

The game was acquired by ESPN Events in May 2020. [10] The 2020 edition of the bowl, between Liberty and Coastal Carolina, became the first Cure Bowl to go to overtime.

Sponsorship

From its inaugural playing in 2015 through 2018, the game was sponsored by AutoNation and was known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl. [11] In December 2019, FBC Mortgage became the new title sponsor, making the game the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. [12] In December 2020, FBC Mortgage renewed its sponsorship of the bowl. [13] On December 2, 2021, digital marketplace Tailgreeter became the new sponsor of the bowl, making the game the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl. [14] On June 29, 2022, Duluth Trading Company was announced as the new title sponsor for the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl. [15] On October 31, 2023, Avocados From Mexico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association, became the new title sponsor of the game. [16] On May 28, 2024, StaffDNA became the new title sponsor of the game. [17]

Game results

All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

DateWinning TeamLosing TeamVenueAttendanceNotes
December 19, 2015 San Jose State 27 Georgia State 16 Camping World Stadium 18,536 notes
December 17, 2016 Arkansas State 31 UCF 1327,213 notes
December 16, 2017 Georgia State 27 Western Kentucky 1719,585 notes
December 15, 2018 Tulane 41 Louisiana 2419,066 notes
December 21, 2019 Liberty 23 Georgia Southern 16 Exploria Stadium 18,158 notes
December 26, 202023 Liberty 379 Coastal Carolina 34OTCamping World Stadium 4,488 notes
December 17, 2021 Coastal Carolina 47 Northern Illinois 41Exploria Stadium9,784 notes
December 16, 202223 Troy 1822 UTSA 1211,911 notes
December 16, 2023 Appalachian State 13 Miami (OH) 9 FBC Mortgage Stadium 11,121 notes
December 20, 2024 Ohio vs Jacksonville State Camping World Stadium notes

Source: [18]

MVPs

YearMVPTeamPosition
2015Kenny PotterSan Jose StateQB
2016Kendall SandersArkansas StateWR
2017Conner ManningGeorgia StateQB
2018 Darius Bradwell TulaneRB
2019 Jessie Lemonier LibertyDE
2020 Malik Willis LibertyQB
2021 Grayson McCall Coastal CarolinaQB
2022KJ RobertsonTroyLB
2023Anderson CastleAppalachian StateRB

Source: [19]

Most appearances

Updated for the December 2024 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
TeamAppearancesRecordWin pct.
Liberty 22–01.000
Georgia State 21–10.500
Coastal Carolina 21–10.500
Teams with a single appearance

Won (5): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, San Jose State, Troy, Tulane
Lost (7): Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, UCF, UTSA, Western Kentucky
TBD (2): Jacksonville State, Ohio

Appearances by conference

Updated for the December 2024 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).

ConferenceRecordAppearances by season
GamesWLWin pct.WonLost
Sun Belt 954.5562016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 20232015, 2018, 2019, 2020
C-USA †302.000 2017, 2022
MAC †302.000 2021, 2023
Independents 2201.0002019, 2020 
The American 211.50020182016
Mountain West 1101.0002015 

† December 2024 participant

Independent appearances: Liberty (2019, 2020)

Game records

TeamPerformance vs. OpponentYear
Most points scored47, Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois2021
Fewest points allowed9, Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State2023
Margin of victory18, Arkansas State vs. UCF2016
First downs29, Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina2021
Rushing yards337, Tulane vs. Louisiana2015
Passing yards351, Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State2017
Most points scored (losing team)41, Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina2021
Most points scored (both teams)88, Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois2021
Fewest yards allowed223, UCF vs. Arkansas State2016
Fewest rushing yards allowed-2, Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State2017
Fewest passing yards allowed44, Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State2023
IndividualPlayer, TeamYear
Points scored24, shared by:
Malik Willis (Liberty)
Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina)
2020
2021
Passing touchdowns4, Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina)2021
Rushing yards180, Rashad Amos (Miami (OH))2023
Passing yards351, Mike White (Western Kentucky)2017
Receiving yards178, Jaivon Heiligh (Coastal Carolina)2020
Rushing touchdowns4, Malik Willis (Liberty)2020
Receiving touchdowns3, Kendall Sanders (Arkansas State)2016
Tackles14, shared by:
Demeitre Brim (UCF)
Silas Kelly (Coastal Carolina)
Carlton Martial (Troy)
2016
2021
2022
Sacks2, shared by:
Rolland Jones (Arkansas State)
Ceridor McKendry (Georgia State)
Zachery Harris (Tulane)
Trey Moore (Troy)
2016
2017
2018
2022
Interceptions1, by multiple players—most recent:
Yashyn McKee (Miami (OH))
2023
Long PlaysRecord, Player, Team vs. OpponentYear
Touchdown run60 yds., Braydon Bennett (Coastal Carolina)2021
Touchdown pass75 yds., Justice Hansen to Kendall Sanders (Arkansas State)2016
Kickoff return41 yds., Trayvon Rudolph (Northern Illinois)2018
Punt return85 yds., Tyler Ervin (San Jose State)2015
Interception return63 yds., Bralen Trahan (Louisiana)2018
Fumble return8 yds., Dre Pinckney (Coastal Carolina)2021
Punt70 yds., Wil Lutz (Georgia State)2015
Field goal46 yds., Alex Probert (Liberty)2019

Source: [20]

Media coverage

The game was initially televised by CBS Sports Network, making it one of the few bowl games to not be televised by an ESPN network. Following the bowl's acquisition by ESPN Events in 2020, broadcasting moved to ESPN. [21]

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