Redbox Bowl | |
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Stadium | TBD |
Previous stadiums | AT&T Park (2002–2013) Levi's Stadium (2014–2019) |
Previous locations | San Francisco, California (2002–2013) Santa Clara, California (2014–2019) |
Operated | 2002–present |
Conference tie-ins | Pac-12 (2006–present) Big Ten (2014–present) |
Previous conference tie-ins | Big East (2002–2004) Mtn West (2002–2005) ACC (2005–2010) Army (2011) Navy (2012) BYU (2013) |
Payout | US$3.6 million (2019) [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) Foster Farms Bowl (2014–2017) | |
2019 matchup | |
Illinois vs. California (California 35–20) | |
2020 matchup | |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns |
The San Francisco Bowl (formerly Redbox Bowl) is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2002. Originally the San Francisco Bowl, it was the Emerald Bowl from 2004 to 2009, the Fight Hunger Bowl from 2010 to 2013, the Foster Farms Bowl from 2014 to 2017, and the Redbox Bowl from 2018 to 2021.
From 2002 to 2013, the bowl was played at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco, California. [2] From 2014 through 2019, it was played at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, California.
At the end of July 2020, organizers cancelled the 2020 edition of the bowl due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, the 49ers released a statement noting that "the decision has been made to not renew the current agreement to host the game moving forward". [3]
On September 8, Brett McMurphy of The Action Network reported that the game had been canceled for the second consecutive year. [4] However, only four hours later, Stewart Mandel denied McMurphy's report via Twitter, adding that organizers were continuing to negotiate with the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences for tie-ins and were trying to find a new naming rights sponsor and television partner. The game would return to the 2002–13 venue, which is now called Oracle Park. Two days later, Mandel retracted his earlier report, indicating that the San Francisco Bowl would indeed be scrapped for the 2021–22 bowl season, putting its long-term future in jeopardy. [5]
The plans for the inaugural 2002 San Francisco Bowl were established on Dec. 2, 2002, when the Air Force Falcons football program accepted a bid to play against an undetermined team from the Big East Conference. [6] Their initial sponsor was Diamond Foods, a producer of walnuts and other nuts under the Emerald brand name, resulting in the name Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl, and later the Emerald Bowl.
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. [7] According to Sports Illustrated , the executive director of the bowl, Gary Cavalli, was paid a $377,475 salary in 2009. [8] Mondelēz International continued to support the game and the program related with Feeding America in 2013.
In August 2014, the bowl's official website listed the game's name as the San Francisco Bowl once again. [9] 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, resulting in the game being named the Foster Farms Bowl. [10]
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. [11]
In September 2018, Redbox (a chain of video rental kiosks) announced it had become the new title sponsor. [12] [13]
The game had a contract to host the Pac-12's sixth-place team during the 2010 through 2013 seasons. There were multiple contracts that 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. [14] With Oregon's appearance in the 2018 edition, Colorado and Washington State are the only Pac-12 members who have not appeared in the game.
Because AT&T (now Oracle) Park is a baseball park and not normally used for football, arrangement of the field required both teams to be on the same sideline (southeast), separated by a barrier at the 50-yard line (in shallow right-center field). The opposite sideline (northwest) ran along the third base line, with an end zone near the first base dugout, and the other near the left field wall. Primary seating was in the third base grandstand, with temporary bleacher seating in right-center field.
Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
Date | Bowl name | Winning team | Losing team | Attnd. | ||
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December 31, 2002 | San Francisco Bowl | No. 21 Virginia Tech | 20 | Air Force | 13 | 25,966 |
December 31, 2003 | San Francisco Bowl | Boston College | 35 | Colorado State | 21 | 25,621 |
December 30, 2004 | Emerald Bowl | Navy | 34 | New Mexico | 19 | 30,563 |
December 29, 2005 | Emerald Bowl | Utah | 38 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | 10 | 25,742 |
December 27, 2006 | Emerald Bowl | Florida State | 44 | UCLA | 27 | 40,331 |
December 28, 2007 | Emerald Bowl | Oregon State | 21 | Maryland | 14 | 32,517 |
December 27, 2008 | Emerald Bowl | California | 24 | Miami (FL) | 17 | 42,268 |
December 26, 2009 | Emerald Bowl | USC | 24 | Boston College | 13 | 40,121 |
January 9, 2011 | Fight Hunger Bowl | No 13. Nevada | 20 | Boston College | 13 | 41,063 |
December 31, 2011 | Fight Hunger Bowl | Illinois | 20 | UCLA | 14 | 29,878 |
December 29, 2012 | Fight Hunger Bowl | Arizona State | 62 | Navy | 28 | 34,172 |
December 27, 2013 | Fight Hunger Bowl | Washington | 31 | BYU | 16 | 34,136 |
December 30, 2014 | Foster Farms Bowl | Stanford | 45 | Maryland | 21 | 34,780 |
December 26, 2015 | Foster Farms Bowl | Nebraska | 37 | UCLA | 29 | 33,527 |
December 28, 2016 | Foster Farms Bowl | Utah | 26 | Indiana | 24 | 27,608 |
December 27, 2017 | Foster Farms Bowl | Purdue | 38 | Arizona | 35 | 28,436 |
December 31, 2018 | Redbox Bowl | Oregon | 7 | Michigan State | 6 | 30,212 |
December 30, 2019 | Redbox Bowl | California | 35 | Illinois | 20 | 34,177 |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [15] |
Source: [16]
Game | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
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Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team | Pos. | |
2002 | Bryan Randall | Virginia Tech | QB | Anthony Schlegel | Air Force | LB |
2003 | Derrick Knight | Boston College | RB | T. J. Stancil | Boston College | FS |
2004 | Aaron Polanco | Navy | QB | Vaughn Keley | Navy | CB |
2005 | Travis LaTendresse | Utah | WR | Eric Weddle | Utah | CB |
2006 | Lorenzo Booker | Florida State | RB | Tony Carter | Florida State | CB |
2007 | Yvenson Bernard | Oregon State | RB | Derrick Doggett | Oregon State | LB |
2008 | Jahvid Best | California | RB | Zack Follett | California | LB |
2009 | Damian Williams | USC | WR | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | LB |
Jan. 2011 | Rishard Matthews | Nevada | WR | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | LB |
Dec. 2011 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | QB | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | DB |
2012 | Marion Grice | Arizona State | RB | Will Sutton | Arizona State | DT |
2013 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | RB | Hau'oli Kikaha | Washington | DE |
2014 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | QB | James Vaughters | Stanford | LB |
2015 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | QB | Jaleel Wadood | UCLA | S |
2016 | Joe Williams | Utah | RB | Tegray Scales | Indiana | LB |
2017 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | QB | Ja'Whaun Bentley | Purdue | LB |
2018 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | WR | Josiah Scott | Michigan State | CB |
2019 | Chase Garbers | California | QB | Zeandae Johnson | California | DE |
Updated through the December 2019 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).
Rank | Team | Appearances | Record | Win pct. |
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T1 | Boston College | 3 | 1–2 | .333 |
T1 | UCLA | 3 | 0–3 | .000 |
T3 | California | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
T3 | Utah | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
T3 | Illinois | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
T3 | Navy | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
T3 | Maryland | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
Won (11): Arizona State, Florida State, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, Purdue, Stanford, USC, Virginia Tech, Washington
Lost (9): Air Force, Arizona, BYU, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Miami (FL), Michigan State, New Mexico
Updated through the December 2019 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).
Conference | Record | Appearances by season | ||||
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Games | W | L | Win pct. | Won | Lost | |
Pac-12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 2006, 2011, 2015, 2017 |
Big Ten | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2011, 2015, 2017 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
ACC | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2006 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010* |
Mountain West | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2005 | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Independents | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2004 | 2012, 2013 |
Big East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2002, 2003 | |
WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2010* |
Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
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Most points scored | 62, Arizona State vs Navy | 2012 |
Most points scored (losing team) | 35, Arizona vs Purdue | 2017 |
Most points scored (both teams) | 90, Arizona State vs Navy | 2012 |
Fewest points allowed | 6, Oregon vs. Michigan State | 2018 |
Largest margin of victory | 34, Arizona State vs Navy | 2012 |
Total yards | 648, Arizona State vs. Navy | 2012 |
Rushing yards | 380, Arizona State vs. Navy | 2012 |
Passing yards | 396, Purdue vs. Arizona | 2017 |
First downs | 36, Arizona State vs. Navy | 2012 |
Fewest yards allowed | 185, Nevada vs. Boston College | Jan. 2011 |
Fewest rushing yards allowed | 17, Stanford vd. Maryland | 2014 |
Fewest passing yards allowed | 37, Arizona State vs. Navy | 2012 |
Individual | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
All-purpose yards | ||
Touchdowns (overall) | 4, Travis LaTendresse, Utah vs. Georgia Tech | 2005 |
Rushing yards | 222, Joe Williams, Utah vs. Indiana | 2016 |
Rushing touchdowns | 3, most recently: Remound Wright, Stanford vs. Maryland | 2014 |
Passing yards | 396, Elijah Sindelar, Purdue vs. Arizona | 2017 |
Passing touchdowns | 4, most recently: Chase Garbers, California vs. Illinois | 2019 |
Receiving yards | 214, Travis LaTendresse, Utah vs. Georgia Tech | 2005 |
Receiving touchdowns | 4, Travis LaTendresse, Utah vs. Georgia Tech | 2005 |
Tackles | ||
Sacks | ||
Interceptions | ||
Long Plays | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
Touchdown run | 46, Chris Swain, Navy vs. Arizona State | 2012 |
Touchdown pass | 78, Brandon Breazell from Patrick Cowan, UCLA vs, Florida State | 2006 |
Kickoff return | 100, shared by: John Ross, Washington vs. BYU William Likely, Maryland vs. Stanford | 2013 2014 |
Punt return | 72, Rishard Matthews, Nevada vs. Boston College | Jan. 2011 |
Interception return | 86, Tony Carter, Florida State vs. UCLA | 2006 |
Fumble return | ||
Punt | ||
Field goal | 48, Andy Phillips, Utah vs. Indiana | 2016 |
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