Salute to Veterans Bowl

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Salute to Veterans Bowl
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
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Stadium Cramton Bowl (25,000)
Location Montgomery, Alabama
Operated2014–present
Conference tie-ins MAC, Sun Belt, C-USA (alternate)
Payout US$300,000 (2019) [1]
Website salutetoveteransbowl.com
Sponsors
Former names
  • Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (2014–2018)
  • Camellia Bowl (2019–2020, 2022–2023)
  • TaxAct Camellia Bowl (2021)
2023 matchup
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
(Northern Illinois 21–19)
2024 matchup
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan (South Alabama 30–23)

The Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl) [a] is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned FBS college football bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Cramton Bowl. [2] [3] The bowl has tie-ins with the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). [2] [3] The game was announced in August 2013 and was first played in December 2014. It is owned and managed by ESPN Events.

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Sponsorship

The bowl was sponsored at its inception by Raycom Media, a major owner of television stations in the southeastern United States with heavy involvement in college sports broadcasting, and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. [4] In June 2018, Gray Television announced its intent to acquire Raycom [5] [6] The acquisition was completed in January 2019, [7] and the 2019 and 2020 editions of the bowl were played without a title sponsor.

On November 24, 2021, TaxAct was named as the new title sponsor of both the Camellia Bowl and the Texas Bowl. [8]

On October 15, 2024, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S)—a Huntsville, Alabama-based government and military contractor—was announced as the new sponsor of the game, renaming it the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl. [9]

Game results

Kickoff of the 2018 edition 2018 Camellia Bowl 36 (Georgia Southern kicking off).jpg
Kickoff of the 2018 edition
DateGame nameWinning teamLosing teamAttendance
December 20, 2014 Camellia Bowl Bowling Green 33 South Alabama 2820,256
December 19, 2015 Camellia Bowl Appalachian State 31 Ohio 2921,395
December 17, 2016 Camellia Bowl Appalachian State 31 Toledo 2820,300
December 16, 2017 Camellia Bowl Middle Tennessee 35 Arkansas State 3020,612
December 15, 2018 Camellia Bowl Georgia Southern 23 Eastern Michigan 2117,710
December 21, 2019 Camellia Bowl Arkansas State 34 FIU 2616,209
December 25, 2020 Camellia Bowl Buffalo 17 Marshall 102,512
December 25, 2021 Camellia Bowl Georgia State 51 Ball State 207,345
December 27, 2022 Camellia Bowl Buffalo 23 Georgia Southern 2115,322
December 23, 2023 Camellia Bowl Northern Illinois 21 Arkansas State 1911,310
December 14, 2024 Salute to Veterans Bowl South Alabama 30 Western Michigan 2312,021

Source: [10] [11]

MVPs

The bowl's MVP receives the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Award; Starr was born and raised in Montgomery, where the game is played. [12]

YearMVPTeamPosition
2014James KnapkeBowling GreenQB
2015Marcus CoxAppalachian StateRB
2016Taylor LambAppalachian StateQB
2017 Darius Harris Middle TennesseeOLB
2018Shai WertsGeorgia SouthernQB
2019Omar BaylessArkansas StateWR
2020Kevin MarksBuffaloRB
2021 Darren Grainger Georgia StateQB
2022Justin MarshallBuffaloWR
2023 Rocky Lombardi Northern IllinoisQB
2024Jeremiah WebbSouth AlabamaWR

Source: [13] [14] [15] [16]

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
RankTeamAppearancesRecord
1 Arkansas State 31–2
2 Appalachian State 22–0
Buffalo 22–0
Georgia Southern 21–1
South Alabama 21–1
Teams with a single appearance

Won (4): Bowling Green, Georgia State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois
Lost (7): Ball State, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Marshall, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).

ConferenceRecordAppearances by season
GamesWLWin pct.WonLost
Sun Belt 1064.6002015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 20242014, 2017, 2022, 2023
MAC 945.4442014, 2020, 2022, 20232015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024
C-USA 312.33320172019, 2020

Game records

TeamRecord, Team vs. OpponentYear
Most points scored (one team)51, Georgia State vs. Ball State2021
Most points scored (losing team)30, Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee2017
Most points scored (both teams)71, Georgia State vs. Ball State2021
Fewest points allowed10, Marshall vs. Buffalo2020
Largest margin of victory31, Georgia State vs. Ball State2021
Total yards537, South Alabama vs. Western Michigan2024
Rushing yards331, Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan2018
Passing yards393, Arkansas State vs. FIU2019
First downs31, Arkansas State vs. FIU2019
Fewest yards allowed248, Marshall vs. Buffalo2020
Fewest rushing yards allowed74, Ball State vs. Georgia State2021
Fewest passing yards allowed33, Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia Southern2018
IndividualRecord, Player, TeamYear
All-purpose yards182, Jeremiah Webb (South Alabama)2024
Touchdowns (all-purpose)2, multiple players—most recently:
Jeremiah Webb (South Alabama)
2024
Rushing yards162, Marcus Cox (Appalachian State)2015
Rushing touchdowns2, multiple players—most recently:
Shai Werts (Georgia Southern)
2018
Passing yards393, Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State)2019
Passing touchdowns4, Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State)2019
Receiving yards182, Jeremiah Webb (South Alabama)2024
Receiving touchdowns2, multiple players—most recently:
Jeremiah Webb (South Alabama)
2024
Tackles18, Maleki Harris (South Alabama)2014
Sacks2, shared by:
Bryan Thomas (Bowling Green)
Eric Black (Buffalo)
Jamil Muhammad (Georgia State)
2014
2020
2021
Interceptions2, BJ Edmonds (Arkansas State)2017
Long PlaysRecord, Player, TeamYear
Touchdown run50 yds., Bishop Davenport (South Alabama)2024
Touchdown pass79 yds., Joshua Thompson from Kyle Vantrease (Georgia Southern)2022
Kickoff return94 yds., Darrynton Evans (Appalachian State)2016
Punt return25 yds., Corey Jones (Toledo)2016
Interception return55 yds., Antavious Lane (Georgia State)2021
Fumble return54 yds., D. J. Sanders (Middle Tennessee)2017
Punt61 yds., shared by:
Cody Grace (Arkansas State)
Robert LeFevre (Marshall)
Anthony Venneri (Buffalo)
2017
2020
2022
Field goal52 yds., José Borregales (FIU)2019

† For all-purpose yardage, the bowl's record book lists Murray's 179 yards (76 receiving, 103 kickoff return) despite Webb having 182 yards (all receiving).

Source: [17] [18]

Media coverage

The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.

Notes

  1. ↑ For earlier games also known as the Camellia Bowl, see Camellia Bowl (disambiguation).

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Poe, Janita (August 19, 2013). "Montgomery unveils Alabama's 3rd college bowl, inaugural game set for December 2014". AL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. 1 2 McMurphy, Brett (August 19, 2013). "Bowl created for MAC, Sun Belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2014 Event Sponsors". ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Hufford, Austen (2018-06-25). "Gray TV to Buy Raycom in $3.65 Billion Deal". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ↑ Hayes, Dade (2018-06-25). "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. 3 Local TV Group". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Gray Completes Acquisitions for Raycom Media and Related Transactions" Archived 2019-01-03 at the Wayback Machine , Gray Television, 2 January 2019, Retrieved 2 January 2019
  8. ↑ "TaxAct® Named Title Sponsor of Texas and Camellia Bowl Games as Part of a Multi-Event College Football Agreement with ESPN Events". bowlseason.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Stephenson, Creg (2024-10-15). "Montgomery's bowl game gets new name, title sponsor". al. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  10. ↑ "Camellia Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via NCAA.org.
  11. ↑ "Camellia Bowl Results". camelliabowl.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Camellia Bowl MVP Trophy Named For Montgomery Native Bart Starr". camelliabowl.com. Camellia Bowl Media Relations. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Bart Star MVP Award". camelliabowl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ @UBFootball (December 27, 2022). "Camellia Bowl MVP @JusMarshall!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2022– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ @NIUAthletics (December 23, 2023). "RECAP: Offense, defense and special teams combine as NIU earns Camellia Bowl win, 21-19, over Arkansas State. Rocky Lombardi named Bart Starr MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2023– via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Webb's Record-Setting Night Earns MVP Honors". salutetoveteransbowl.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Camellia Bowl Records" (PDF). camelliabowl.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  18. ↑ Allen, Barry (December 22, 2019). "Arkansas State Passes Camellia Bowl Test". camelliabowl.com. Camellia Bowl Media Relations. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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