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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl LogoStadium Bronco Stadium Location Boise, Idaho Operated 1997–present Conference tie-ins WAC, MAC Previous conference tie-ins Big West, C-USA, ACC, MWC Payout US$750,000 (As of 2008[update]) Sponsors Crucial.com (1999–2002)
MPC Computers (Dec. 2004 – 2006)
Roady's Truck Stops (2007–2009)
uDrove (2010)
Idaho Potato Commission (2011–present)Former names Humanitarian Bowl (1997–1998)
Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl (1999–2002)
Humanitarian Bowl (Jan. 2004)
MPC Computers Bowl (Dec. 2004 – 2006)
U Drove Humanitarian Bowl (2010)2010 matchup Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State (NIU 40–17) 2011 matchup (December 17, 2011) The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly the Humanitarian Bowl) is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that has been played annually at 33,500-seat Bronco Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, since 1997. The game currently matches a team from the Western Athletic Conference, usually the conference's champion, with one from the Mid-American Conference and is televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks. The MAC replaces the Mountain West Conference after the folding of the Toronto-based International Bowl. Cincinnati defeated Utah State, 35–19, in the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in 1997. The Northern Illinois Huskies are the current Humanitarian Bowl champions after defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs, 40–17, in 2010.
For its first four years, the Humanitarian Bowl offered an automatic bid to the Big West Conference champion after that conference lost its contract with the Las Vegas Bowl. From 1997 to 1999, the opponent was a team from Conference USA, while in 2000 an at-large was chosen. After the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl, the Big West Conference stopped sponsoring football and the automatic bid instead went to the WAC, where it remains to this day. With Boise State moving to the Mountain West Conference in 2011, the bowl tie-ins may eventually change, but the WAC will send a team for at least the 2011 season.
The game was sponsored by Micron Technology, an Idaho-based manufacturer, from 1999 to 2002 under the name Crucial.com, which sells computer memory upgrades from Micron. The bowl game then briefly had no sponsor for the January 2004 game. In December 2004, the name was changed to the MPC Computers Bowl. MPC Computers was formerly MicronPC, the computer manufacturing division of Micron, but split from Micron and has no affiliation with Micron. In April 2007, it was announced that the bowl will again be called the Humanitarian Bowl.[1] In May 2007, Boise-based Roady's Truck Stops was announced as the new sponsor, thus renaming the game the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl.[2] On May 25, 2010, mobile business application, uDrove became the sponsor of the Humanitarian Bowl, signing a four-year agreement to replace Roady's. uDrove is a small-business solution dedicated to making life easy for the three million-plus professional truckers throughout the U.S.[3] On August 3, 2011 The Idaho Potato Commission signed six-year naming rights deal to sponsor the Bowl[4]
It is the longest running cold weather bowl game currently in operation. The payout is $750,000, but teams are required to provide a corporate sponsor, purchase a minimum number of tickets, and stay at a selected hotel for a minimum stay. Because of this, 7–4 UCLA declined an invitation to the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl.[5]
Beginning in 2008, the Humanitarian Bowl (in conjunction with the Truckload Carriers Association) featured a "Highway Angel", a truck driver who performed a heroic feat to save the life of another motorist. The 2008 Highway Angel, Leonard T. "Lenny" Roach, pulled a driver from a water-filled ditch near South Bend, Indiana, even though the wind chill factor was −20 °F (−29 °C).[6] The 2009 Highway Angel, Michael Hunt, used his truck to push away a vehicle (and its driver) from a fiery collision near Spring Lake, North Carolina which had already claimed the life of the other driver.[7] The 2010 Highway Angel, Shawn L. Hubbard was honored on December 18, 2010.[8] While driving his truck near Diamond Bar, California, Hubbard came upon a fiery car crash in which the driver was deceased, but the passenger was still alive and trapped in the burning car. Hubbard freed the passenger and pulled him from the vehicle just moments before it was completely engulfed in flames.[9]
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Game results
Date Winning Team Losing Team notes December 29, 1997 Cincinnati 35 Utah State 19 notes December 30, 1998 Idaho 42 Southern Mississippi 35 notes December 30, 1999 Boise State 34 Louisville 31 notes December 28, 2000 Boise State 38 UTEP 23 notes December 31, 2001 Clemson 49 Louisiana Tech 24 notes December 31, 2002 Boise State 34 Iowa State 16 notes January 3, 2004 Georgia Tech 52 Tulsa 10 notes December 27, 2004 Fresno State 37 Virginia 34 (OT) notes December 28, 2005 Boston College 27 Boise State 21 notes December 31, 2006 Miami 21 Nevada 20 notes December 31, 2007 Fresno State 40 Georgia Tech 28 notes December 30, 2008 Maryland 42 Nevada 35 notes December 30, 2009 Idaho 43 Bowling Green 42 notes December 18, 2010 Northern Illinois 40 Fresno State 17 notes MVPs
Blue turf of Bronco Stadium
Year MVPs School Position 1997 Steve Smith Utah State WR Chad Plummer Cincinnati QB 1998 Lee Roberts Southern Miss QB John Welsh Idaho QB 1999 Brock Forsey Boise State RB Chris Redman Louisville QB 2000 Bart Hendricks Boise State QB Chris Porter UTEP RB 2001 Woodrow Dantzler Clemson QB Delwyn Daigre Louisiana Tech WR 2002 Bobby Hammer Boise State DT Anthony Forrest Iowa State DB Jan. 2004 P. J. Daniels Georgia Tech RB Cort Moffitt Tulsa P Dec. 2004 Paul Pinegar Fresno State QB Marques Hagans Virginia QB 2005 Matt Ryan Boston College QB Jared Zabransky Boise State QB 2006 Kirby Freeman Miami QB Jeff Rowe Nevada QB 2007 Tom Brandstater Fresno State QB Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech RB 2008 Da'Rel Scott Maryland RB Colin Kaepernick Nevada QB 2009 DeMaundray Woolridge Idaho RB Freddie Barnes Bowling Green WR 2010 Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois QB Ryan Colburn Fresno State QB Most appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record 1 Boise State 4 3–1 2 Fresno State 3 2–1 T3 Idaho 2 2–0 T3 Georgia Tech 2 1–1 T3 Nevada 2 0–2 T6 Boston College 1 1–0 T6 Cincinnati 1 1–0 T6 Clemson 1 1–0 T6 Maryland 1 1–0 T6 Miami 1 1–0 T6 Northern Illinois 1 1–0 T6 Bowling Green 1 0–1 T6 Iowa State 1 0–1 T6 Louisiana Tech 1 0–1 T6 Louisville 1 0–1 T6 Southern Mississippi 1 0–1 T6 Tulsa 1 0–1 T6 Utah State 1 0–1 T6 UTEP 1 0–1 T6 Virginia 1 0–1 Wins by conference
Conference Wins Losses ACC 5 2 Western Athletic 4 7 Big West 3 1 MAC 1 1 Conference USA 1 2 Big 12 0 1 Game records
Record Performance vs. Opponent Year Most points scored 52, Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Jan. 2004 Fewest points allowed 10, Georgia Tech Jan. 2004 First downs 29, Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech 2007 Rushing yards 371, Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Jan. 2004 Passing yards 401, Louisiana Tech vs. Clemson 2001 Total yards 571, Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech 2007 Record Player, Team Year Most points scored 18, many times (Last:Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois) 2010 Rushing yards 307, P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech 2004 Passing yards 387, Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green 2009 Receiving Yards 219, Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 2009 Television coverage
- List of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl broadcasters
Former logos
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MPC Computers Bowl Logo Used from 2004-2006
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Humanitarian Bowl Logo Used from 2007-2009
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Humanitarian Bowl Logo Used in 2010
Notes
- ^ http://www.idahostatesman.com/104/story/80015.html
- ^ http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/86390.html
- ^ http://www.idahopress.com/sports/article_b0b39f44-688c-11df-8c53-001cc4c03286.html
- ^ http://newsblaze.com/story/2011080313010300004.pnw/topstory.html
- ^ UCLA Addresses Bowl Situation - Statement from UCLA athletic director Peter Dalis
- ^ http://www.truckload.org/index.asp?bid=232&nid=89&archiveyear=2008
- ^ http://www.truckload.org/index.asp?bid=232&nid=130&archiveyear=2009
- ^ http://www.truckload.org/index.asp?bid=232&nid=206&archiveyear=2010
- ^ http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Jan10/011810/011910-03.htm
External links
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Games Former Names Humanitarian Bowl (1997-2004, 2007-2010) • MPC Computers Bowl (2004-2006)
Sponsors Crucial.com (1999-2002) • MPC Computers (2004-2006) • Roady's Truck Stops (2007-2009) • uDrove (2010) • Idaho Potato Commission (2011-present)
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