Armed Forces Bowl

Collegebowl
name = Armed Forces Bowl
full_name = Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
nickname =
defunct =


image_size = 175
caption = Armed Forces Bowl logo
stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
previous_stadiums =
location = Fort Worth, Texas
previous_locations =
years = 2003-present
previous_tie-ins = Big 12 (2003-2006)
conference_tie-ins = C-USA/Pac-10 (alternating years), MWC
payout = 600,000 (2006)
sponsors = PlainsCapital Bank (2003-2004)
Bell Helicopter (2006-present)
former_names = Plainscapital Bank Fort Worth Bowl (2003-2004)
Fort Worth Bowl (2005)
prev_matchup_year = 2007
prev_matchup_season= 2007
prev_matchup_teams = California vs. Air Force
prev_matchup_score = Cal 42, USAFA 36
next_matchup_year = 2008
next_matchup_season= 2008
next_matchup_teams = C-USA vs. MWC
next_matchup_date = December 31

The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship. In 2006, Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter Textron took over sponsorship. The contest is one of six bowls produced by ESPN Regional Television (a/k/a ESPN Plus) and has been televised annually on ESPN since its' inception.

The game is played in the 44,008-seat Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, featuring a team from Mountain West Conference. The bowl's partnership with the Big 12 Conference ended with the 2005 season; in 2006, the game featured a team from Conference USA against a team from the MWC, with C-USA returning in 2008. The Pac-10 would send its 6th place team to play the MWC in 2007 pending the team's bowl eligibility. The Pac-10 tie-in is also in effect in 2009.

Previous results

MVPs

ee also

*List of college bowl games

Notes

External links

* [http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/ Official Web site of the Armed Forces Bowl]