Motor City Bowl

Collegebowl
name = Motor City Bowl
full_name =
nickname =
defunct =


image_size =
caption = Motor City Bowl logo
stadium = Ford Field
previous_stadiums = Pontiac Silverdome (1997-2001)
location = Detroit, Michigan
previous_locations = Pontiac, Michigan (1997-2001)
years = 1997-present
previous_tie-ins =
conference_tie-ins = Big Ten, MAC
payout = 750,000 (2006)
sponsors = Ford, General Motors and Chrysler
former_names = Ford Motor City Bowl (1997)
prev_matchup_year = 2007
prev_matchup_season = 2007
prev_matchup_teams = Purdue vs. Central Michigan
prev_matchup_score = Purdue 51, CMU 48
next_matchup_year = 2008
next_matchup_season = 2008
next_matchup_teams = MAC Champion vs. Big Ten #7
next_matchup_date = December 26

The Motor City Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997. The first five games (1997-2001) were played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Starting in 2002, the game was moved to 65,000-seat Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game features the champion from the Mid-American Conference playing one from the Big Ten Conference. If the Big Ten does not have an eligible team, the game will feature a team from the Big East that meets the requirement of at least seven wins; otherwise, an at-large team is chosen. The game is jointly sponsored by the "Big Three" automakers in Detroit: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.

The Motor City Bowl marked the first bowl game held in the Detroit area since the Cherry Bowl in 1984-1985.

The most recent installment, played December 26, 2007 on ESPN, matched up Central Michigan University and Purdue. After a one-sided first half in the Boilermakers favor, CMU came back to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Purdue kicked a field goal as time expired to win. A bowl record crowd of 60,624 fans witnessed the exciting finish to the 11th Motor City Bowl.

Bowl matchups and results

ee also

* List of college bowl games
* 2007 Motor City Bowl

External links

* [http://www.motorcitybowl.com Official Website of the Motor City Bowl]

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