The Pinstripe Bowl is a

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(NCAA) Division I

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(FBS)

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that is held at

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. First played in 2010, the game is organized by the

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, primary tenants of the venue, and is currently affiliated with the

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and

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through 2025. The game previously had ties with the

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and the

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. The winner of the game is awarded the George M. Steinbrenner Trophy, while the David C. Koch MVP Trophy is awarded to the bowl's most valuable player. The Pinstripe Bowl is one of three FBS bowls held in the Northeast, the others being the

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and the

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, a game organized by the

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. It is also one of four bowls that are played outdoors in what are considered cold-weather cities, along with the

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held in

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History

On September 30, 2009, a "Yankee Bowl" was announced at a

press conference by then-representatives of the involved parties: Yankees' minority owner

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commissioner John Marinatto, and

commissioner

Dan Beebe Dan Beebe (born February 27, 1957) was the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference from 1989 to 2003 and Big 12 Conference from 2007 to 2011. Early life Beebe grew up in Walla Walla, Washington and played two years football at Walla Walla Comm ...

. The most recent bowl in New York City proper had been the 1962 Gotham Bowl, which pitted

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against

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at the original Yankee Stadium. The newly announced bowl planned to pair the fourth-place team from the Big East Conference against the seventh-place team from the Big 12. In the event the Big 12 lacked an eligible team,

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Notre Dame could receive an invitation. On March 9, 2010, the bowl's official name was announced to be the Pinstripe Bowl, with

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agreeing to sponsor the bowl for four years while

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agreed to broadcast the bowl for six years. The inaugural game was played on December 30, 2010. The first three editions of the bowl were each won by a Big East team over a Big 12 team. In 2013, Notre Dame was invited in place of a Big 12 team; the Fighting Irish defeated

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of the Big East's successor, the

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("The American"). Starting in 2014, the bowl featured an

(ACC) team against a

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team. This was the same year that New Jersey-based Rutgers, the closest FBS school in the New York City area, moved to the Big Ten, and one year after

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, based in central

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, moved to the ACC. The ACC agreed to a six-year deal with the Pinstripe Bowl, and the Big Ten agreed to the alignment for eight years. The ACC adopted a tiered system so that the same conference position would not necessarily go to the same bowl each season. The 2014 through 2019 editions of the bowl saw Big Ten teams compile a 5–1 record against ACC teams. The 2020 edition of the bowl was cancelled, "out of an abundance of caution" due to the

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. On August 16, 2022, Bad Boy Mowers was announced as the new title sponsor of the game.

Game results

Rankings are based on the

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prior to the game being played. Source:

MVPs

The MVP of the bowl is presented with the David C. Koch MVP Trophy, named after a former president of the

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2022 edition (12 games, 24 total appearances). ;Teams with multiple appearances ;Teams with a single appearance Won (9):

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, Northwestern, Notre Dame,

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Lost (8):

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, Wake Forest,

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Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2022 edition (12 games, 24 total appearances). * Records reflect conference membership at the time each game was played. * The American's record includes appearances of

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teams—Syracuse in 2010 and 2012, and Rutgers in 2011—as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment. * Independent appearances: Notre Dame (2013)

Game records

Media coverage

The bowl has been televised by

since its inception, except for 2015, when it was carried by

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References

External links

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