The Frisco Bowl is an annual

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(NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

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played in

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, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the

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, and chooses another team

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. DXL was the bowl's inaugural sponsor from 2017 to 2018, followed by Tropical Smoothie Cafe from 2019 to 2021.

History

On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the

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—which had been owned and operated by the

(The American)—had been sold to

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and that it would relocate to

, to be played in Toyota Stadium starting in the 2017 season. On November 8, 2017, it was announced that

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, a retailer specializing in big and tall menswear, had signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the bowl. On December 3, 2017, SMU and

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were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl. In 2019, Tropical Smoothie Cafe became the new title sponsor. The 2020 Frisco Bowl was originally set to be contested by the

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, from The American, and the

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, from

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. The game was slated to be the first matchup between the two teams. Two days after the matchup was announced, the 2020 edition was canceled due to

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concerns with the SMU football team.

Conference tie-ins

Initial planning had been to have teams from The American face a

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opponent in 2017 and 2019, and face a

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(MAC) opponent in 2018. In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American and

(C-USA). The Frisco Bowl then secured an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, with opponents to be selected at-large. The 2018 matchup featured teams from the MAC and

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, as The American was unable to provide a team, due to its champion, UCF, receiving a

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bowl bid. MAC and Mountain West teams again met in 2019, as The American's champion,

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, again received a New Year's Six bid.

Game results

Rankings per

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prior to the game being played. Source:

MVPs

Appearances by team

Updated through the December 2022 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2022 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).

Game records

Media coverage

Television

Radio

References

External links

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