Cactus Bowl

The Cactus Bowl is an annual college footballbowl game that has been played in the state of Arizona since 1989, under several different names.

Played as the Copper Bowl from inception through 1996, it was known as the Insight.com Bowl from 1997 through 2001, then the Insight Bowl from 2002 through 2011, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl for 2012 and 2013, and the Cactus Bowl for the 2014 through 2017 seasons. In 2018 and 2019, the game was known as the Cheez-It Bowl. The game was known as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl from 2020 until 2023 and then the Rate Bowl for the 2024 and 2025 playings. In 2026, the Fiesta Sports Foundation announced the game would rebrand back to the Cactus Bowl name.

The bowl has been contested at three different venues in three different cities in Arizona. The first 11 editions were held at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. The 12th through 17th and 27th through 36th editions were held at Chase Field in Phoenix. The 18th through 26th editions were held in Tempe, Arizona at the Mountain America Stadium, with the bowl announced to return to this venue in December 2026 for the 37th edition.