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| Stadium | Ladd Peebles Stadium |
| Location | Mobile, Alabama |
| Operated | 1999-present |
| Conference Tie-ins | C-USA, MAC |
| Payout | US$750,000 (2006) |
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| GMAC Financial Services (2001-present) | |
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| Mobile Alabama Bowl (1999-2000) | |
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| Tulsa vs. Ladd Peebles Stadium (formerly Ernest F Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a Stadium in Mobile Alabama. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. GMAC (or GMAC Financial Services) formerly known as General Motors Acceptance Corporation was previously the wholly owned Financial services arm of General The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. Bowling Green (Tulsa 63, BGSU 7) | |
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| C-USA vs. The Bowling Green Falcons football team is the interscholastic football team at Bowling Green State University. The 2008 GMAC Bowl was an American College football Bowl game. The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August 28, MAC or WAC (January 6) | |
The GMAC Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American Ladd Peebles Stadium (formerly Ernest F Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a Stadium in Mobile Alabama. It pits a Conference USA team (home team) against a team from either the Mid-American Conference or the Western Athletic Conference. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack" was formed on July 27 1962 making it the sixth oldest of the 11 College The game was previously known as the Mobile Alabama Bowl from 1999 to 2000 until it received corporate sponsorship from GMAC Financial Services, formerly a unit of General Motors. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. GMAC (or GMAC Financial Services) formerly known as General Motors Acceptance Corporation was previously the wholly owned Financial services arm of General General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States.
The 2001 game between the Marshall Thundering Herd and East Carolina Pirates set the record as the highest scoring bowl game of all time, and Marshall achieved what was then the greatest scoring comeback in Bowl history. The 2001 GMAC Bowl, a College football Bowl game held on December 19 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile Alabama Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription East Carolina University is a public, Coeducational, Doctoral / Research University located in Greenville, North The East Carolina Pirates are the intercollegiate sports teams representing East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. [1] In this contest, Marshall battled back from a 38-8 deficit to win 64-61 in double overtime. Thundering Herd quarterback Byron Leftwich, later of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons, threw for 576 yards in the game. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Byron Anton Leftwich (Born January 14, 1980 in Washington DC) is an American football Quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia.
The 2007 edition of the game was played on January 7, 2007, making it the next-to-last bowl game in the 2006-07 bowl season prior to the BCS National Championship Game the following night. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi knocked off the Ohio Bobcats, 28-7. Students from The University of Southern Mississippi compete on the athletic field as Golden Eagles in Conference USA. Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The 2008 edition of the contest took place the night before the BCS National Championship Game once again on Sunday, January 6, 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The game became the largest blowout in bowl history, with Tulsa beating Bowling Green, 63-7. Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2007 NCAA football season
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Previous results
| Title | Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
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| 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl | December 22, 1999 | TCU | 28 | East Carolina | 14 |
| 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl | December 20, 2000 | Southern Miss | 28 | TCU | 21 |
| 2001 GMAC Bowl | December 19, 2001 | Marshall | 64 | East Carolina | 61 (2 OT) |
| 2002 GMAC Bowl | December 18, 2002 | Marshall | 38 | Louisville | 15 |
| 2003 GMAC Bowl | December 18, 2003 | Miami (Ohio) | 49 | Louisville | 28 |
| 2004 GMAC Bowl | December 22, 2004 | Bowling Green | 52 | Memphis | 35 |
| 2005 GMAC Bowl | December 21, 2005 | Toledo | 45 | UTEP | 13 |
| 2007 GMAC Bowl | January 7, 2007 | Southern Miss | 28 | Ohio | 7 |
| 2008 GMAC Bowl | January 6, 2008 | Tulsa | 63 | Bowling Green | 7 |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
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| T1 | Marshall | 2 | 2-0 |
| T1 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2-0 |
| T1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1-1 |
| T1 | TCU | 2 | 1-1 |
| T1 | East Carolina | 2 | 0-2 |
| T1 | Louisville | 2 | 0-2 |
MVPs
| Date played | MVP | School | Position |
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| December 22, 1999 | Casey Printers | TCU | QB |
| December 20, 2000 | LaDainian Tomlinson | TCU | RB |
| December 19, 2001 | Byron Leftwich | Marshall | QB |
| December 18, 2002 | Byron Leftwich | Marshall | QB |
| December 18, 2003 | Ben Roethlisberger | Miami (OH) | QB |
| December 22, 2004 | Omar Jacobs | Bowling Green | QB |
| December 21, 2005 | Bruce Gradkowski | Toledo | QB |
| January 7, 2007 | Damion Fletcher | Southern Miss | RB |
| January 6, 2008 | Paul Smith | Tulsa | QB |
See also
References
- ^ CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - GMAC Bowl - Marshall edges ECU 64-61 in wild GMAC Bowl - Friday December 21, 2001 02:25 AM
External links
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