New Mexico Bowl


The New Mexico Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2006 at Dreamstyle Stadium, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Owned and operated by ESPN Events, it has typically been scheduled as one of the first games of the bowl season. The bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference.

History

The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a piece of Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo, football players, and the logos of the competing teams. The Zia sun symbol, a Zia Pueblo symbol that is used in the state flag, is incorporated into the bowl game logo. The most valuable player trophies are crafted from traditional leather shields.
From 2011 to 2017, the bowl was sponsored by clothing manufacturer Gildan and was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. In 2019, the bowl announced a sponsorship with DreamHouse Productions, a local film studio. However, in October 2019, the company was dropped as a sponsor, coinciding with investigations by an illegitimate local sports gossip website that alleged that DreamHouse Productions was tied to a scam artist and questioned the company's legitimacy. Those claims were never confirmed.

Game results

MVPs

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Most appearances

Updated through the December 2019 edition.
;Teams with multiple appearances
;Teams with a single appearance
Won: BYU, Marshall, San Diego State, San Jose State, Temple
Lost: Central Michigan, North Texas, UTSA, Washington State

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2019 edition.
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Media coverage

Other than the inaugural edition of the bowl being carried on ESPN2, the bowl has been carried annually by ESPN.