![]() ![]() In 2009, rainy weather turned the stadium's grass field into a muddly, sloppy, quagmire for both bowl games. This was also in part due to the Florida high school football championship games being held at the stadium shortly before the bowls. The change was made to move the game from the less-desirable pre-Christmas date utilized from 2001 to 2004.įrom 2005 to 2009, the stadium faced challenges in preparing the stadium for two bowl games in less than one week (the Citrus Bowl is traditionally held New Year's Day). ![]() Under the terms of a television deal signed with ESPN in 2006, the bowl was to be held after Christmas Day from 2006 onward, and be shown on ESPN in prime time. Orlando Camping World Stadium in 2015įrom 2006 to 2010, the bowl matched teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference. ![]() After the 2000 playing, Florida Citrus Sports took over the game and moved it to Orlando.īefore gaining Blockbuster Entertainment as the corporate sponsor for the inaugural event, the game was tentatively referred to as the Sunshine Classic. That bumped the Carquest Bowl back to the less-desirable December date. The New Year's Day experiment was short lived as the organizers of the more established Orange Bowl received permission to move their game into Joe Robbie Stadium beginning in 1996. In 1994, CarQuest Auto Parts became the title sponsor after Huizenga sold Blockbuster Video to Viacom. ![]() Subsequent games were unable to match the success of the first, even though the bowl was moved to the more prestigious New Year's Day slot in 1993. The inaugural game, played on December 28, 1990, pitted Florida State and Penn State, and two legendary coaches, Bobby Bowden versus Joe Paterno in front of over 74,000 at Joe Robbie Stadium. Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga quickly joined forces with bowl organizers and brought in Blockbuster Video, which he owned, as title sponsor. The Orange Bowl game was still being played in the aging old stadium, whereas this new game would be played in the new stadium. It was to be an accompaniment to the traditional Orange Bowl, showcasing the brand new stadium in the area that was built in 1987. The bowl arose from a desire to hold a second bowl game in the Miami area. Starting with the 2023 edition, Kellogg's Pop-Tarts brand became the bowl title. In May 2020, Kellogg's signed on as the new sponsor of the game, naming the game the Cheez-It Bowl, after the company's brand of snack crackers. In early 2017, Camping World became the title sponsor of the game through 2019 three editions were staged as the Camping World Bowl, concluding with the 30th playing of the bowl. In early 2012, naming rights were bought by Russell Athletic five games were played as the Russell Athletic Bowl. Foot Locker, the parent company of Champs Sports, purchased naming rights in 2004, naming it the Champs Sports Bowl, under which eight games were played. The bowl was played three times as the Tangerine Bowl, a historical moniker that was the original title of the Citrus Bowl. In 2001, the bowl changed hands, and was relocated to Orlando. During its Miami existence, it successively went by the names Blockbuster Bowl (three editions), CarQuest Bowl (five editions), and the MicronPC Bowl (three editions). It was formed as the Sunshine Football Classic, but due to corporate title sponsorships, was never contested under this name, nor even referred to as such except during brief intervals between corporate sponsors. The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium outside the city of Miami. Since 2020, the bowl has been sponsored by Kellogg's through its Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts brands. In the College Football Playoff (CFP) era, the bowl seeks to match the top non-CFP selection from the ACC (inclusive of Notre Dame) against the second non-CFP selection from the Big 12. The game has tie-ins with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Big 12 Conference. Since it was commissioned as the Sunshine Classic, it has undergone several name changes. It was first played in 1990 in Miami Gardens, Florida, before moving to Orlando in 2001. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Citrus Bowl and the Florida Classic. The Pop-Tarts Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at Camping World Stadium. ![]()
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