Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl which was previously known as the Humanitarian Bowl is an authorized post season college football bowl game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The first time it took place was in 1997. Ever since then this event takes place every year at the famous Bronco Stadium which is located on the university campus of Boise State University situated in Boise in Idaho in the United States of America.

This sporting event matches a football team from the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) which is basically the champion of the conference except for the fact if the team either meets the criteria for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The event is televised in the United States on the ESPN network. In the inaugural season of the game, the team from Cincinnati successfully defeated Utah State in a score of 35-19. At the moment the title holders of the event are the Ohio Bobcats who effectively defeated Utah State in a score of 24-23 in 2011.

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has had previous conference tie-ins with Mountain West Conference in 2009, with Atlantic Coast Conference in 2001 and in 2008, with the Big West Conference in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 and the Conference USA in 1997 and 1999. The total payout as of 2011 is US $ 750,000. The sponsors of the event have been the Idaho Potato Commission from 2011 till the present day, uDrove till 2010, Roady’s Truck Stops from 2007 till 2009 and MPC Computers from 2004 till 2006. The 2012 matchup is going to be between WAC vs. MAC in December in 2012. This is a great time to get the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl tickets and enjoy a sporting event like never before.

When the Big West Conference unfortunately lost its legal contract with the Las Vegas Bowl, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl management and organizers offered a bid to the conference champion for the first four years since its inception. For two years, between 1997 and 1999 the opponent team for the bowl event was Conference USA. Following the event that was held in 2000, the Big West Conference suspended football and the automatic bid of the bowl went to the WAC, where it is to this day.

This thrilling and exciting football event is soon coming. The event has had a history of being completely sold out well in advance. Book your Famous Idaho Potato Bowl tickets today, so that you can enjoy and experience one of the best football games ever. We give you our word, that this sporting event will be truly memorable and cherished by you and your loved ones alike.