Miami Beach Bowl
Former annual college football event in Miami, Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Myrtle Beach Bowl or Florida Beach Bowl.
The Miami Beach Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played for three years (2014–2016) at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida.[2] The bowl was created and owned by the American Athletic Conference ("The American").[2][3]
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Miami Beach Bowl (defunct) | |
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The Battle of the Beach | |
Stadium | Marlins Park |
Location | Miami, Florida |
Operated | 2014–2016 |
Conference tie-ins | American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Sun Belt Conference |
Payout | US$1,000,000 (as of 2015)[1] |
Succeeded by | Frisco Bowl |
2016 matchup | |
Central Michigan vs. Tulsa (Tulsa 55–10) |
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On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl had been sold to ESPN, would relocate to Frisco, Texas, and would be played at Toyota Stadium for the 2017 season.[3] The new bowl game is named the Frisco Bowl.[3]