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[12/07/14 - 03:48 PM]
ESPN Events Announces 2014 Bowl Lineup
The Gildan New Mexico Bowl will kick off the bowl festivities on Saturday, Dec. 20, and will conclude with the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 3.

[via press release from ESPN]

ESPN Events Announces 2014 Bowl Lineup

Two Newly-Created Bowls included in 11 Game Schedule

ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, has announced the matchups for its 11 owned-and-operated bowl games for the 2014 season. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl will kick off the bowl festivities on Saturday, Dec. 20, and will conclude with the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 3.

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

The ninth edition of the Gildan New Mexico Bowl will feature UTEP against Utah State on Saturday, Dec. 20. The game, featuring a program from Conference USA and the Mountain West, respectively, will kick off at 12:20 p.m. MT from University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., and air nationally on ESPN and ESPN Radio.

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl

The Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl is set for Saturday, Dec. 20, and will pit No. 22 Utah of the Pac-12 against Colorado State University of the Mountain West. The 23rd annual game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, and will be played at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The 18th annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - slated for Saturday, Dec. 20, at 5:45 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN Radio - will pit two conference champions in Western Michigan of the Mid-American and the Air Force Academy of the Mountain West. The nation's longest running outdoor cold-weather bowl will be played at Boise State University's Bronco Stadium.

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

The inaugural Camellia Bowl will match up South Alabama of the Sun Belt against Bowling Green of the Mid-American on Saturday, Dec. 20. The 9:15 p.m. kick off on ESPN and ESPN Radio will be played at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.

Boca Raton Bowl

The first edition of the Boca Raton Bowl is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 23, and will pit Marshall of Conference USA against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American. The inaugural game will be televised on ESPN and broadcast on ESPN Radio at 6 p.m. and played at FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.

Hawai'i Bowl

The Hawai'i Bowl will be played on Christmas Eve for the 10th time and will feature Rice of Conference USA against Fresno State of the Mountain West. The 13th annual game will kick off at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN Radio from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl

The fifth annual Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl will pit Louisiana Tech of Conference USA against Illinois of the Big Ten on Friday, Dec. 26. The 1 p.m. game televised on ESPN will be played at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium on the grounds of Fair Park.

Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl

The Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl will feature NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference against UCF of the American Athletic Conference on Friday, Dec. 26. The game will air at 8 p.m. on ESPN from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl

The AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl will feature Texas of the Big 12 against Arkansas of the Southeastern Conference on Monday, Dec. 29. The 9 p.m. start on ESPN and ESPN Radio will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl will be played on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, and will match up Houston of the American Athletic Conference against Pittsburgh of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 12th annual game. The noon start on ESPN will be played from Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of TCU, in Fort Worth, Texas. Houston

Birmingham Bowl

The ninth annual Birmingham Bowl will be played Saturday, Jan. 3, and will feature Florida of the Southeastern Conference against East Carolina of the American Athletic Conference. Played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., the game will kick off at noon on ESPN and ESPN Radio.

ESPN Events

ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes two Labor Day weekend college football games; 11 college bowl games and eight college basketball events, which accounts for approximately 200 hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over a half a million attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Football

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Orlando, Fla.) and Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth)

Collegiate Basketball

Armed Forces Classic (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, PR); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men's & Women's Basketball Classics Presented by Corona (New York City & Notre Dame, Ind.); Orlando Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, PR) and State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis)

For more information, visit www.espnevents.com or follow on Twitter and Facebook.





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