Cheez-It Bowl

The Cheez-It Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at Camping World Stadium. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Citrus Bowl and the Florida Classic. It was first played in 1990 in Miami Gardens, Florida, before moving to Orlando in 2001. Originally commissioned as the Sunshine Classic, it has undergone several name changes due to changes in sponsorship, which have included Blockbuster (1990–1993), Carquest (1994–1997), MicronPC (1998–2000), Florida Tourism (2001), Mazda (2002–2003), Champs Sports (2004–2011), Russell Athletic (2012–2016), Camping World (2017–2019) and Cheez-It (2020–present). The game currently has tie-ins with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Big 12 Conference.[2]

This article is about the bowl game played in Florida. For the Arizona bowl game sponsored by Cheez-It in 2018 and 2019, see Cactus Bowl.
"Camping World Bowl" redirects here. For the similarly named stadium, see Camping World Stadium.
Cheez-It Bowl
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
Previous stadiumsJoe Robbie Stadium (1990–2000)
Previous locationsMiami Gardens, Florida (1990–2000)
Operated1990–present
Conference tie-insACC, Big 12
Previous conference tie-insBig Ten, Big East
PayoutUS$6,071,760 (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Blockbuster (1990–1993)
Carquest (1994–1997)
MicronPC (1998–2000)
Florida Tourism (2001)
Mazda (2002–2003)
Champs Sports (2004–2011)
Russell Athletic (2012–2016)
Camping World (2017–2019)
Cheez-It (2020–present)
Former names
Sunshine Classic (1990, working title)
Blockbuster Bowl (1990–1993)
Carquest Bowl (1994–1997)
MicronPC Bowl (1998)
MicronPC.com Bowl (1999–2000)
Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001)
Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002–2003)
Champs Sports Bowl (2004–2011)
Russell Athletic Bowl (2012–2016)
Camping World Bowl (2017–2019)
2018 matchup
Syracuse vs. West Virginia (Syracuse 34–18)
2019 matchup
Iowa State vs. Notre Dame (Notre Dame 33–9)

History

The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom[3] and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium outside the city of Miami. It was formed under the name Sunshine Football Classic, but due to corporate title sponsorships, was never actually contested under this name, nor even referred to as such except during brief intervals between corporate sponsors. During its Miami existence, it successively went by the names Blockbuster Bowl (three editions), CarQuest Bowl (five editions), and the MicronPC Bowl (three editions).

In 2001, the bowl changed hands, and was relocated to Orlando. The bowl was known as the Tangerine Bowl, a historical moniker that was the original title of the game now known as the Citrus Bowl, for three playings. 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. In early 2012, naming rights were agreed to by Russell Athletic;[4] five games were played as the Russell Athletic Bowl. In early 2017, Camping World signed an agreement to be the title sponsor of the game through 2019;[5][2] three editions were staged as the Camping World Bowl, concluding with the 30th playing of the bowl. In May 2020, Cheez-It signed on as the new title sponsor of the game in a multi-year agreement.[6]

Miami

What is now the Cheez-It Bowl was sprung from a desire to hold a second bowl game in the Miami area. It would be an accompaniment to the long-established and well-known Orange Bowl, and would showcase the brand new stadium in the area that was built in 1987. The Orange Bowl game was still being played in the aging old stadium, whereas this new game would be played in the new stadium.

Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga quickly joined forces with bowl organizers and brought in Blockbuster Video, which he owned at the time, as title sponsor.[3] 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.[3] Subsequent games, however, never matched the success of the first, even though the bowl was moved to the more prestigious New Year's Day slot starting in 1993.

In 1994, CarQuest Auto Parts became the title sponsor after Huizenga sold Blockbuster Video to Viacom. 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.[3] That bumped the Carquest Bowl back to the less-desirable December date. After the 2000 playing, Florida Citrus Sports took over the game and moved it to Orlando.

Before gaining Blockbuster Entertainment as the corporate sponsor for the inaugural event, the game was tentatively referred to as the Sunshine Classic.[3]

Orlando
Camping World Stadium in 2015

From 2006 to 2010, the bowl matched teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference. 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. The change was made to move the game from the less-desirable pre-Christmas date utilized from 2001 to 2004.

From 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). This was also in part due to the Florida high school football championship games being held at the stadium shortly before the bowls. In 2009, rainy weather turned the stadium's grass field into a muddly, sloppy, quagmire for both bowl games. In 2010, the stadium switched to artificial turf, facilitating the quick turnaround necessary.

In 2009, the bowl announced that the Big East was to be one of the tie-in conferences for four years starting in 2010, with the bowl having the option of selecting Notre Dame once during the four years. In October 2009, the bowl announced that they had extended their agreement with the ACC for the same term. The game would match the third pick from the ACC against the second selection from the Big East. The previous agreement had matched the 4th pick from the ACC against the 4th or 5th pick from the Big Ten.[7] ACC and Big East teams subsequently met in the 2010 through 2013 games, except for 2011 when Notre Dame was selected (as permitted in the agreement with the Big East) and in 2013 when the Louisville Cardinals of the American Athletic Conference were selected ("The American" became the football successor to the Big East in 2013).

Since 2014, the game features the second pick from the ACC after the New Year's Six bowls make their picks—usually the losing team from the ACC Football Championship Game, or one of the division runners-up—against the third pick from the Big 12.

Game results
For the annual college football game that was called the Tangerine Bowl from 1947 to 1982, see Citrus Bowl.

All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

No. Date Bowl Name Winning Team Losing Team Attnd.[8]
1December 28, 1990Blockbuster Bowl No. 6 Florida State24No. 7 Penn State17 74,021
2December 28, 1991Blockbuster Bowl No. 8 Alabama30No. 15 Colorado25 46,123
3January 1, 1993Blockbuster Bowl No. 13 Stanford24No. 21 Penn State3 45,554
4January 1, 1994Carquest Bowl No. 15 Boston College31Virginia13 38,516
5January 2, 1995Carquest Bowl South Carolina24West Virginia21 50,853
6December 30, 1995Carquest Bowl North Carolina20No. 24 Arkansas10 34,428
7December 27, 1996Carquest Bowl No. 19 Miami31Virginia21 46,418
8December 29, 1997Carquest Bowl Georgia Tech35West Virginia30 28,262
9December 29, 1998MicronPC Bowl No. 24 Miami46NC State23 44,387
10December 30, 1999MicronPC.com Bowl Illinois63Virginia21 31,089
11December 28, 2000MicronPC.com Bowl NC State38Minnesota30 28,359
12December 20, 2001Tangerine Bowl Pittsburgh34NC State19 28,562
13December 23, 2002Tangerine Bowl Texas Tech55Clemson15 21,689
14December 22, 2003Tangerine Bowl NC State56Kansas26 26,482
15December 21, 2004Champs Sports Bowl Georgia Tech51Syracuse14 28,237
16December 27, 2005Champs Sports Bowl No. 23 Clemson19Colorado10 31,470
17December 29, 2006Champs Sports Bowl Maryland24Purdue7 40,168
18December 28, 2007Champs Sports Bowl No. 14 Boston College24Michigan State21 46,554
19December 27, 2008Champs Sports Bowl Florida State42Wisconsin13 52,692
20December 29, 2009Champs Sports Bowl No. 24 Wisconsin20No. 14 Miami14 56,747
21December 28, 2010Champs Sports Bowl NC State23No. 22 West Virginia7 48,962
22December 29, 2011Champs Sports Bowl No. 25 Florida State18Notre Dame14 68,305
23December 28, 2012Russell Athletic Bowl Virginia Tech13Rutgers10 (OT) 48,129
24December 28, 2013Russell Athletic Bowl No. 18 Louisville36Miami9 51,098
25December 29, 2014Russell Athletic Bowl No. 18 Clemson40Oklahoma6 40,071
26December 29, 2015Russell Athletic Bowl No. 18 Baylor49No. 10 North Carolina38 40,418
27December 28, 2016Russell Athletic Bowl Miami31No. 14 West Virginia14 48,625
28December 28, 2017Camping World Bowl No. 17 Oklahoma State30No. 22 Virginia Tech21 39,610
29December 28, 2018Camping World Bowl No. 17 Syracuse34No. 15 West Virginia18 41,125
30December 28, 2019Camping World Bowl No. 14 Notre Dame33Iowa State9 46,948

Games 1–11 played in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Games 12–present played in Orlando, Florida.

MVPs
1997 MVP Joe Hamilton
Date MVP School Position
December 28, 1990Amp LeeFlorida StateRB
December 28, 1991David PalmerAlabamaWR
January 1, 1993Darrien GordonStanfordCB
January 1, 1994Glenn FoleyBoston CollegeQB
January 2, 1995Steve TaneyhillSouth CarolinaQB
December 30, 1995Leon JohnsonNorth CarolinaRB
December 27, 1996Tremain MackMiamiSS
December 29, 1997Joe HamiltonGeorgia TechQB
December 29, 1998Scott CovingtonMiamiQB
December 30, 1999Kurt KittnerIllinoisQB
December 28, 2000Philip RiversNC StateQB
December 20, 2001Antonio BryantPittsburghWR
December 23, 2002Kliff KingsburyTexas TechQB
December 22, 2003Philip RiversNC StateQB
December 21, 2004Reggie BallGeorgia TechQB
December 27, 2005James DavisClemsonRB
December 29, 2006Sam HollenbachMarylandQB
December 28, 2007Jamie SilvaBoston CollegeFS
December 27, 2008Graham GanoFlorida StateK/P
December 29, 2009John ClayWisconsinRB
December 28, 2010Russell WilsonNC StateQB
December 29, 2011Rashad GreeneFlorida StateWR
December 28, 2012Antone ExumVirginia TechCB
December 28, 2013Teddy BridgewaterLouisvilleQB
December 29, 2014Cole StoudtClemsonQB
December 29, 2015Johnny JeffersonBaylorRB
December 28, 2016Brad KaayaMiamiQB
December 28, 2017Mason RudolphOklahoma StateQB
December 28, 2018Eric DungeySyracuseQB
December 28, 2019Chase ClaypoolNotre DameWR

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2019 edition (30 games, 60 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct.
T1NC State53–2.600
T1Miami53–2.600
T1West Virginia50–5.000
T4Florida State33–01.000
T4Clemson32–1.667
T4Virginia30–3.000
T7Boston College22–01.000
T7Georgia Tech22–01.000
T7North Carolina21–1.500
T7Notre Dame21–1.500
T7Syracuse21–1.500
T7Virginia Tech21–1.500
T7Wisconsin21–1.500
T7Colorado20–2.000
T7Penn State20–2.000
Teams with a single appearance

Won: Alabama, Baylor, Illinois, Louisville, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas Tech
Lost: Arkansas, Iowa State, Kansas, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Purdue, Rutgers

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2019 edition (30 games, 60 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
ACC251510.6001995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 20181993*, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017
The American1055.5001993*, 1996, 1998, 2001, 20131994*, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2012
Big 12936.3332002, 2015, 20172003, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
Big Ten624.3331999, 20092000, 2006, 2007, 2008
Independents523.4001990, 20191990, 1992*, 2011
SEC321.6671991, 1994*1995
Pac-101101.0001992* 
Big Eight101.000 1991
  • Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
  • The American record includes appearances of the Big East Conference, as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment. Teams representing the Big East appeared in nine games, compiling a 4–5 record.
  • The Big Eight Conference dissolved after the 1995 season.
  • Independents: Penn State (1990, 1992), Florida State (1990), Notre Dame (2011, 2019)

Game records
Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 63, Illinois vs. Virginia 1999
Most points scored (both teams) 87, Baylor vs. North Carolina 2015
Most points scored (losing team) 38, North Carolina vs. Baylor 2015
Fewest points allowed 3, Stanford vs. Penn State 1993 (Jan.)
Largest margin of victory 42, Illinois vs. Virginia 1999
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
First downs
Fewest yards allowed
Fewest rushing yards allowed
Fewest passing yards allowed
Individual Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards
Touchdowns (all-purpose)
Rushing yards
Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
Passing touchdowns
Receiving yards
Receiving touchdowns
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Long Plays Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run
Touchdown pass
Kickoff return
Punt return
Interception return
Fumble return
Punt
Field goal
Miscellaneous Record, Teams Year
Largest attendance74,021, Florida State vs. Penn State1990

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Media coverage
Main article: List of Cheez-It Bowl broadcasters

The bowl was televised by Raycom in its inaugural year, followed by CBS Sports (four editions), TBS (six editions), and ESPN since 2001.

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References
  1. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. "About". campingworldbowl.com. 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. "The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape". Wiley. 1997. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  4. "Russell Athletic Bowl History". RussellAthleticBowl.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. "CAMPING WORLD SIGNS ON AS TITLE SPONSOR OF ORLANDO BOWL". campingworldbowl.com. April 11, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. "Cheez-It® Heads To Orlando To Join Florida Citrus Sports Beginning With 2020 Season". cheezitbowl.com. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. Adelson, Andrea (October 7, 2009). "College football: ACC improves deal with Champs Sports Bowl; will send No. 3 team to Orlando beginning in 2010". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. "History". campingworldbowl.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

Further reading
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