Frisco Bowl should not be confused with Frisco Football Classic.
| Frisco Bowl | |
| Full Name: | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl |
| Stadium: | Toyota Stadium |
| Location: | Frisco, Texas |
| Years: | 2017–present |
| Conference Tie-Ins: | The American |
| Current Champions: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Payout: | 650,000 (2019)[1] |
| Sponsors: | DXL (2017–2018) Tropical Smoothie Cafe (2019–2021) Scooter's Coffee (2023–present) |
| Former Names: | DXL Frisco Bowl (2017–2018) Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (2019–2021) |
| Preceded By: | Miami Beach Bowl |
| Executive Director: | Sean Johnson |
| Prev Matchup Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Matchup Season: | 2022 |
| Prev Matchup Teams: | Boise State vs. North Texas |
| Prev Matchup Score: | Boise State 35–32 |
| Next Matchup Year: | 2023 |
| Next Matchup Season: | 2023 |
| Next Matchup Teams: | UTSA vs. Marshall |
| Next Matchup Date: | UTSA 35–17 |
The Frisco Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Frisco, Texas, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, and chooses another team at-large.
DXL was the bowl's inaugural sponsor from 2017 to 2018, followed by Tropical Smoothie Cafe from 2019 to 2021, and Scooter's Coffee in 2023.
On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl—which had been owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference (The American)—had been sold to ESPN Events and that it would relocate to Frisco, Texas, to be played in Toyota Stadium starting in the 2017 season.[2] On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Destination XL Group, a retailer specializing in big and tall menswear, had signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the bowl.[3] On December 3, 2017, SMU and Louisiana Tech were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl.[4] In 2019, Tropical Smoothie Cafe became the new title sponsor.[5] In 2023, Scooter's Coffee became the new title sponsor.[6]
The 2020 Frisco Bowl was originally set to be contested by the SMU Mustangs, from The American, and the UTSA Roadrunners, from Conference USA.[7] [8] The game was slated to be the first matchup between the two teams.[9] Two days after the matchup was announced, the 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns with the SMU football team.[10] [11]
Initial planning had been to have teams from The American face a Sun Belt opponent in 2017 and 2019, and face a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent in 2018.[2] In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American and Conference USA (C-USA).
The Frisco Bowl then secured an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, with opponents to be selected at-large. The 2018 matchup featured teams from the MAC and Mountain West, as The American was unable to provide a team, due to its champion, UCF, receiving a New Year's Six bowl bid.[12] MAC and Mountain West teams again met in 2019,[13] as The American's champion, Memphis, again received a New Year's Six bid.
Rankings per AP Poll prior to the game being played.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attendance | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 51 | 10 | 14,419 | notes | ||
| December 19, 2018 | Ohio | 27 | 0 | 11,029 | notes | ||
| December 20, 2019 | Kent State | 51 | 41 | 12,120 | notes | ||
| December 19, 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| December 21, 2021 | San Diego State | 38 | 24 | 15,801 | notes | ||
| December 17, 2022 | Boise State | 35 | 32 | 12,211 | notes | ||
| December 19, 2023 | UTSA | 35 | 17 | 11,215 | notes | ||
| Year | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | College | Position | Player | College | Position | |||
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | QB | Louisiana Tech | CB | [15] | |||
| 2018 | Ohio | RB | Evan Croutch | Ohio | LB | [16] | ||
| 2019 | Kent State | QB | Qwuantrezz Knight | Kent State | DB | [17] | ||
| 2021 | Jesse Matthews | San Diego State | WR | CJ Baskerville | San Diego State | S | [18] | |
| 2022 | Boise State | QB | Ezekial Noa | Boise State | LB | [19] | ||
| 2023 | Joshua Cephus | UTSA | WR | Kam Alexander | UTSA | CB | [20] |
Updated through the December 2023 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances).