| Duke’s Mayo Bowl | |
| Stadium: | Bank of America Stadium |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Years: | 2002–present |
| Previous Tie-Ins: | AAC |
| Conference Tie-Ins: | ACC Big Ten (even number years) SEC (odd number years) |
| Payout: | 4,780,461 (2019)[1] |
| Sponsors: | Continental Tire (2002–2004) Meineke Car Care Center (2005–2010) Belk (2011–2019) Duke's Mayonnaise (2020–present) |
| Former Names: | Queen City Bowl (2002, working title) Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004) Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010) Belk Bowl (2011–2019) |
| Prev Matchup Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Matchup Season: | 2022 |
| Prev Matchup Teams: | NC State vs. Maryland |
| Prev Matchup Score: | Maryland 16–12 |
| Next Matchup Year: | 2023 |
| Next Matchup Season: | 2023 |
| Next Matchup Teams: | North Carolina vs. West Virginia |
| Next Matchup Date: | West Virginia 30–10 |
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2002. Originally commissioned as the Queen City Bowl, it has undergone many name changes due to sponsorship rights. The game currently features a matchup between a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Ten Conference or the Big 12 Conference.
A new college football bowl game in Charlotte, North Carolina, was established in 2002 by Raycom Sports (now a part of Gray Television). The game was certified by the NCAA as the Queen City Bowl, which became the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004), Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010), and Belk Bowl (2011–2019) prior to its current name.
The game previously featured a matchup between the No. 5 selected Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team and the No. 3 selected American Athletic Conference (AAC). Originally, the bowl selected a team from the Big East Conference, until that conference's breakup in 2013.
In 2011, Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship for a three-year period through 2013. After the initial period, Belk extended its sponsorship for six years, through 2019.[2] As of 2014, the bowl featured the second pooled selection from the ACC paired against the second pooled selection from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), after selection of the College Football Playoff (CFP) teams.
On November 20, 2019, Belk informed bowl officials that the company would not be renewing its sponsorship after the 2019 season.[3] In June 2020, Duke's Mayonnaise was announced as the new title sponsor for the bowl.[4] As part of their sponsorship arrangement, in a take on the Gatorade shower, the head coach of the winning team gets a giant jar of mayonnaise dumped on his head.
In 2020, the ACC's opponent in the bowl is scheduled to begin alternating between the Big Ten Conference and SEC through 2025, with a Big Ten team playing in even-numbered years and an SEC team playing in odd-numbered years.[5] The conference not sending a team to this bowl will send a team to the Las Vegas Bowl.[6]
The 2020 game received notable social media coverage following the game as the quarterback of the winning team, Graham Mertz of Wisconsin, accidentally broke the glass trophy.[7]
Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
| Date | Bowl name | Winning Team | Losing Team | Attnd.[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2002 | Virginia | 48 | No. 15 West Virginia | 22 | 73,535 | ||
| December 27, 2003 | Virginia | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 51,236 | ||
| December 30, 2004 | No. 25 Boston College | 37 | North Carolina | 24 | 73,258 | ||
| December 31, 2005 | NC State | 14 | USF | 0 | 57,937 | ||
| December 30, 2006 | No. 23 Boston College | 25 | Navy | 24 | 52,303 | ||
| December 29, 2007 | Wake Forest | 24 | Connecticut | 10 | 53,126 | ||
| December 27, 2008 | West Virginia | 31 | North Carolina | 30 | 73,712 | ||
| December 26, 2009 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | 19 | North Carolina | 17 | 50,389 | ||
| December 31, 2010 | USF | 31 | Clemson | 26 | 41,122 | ||
| December 27, 2011 | NC State | 31 | Louisville | 24 | 58,427 | ||
| December 27, 2012 | Cincinnati | 48 | Duke | 34 | 48,128 | ||
| December 28, 2013 | North Carolina | 39 | Cincinnati | 17 | 45,211 | ||
| December 30, 2014 | No. 13 Georgia | 37 | No. 20 Louisville | 14 | 45,671 | ||
| December 30, 2015 | Mississippi State | 51 | NC State | 28 | 46,423 | ||
| December 29, 2016 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | 35 | Arkansas | 24 | 46,902 | ||
| December 29, 2017 | Wake Forest | 55 | Texas A&M | 52 | 32,784 | ||
| December 29, 2018 | Virginia | 28 | 0 | 48,263 | |||
| December 31, 2019 | Kentucky | 37 | 30 | 44,138 | |||
| December 30, 2020 | Wisconsin | 42 | 28 | 1,500 | |||
| December 30, 2021 | South Carolina | 38 | 21 | 45,520 | |||
| December 30, 2022 | Maryland | 16 | 12 | 37,228 | |||
| December 27, 2023 | West Virginia | 30 | 10 | 42,925 | |||
| Game | MVP | School | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Virginia | TB | ||
| 2003 | Virginia | QB | ||
| 2004 | Boston College | QB | ||
| 2005 | NC State | LB | ||
| 2006 | Boston College | LB | ||
| 2007 | Wake Forest | WR | ||
| 2008 | West Virginia | QB | ||
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | RB | ||
| 2010 | South Florida | QB | ||
| 2011 | NC State | QB | ||
| 2012 | Cincinnati | QB | ||
| 2013 | North Carolina | WR | ||
| 2014 | Georgia | RB | ||
| 2015 | Mississippi State | QB | ||
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | WR | ||
| 2017 | Wake Forest | QB | ||
| 2018 | Virginia | WR | ||
| 2019 | Kentucky | QB | ||
| 2020 | Wisconsin | LB | ||
| 2021 | Dakereon Joyner | South Carolina | WR/QB | |
| 2022 | Maryland | DB | ||
| 2023 | Garrett Greene[10] | West Virginia | QB |
Updated through the December 2023 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1–5 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 0–2 |
, within the ACC's 14 football members, 10 have appeared in the game: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Members that have yet to appear include Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami and Syracuse. Both of Pittsburgh's appearances, and one appearance each by Boston College and Louisville, came while those schools were members of the Big East Conference.
Among former Big East Conference football members, Boston College, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pitt, South Florida, Virginia Tech and West Virginia have appeared in the game, while Miami, Rutgers, Syracuse and Temple have not. Virginia Tech's appearances came as a member of the ACC.
Updated through the December 2023 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).
| Conference | Record | Appearances by season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | W | L | Win pct. | Won | Lost |
| 22 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
| 11 | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013 | |||
| 7 | 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | |||
| 2 | 2020, 2022 | ||||
| 1 | 2023 | ||||
| 1 | 2006 |
| Team | Performance, Team vs. Opponent | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most points scored (one team) | 55, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M | 2017 | |
| Most points scored (both teams) | 107, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M | 2017 | |
| Most points scored (losing team) | 52, Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest | 2017 | |
| Fewest points allowed | 0, shared by: NC State vs. USF Virginia vs. South Carolina | 2005 2018 | |
| Margin of victory | 28, Virginia vs. South Carolina | 2018 | |
| Total yards | 646, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M | 2017 | |
| Rushing yards | 331, Kentucky vs. Virginia Tech | 2019 | |
| Passing yards | 499, Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest | 2017 | |
| First downs | 36, Duke vs. Cincinnati | 2012 | |
| Fewest yards allowed | 213, Wake Forest vs. UCONN | 2007 | |
| Fewest rushing yards allowed | 27, Maryland vs. NC State | 2022 | |
| Fewest passing yards allowed | 73, Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky | 2019 | |
| Individual | Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year | |
| All-purpose yards | |||
| Touchdowns (all-purpose) | 4, Wali Lundy (Virginia) | 2002 | |
| Rushing yards | 266, Nick Chubb (Georgia) | 2014 | |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2, most recently: Graham Mertz (Wisconsin) | 2020 | |
| Passing yards | 499, Nick Starkel (Texas A&M) | 2017 | |
| Passing touchdowns | 4, most recently: John Wolford (Wake Forest) | 2017 | |
| Receiving yards | 217, Hakeem Nicks (North Carolina) | 2008 | |
| Receiving touchdowns | 3, most recently: Jaquarii Roberson (Wake Forest) | 2020 | |
| Tackles | |||
| Sacks | |||
| Interceptions | 2, shared by: David Amerson (NC State) Dominick Sanders (Georgia) | 2011 2014 | |
| Long Plays | Player, Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year | |
| Touchdown run | 63 yds., British Brooks (North Carolina) | 2021 | |
| Touchdown pass | 83 yds., Travis Kelce from Brendon Kay (Cincinnati) | 2012 | |
| Kickoff return | 78 yds., T. J. Logan (North Carolina) | 2013 | |
| Punt return | 86 yds., Ryan Switzer (North Carolina) | 2013 | |
| Interception return | 72 yds., Collin Wilder (Wisconsin) | 2020 | |
| Fumble return | 28 yds., Jordan Wright (Kentucky) | 2019 | |
| Punt | 79 yds., Will Monday (Duke) | 2012 | |
| Field goal | 54 yds., Brian Johnson (Virginia Tech) | 2019 |
The bowl was televised by ESPN2 from 2002 through 2005; since 2006, the bowl has been televised by ESPN.[12]