Melbourne Bowl Explained

Melbourne Bowl
Stadium:	Marvel Stadium
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Years:	TBD

The Melbourne Bowl is a proposed NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game to be played in Melbourne, Australia at Marvel Stadium. The college conferences that would have tie-ins with the bowl are the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference. It would be the third FBS bowl game played outside the United States after the defunct International Bowl and present-day Bahamas Bowl.

History

In 2015, Australian officials met with officials of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference to bring a FBS bowl game to Australia. The bowl game would start for the 2016 College Football season.^{[1] [2] [3]} On April 11, 2016, the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Etihad Stadium boss Paul Sergeant tips Australian college bowl to be a sellout. Fox Sports (AU). 22 May 2015 . Fox Sports Pty Limited.
2. Web site: Melbourne Bowl 2016: Australia Set to Host Matchup Between Pac-12 and MWC. Bleacher Report. Turner Sports. 9 March 2016.
3. Web site: Australia Bowl: Organizer 'good to go' for 2016 game between Mountain West, Pac-12. MWConnection (SB Nation). 7 May 2015 . Vox Media. 9 March 2016.
4. News: NCAA approves three-year halt to new bowl games . April 11, 2016.