Fenway Bowl

Fenway Bowl
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
StadiumFenway Park
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Operated2022–present
Conference tie-insThe American, ACC
Websitefenwaybowl.com
Sponsors
Wasabi Technologies (2022–present)
2023 matchup
Boston College vs. SMU (Boston College 23–14)
2024 matchup
North Carolina vs. UConn (UConn 27–14)

The Fenway Bowl is an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management, it features teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] The bowl is one of three active bowl games staged in a baseball stadium, along with the Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium) and Rate Bowl (Chase Field).[2][3][4] The Fenway Bowl is one of three bowl games that have never released payout totals for the teams involved in the game (Myrtle Beach Bowl and the LA Bowl are the others).

History

Holy Cross and Boston College playing at Fenway Park in 1916

American football games at Fenway Park date to 1912, the year the venue opened.[5] Various high school, college, and professional football teams have played at Fenway, including the Boston Patriots during the American Football League (AFL) era, and the Boston College Eagles.[5] Prior to the Fenway Bowl, no bowl game had been scheduled for the ballpark.

Further information: Fenway Park § American football

Organizers had planned for the inaugural playing of the Fenway Bowl to be during the 2020–21 bowl season. On October 23, 2020, it was reported that the bowl would not debut as planned, citing COVID-19 pandemic concerns.[6] Postponement of the bowl was confirmed by organizers the following week, with the temporary Montgomery Bowl being created as a substitute.[7][8]

On May 27, 2021, organizers announced a game date for the 2021–22 bowl season of December 29, 2021.[9] On November 4, 2021, Wasabi Technologies signed on as the title sponsor of the game.[10] However, the game was canceled three days prior to kickoff due to COVID issues within the Virginia team; they had been set to face SMU.[11]

On December 17, 2022, as part of the 2022–23 bowl season, the Fenway Bowl was played for the first time, featuring Cincinnati and Louisville. The following year, the first ranked team was invited to the bowl, as SMU (17th in the AP poll and 24th in the College Football Playoff rankings) faced Boston College.[12]

Game results

Rankings are based on the AP poll prior to the game being played.

Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance Notes / Ref.
December 17, 2022 Louisville 24 Cincinnati 7 15,000 notes[13]
December 28, 2023 Boston College 23 No. 17 SMU 14 16,238 notes
December 28, 2024 UConn 27 North Carolina 14 27,900 notes

MVPs

Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Ref.
Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos.
2022 Jawhar Jordan Louisville RB Monty Montgomery Louisville LB [14]
2023 Thomas Castellanos Boston College QB Kam Arnold Boston College LB [15][16]
2024 Joe Fagnano UConn QB Pryce Yates UConn DL [17][18]

Appearances by team

Updated through the December 2024 edition (3 games, 6 total appearances).

Teams with a single appearance

Won (3): Boston College, Louisville, UConn
Lost (3): Cincinnati, North Carolina, SMU

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2024 edition (3 games, 6 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
ACC 3 2 1 .667 2022, 2023 2024
The American 2 0 2 .000   2022, 2023
Independent 1 1 0 1.000 2024  

Independent appearances: UConn (2024)

Game records

Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 27, UConn vs. North Carolina 2024
Most points scored (losing team) 14, shared by: SMU vs. Boston College
North Carolina vs. UConn
2023
2024
Most points scored (both teams) 41, UConn vs. North Carolina 2024
Fewest Points Allowed 7, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022
Largest margin of victory 17, Louisville vs. Cincinnati 2022
Total yards 419, Louisville vs. Cincinnati (132 pass, 287 rush) 2022
Rushing yards 287, Louisville vs. Cincinnati 2022
Passing yards 151, UConn vs. North Carolina 2024
First downs 24, Louisville vs. Cincinnati 2022
Fewest yards allowed 127, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022
Fewest rushing yards allowed 44, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022
Fewest passing yards allowed 83, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022
Individual Performance, Team Year
All-Purpose yards 160, Maurice Turner (Louisville) (160 pass) 2022
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 2, shared by:
Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)
Thomas Castellanos (Boston College)
2022
2023
Rushing yards 160, Maurice Turner (Louisville) 2022
Rushing touchdowns 2, shared by:
Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)
Thomas Castellanos (Boston College)
2022
2023
Passing yards 151, Joe Fagnano (UConn) 2024
Passing touchdowns 2, Joe Fagnano (UConn) 2024
Receiving yards 77, Skyler Bell (UConn) 2024
Receiving touchdowns 1, shared by:
Wyatt Fischer (Cincinnati)
Marshon Ford (Louisville)
Jaylan Knighton (SMU)
Skyler Bell (UConn)
John Copenhaver (North Carolina)
2022
2022
2023
2024
2024
Tackles 16, Ivan Pace Jr. (Cincinnati) 2022
Sacks 1.5, shared by:
Yasir Abdullah (Louisville)
YaYa Diaby (Louisville)
2022
Interceptions 1, shared by:
Armorion Smith (Cincinnati)
Ja'von Hicks (Cincinnati)
Alex Kilgore (SMU)
Tui Faumuina-Brown (UConn)
2022
2022
2023
2024
Long Plays Performance, Team Year
Touchdown run 49 yds., Jawhar Jordan (Louisville) 2022
Touchdown pass 20 yds., Evan Prater to Wyatt Fischer (Cincinnati) 2022
Kickoff return 95 yds., Chase Culliver (North Carolina) 2024
Punt return 6 yds., Lewis Bond (Boston College) 2023
Interception return 20 yds., Armorion Smith (Cincinnati) 2022
Fumble return    
Punt 56 yds., Mark Vassett (Louisville) 2022
Field goal 48 yds., James Turner (Louisville) 2022

Source:[19]

Media coverage

The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.

References

  1. ^ "New bowl game at Fenway Park to match teams from ACC, AAC". AP News. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Boston's Fenway Park to host new 2020 college football bowl game between ACC, AAC teams". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fenway Park will reportedly begin hosting a bowl game in 2020". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Fenway Sports Management and ESPN Events Officially Introduce "The Fenway Bowl"". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Football at Fenway Through the Years". MLB.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Saunders, Alan (October 23, 2020). "Report: 2020 Fenway Bowl Won't Be Played, 2nd ACC-Tied Bowl to Cancel". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "ESPN Events Reveals 13-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2020-21: Inaugural Launch of the Fenway Bowl Postponed". espnpressroom.com (Press release). October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced". bowlseason.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Inaugural 'Fenway Bowl' Announced For December 29". WBZ-TV. CBS. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fenway Bowl Announces Wasabi Technologies as Title Sponsor". Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "No. 17 SMU To Face Boston College In Wasabi Fenway Bowl". smumustangs.com. December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  13. ^ Golen, Jimmy (December 17, 2022). "Interim coach Deion Branch leads Louisville past Cincinnati at Fenway Bowl". CBS News. AP. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Cubit, Alexis (December 17, 2022). "Louisville dominates Cincinnati in Fenway Bowl to retain Keg of Nails". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via MSN.com.
  15. ^ @FenwayBowl (December 28, 2023). "Your Wasabi Fenway Bowl Offensive MVP, Thomas Castellanos!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @FenwayBowl (December 28, 2023). "Congratulations to this year's Defensive MVP, Kam Arnold!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @FenwayBowl (December 28, 2024). "Give it up for your 2024 Wasabi Fenway Bowl Offensive MVP!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @FenwayBowl (December 28, 2024). "Congrats to Defensive MVP, Pryce Yates!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Cincinnati vs. Louisville - College Football Game Summary - December 17, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

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