Fenway Bowl
Fenway Bowl | |
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Wasabi Fenway Bowl | |
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Stadium | Fenway Park |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Operated | 2021–present |
Conference tie-ins | The American, ACC |
Sponsors | |
Wasabi Technologies (2021–present) | |
2021 matchup | |
SMU vs. Virginia (Canceled) |
The Fenway Bowl is a planned NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game schedule to be played at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management, it will feature teams from the American Athletic Conference ("The American") and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1] It is scheduled to become the fourth active bowl game staged in a baseball stadium, along with the Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium), the Holiday Bowl (Petco Park) and Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Chase Field).[2][3][4]
Organizers had planned for the inaugural playing of the 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.[5] Postponement of the bowl to the 2021 football season was confirmed by organizers the following week, with the temporary Montgomery Bowl being created to fill the slot for the 2020 bowl season.[6][7]
On May 27, 2021, organizers announced that the debut edition of the bowl would be played on December 29, 2021, with an 11 a.m. start time.[8] On November 4, 2021, Wasabi Technologies signed on as the title sponsor of the game. [9]
On December 26, 2021, the 2021 edition of the bowl was canceled due to COVID issues within the Virginia team; they had been set to face SMU on December 29.[10]
References[]
- ^ "New bowl game at Fenway Park to match teams from ACC, AAC". San Francisco Chronicle. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Boston's Fenway Park to host new 2020 college football bowl game between ACC, AAC teams". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Fenway Park will reportedly begin hosting a bowl game in 2020". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Fenway Sports Management and ESPN Events Officially Introduce "The Fenway Bowl"". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced". bowlseason.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Inaugural 'Fenway Bowl' Announced For December 29". WBZ-TV. CBS. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Fenway Bowl Announces Wasabi Technologies as Title Sponsor". Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
External links[]
- Fenway Bowl
- College football bowls
- Annual sporting events in the United States
- American football in Boston
- Sports competitions in Boston
- Fenway Park