Categories: News
Date: Oct 22, 2009
Title: New Mexico Bowl, MWC Extend Partnership
The New Mexico Bowl announced today its agreement with the Mountain West Conference for the next bowl term, 2010-2013. The nine-member conference will continue to provide one of its bowl-eligible teams, as it has since the New Mexico Bowl’s inception in 2006. During this term, the New Mexico Bowl will share a regional selection with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, a fellow ESPN Regional Television owned and operated event. The agreement assures the New Mexico Bowl access to one of the top five selections in the Mountain West. The New Mexico Bowl and the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will make a selection with an emphasis on location, to ensure the best possible match-up is created for each local market.
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New Mexico Bowl, MWC Extend Partnership
MWC will provide team for bowl through 2013 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Bowl announced today its agreement with the Mountain West Conference for the next bowl term, 2010-2013. The nine-member conference will continue to provide one of its bowl-eligible teams, as it has since the New Mexico Bowl’s inception in 2006. During this term, the New Mexico Bowl will share a regional selection with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, a fellow ESPN Regional Television owned and operated event. The agreement assures the New Mexico Bowl access to one of the top five selections in the Mountain West. The New Mexico Bowl and the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will make a selection with an emphasis on location, to ensure the best possible match-up is created for each local market. “Considering the climate created by the economy, we are fortunate and pleased to continue to operate this event at a high level and provide teams from the league with a great postseason experience,” said Clint Overby, senior director of events, ESPN. “Since the inception of the New Mexico Bowl, the Mountain West Conference has been a fantastic partner and we are happy to be able to continue to build on that relationship moving forward,” said Jeff Siembieda, New Mexico Bowl Executive Director. “We have been fortunate to enjoy tremendous support, not only from our partner conferences, but from the State of New Mexico, the Department of Tourism, the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau and this community as a whole. That convergence of support has allowed us to be in the position to continue this event at a high level in this economic climate.” In the previous three New Mexico Bowls, the University of New Mexico (2006 & 2007) and Colorado State University (2008) have represented the MWC. New Mexico was victorious in 2007, topping the Western Athletic Conference’s University of Nevada, 23-0. Colorado State rallied for a 40-35 win over the WAC’s Fresno State last year, mainly on the legs of running back Gartrell Johnson, who broke the Football Bowl Series record for the most combined rushing and receiving yards in the postseason, amassing 375. “The Mountain West Conference has enjoyed participating in the development of the New Mexico Bowl and looks forward to several more years of growth,” said Craig Thompson, Mountain West Conference Commissioner. “The participants and fans of the three teams that have played in Albuquerque have had nothing but positive things to say about the community and game festivities.” This year’s New Mexico Bowl, featuring a representative from the MWC and WAC, will be played on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m. MT at University Stadium on the University of New Mexico campus. The game, which kicks off the FBS postseason, will be televised nationally on ESPN and ESPN-HD. Ticket prices remain the same as the first three bowl games, with premium sideline seats available for $30 and north end zone seats for $23. Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets for $25 each. ESPN Regional Television/Event Ownership ESPN Regional Television markets and/or owns several sporting events, including collegiate football events: the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas); MAACO Bowl Las Vegas; New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Papajohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.); Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); St. Petersburg Bowl; the MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); and The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards; collegiate basketball events: the 76 Classic (Anaheim, Calif.); Charleston Classic (S.C.); DIRECTV SEC/BIG EAST Invitational; ESPNU Road to the Championship (Women; San Antonio); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Old Spice Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan); SONIC All-College Basketball Classic (Oklahoma City) and BracketBusters; as well as the ESPN National Golf Challenge presented by Callaway. For more information, visit ESPNPlus.com. -New Mexico Bowl-
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