New Mexico Bowl
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
StadiumUniversity Stadium (2006–present)
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico (2006–present)
Temporary venueToyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas (2020)
Operated2006–present
Conference tie-insMWC, C-USA
Previous conference tie-insWAC (2006–2010)
Pac-12 (2012–2013)
PayoutUS$1.05 million (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Former names
  • New Mexico Bowl (2006–2010, 2018–2020, 2022)
  • Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2011–2017)
  • PUBG New Mexico Bowl (2021)
2022 matchup
BYU vs. SMU (BYU 24–23)
2023 matchup
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
(Fresno State 37–10)

The New Mexico Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2006 at University Stadium, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Owned and operated by ESPN Events, it has typically been scheduled as one of the first games of the bowl season. The bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 New Mexico Bowl was moved to Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.[2]

History

The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a 20-inch (51 cm) piece of Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo, football players, and the logos of the competing teams. The Zia sun symbol, a Zia Pueblo symbol that is used in the state flag, is incorporated into the bowl game logo. The most valuable player trophies are crafted from traditional leather shields.[3]

From 2011 to 2017, the bowl was sponsored by clothing manufacturer Gildan and was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. In 2019, the bowl announced a sponsorship with DreamHouse Productions, a local film studio. However, in October 2019, the company was quietly dropped as sponsor, coinciding with investigations by a local sports website, EnchantmentSports.com,[4] that alleged DreamHouse Productions was tied to a scam artist and questioned the company's legitimacy.[5][6]

The 2021 edition of the game was sponsored by PUBG Mobile.[7] In September 2023, the Isleta Pueblo, an operator of resorts and casinos, was named the new title sponsor of the bowl.[8]

Game results

Date Winning team Losing team Attend. Notes
December 23, 2006 San Jose State20 New Mexico12 34,111 notes
December 22, 2007 New Mexico23 Nevada0 30,223 notes
December 20, 2008 Colorado State40 Fresno State35 24,735 notes
December 19, 2009 Wyoming35 Fresno State28 (2OT) 24,898 notes
December 18, 2010 BYU52 UTEP24 32,424 notes
December 17, 2011 Temple37 Wyoming15 25,762 notes
December 15, 2012 Arizona49 Nevada48 24,610 notes
December 21, 2013 Colorado State48 Washington State45 27,104 notes
December 20, 2014 Utah State21 UTEP6 28,725 notes
December 19, 2015 Arizona45 New Mexico37 30,289 notes
December 17, 2016 New Mexico23 UTSA20 29,688 notes
December 16, 2017 Marshall31 Colorado State28 26,087 notes
December 15, 2018 Utah State52 North Texas13 25,387 notes
December 21, 2019 San Diego State48 Central Michigan11 18,823 notes
December 24, 2020 Hawaii28 Houston14   2,060 notes
December 18, 2021 Fresno State31 UTEP24 16,422 notes
December 17, 2022 BYU24 SMU23 22,209 notes
December 16, 2023 Fresno State37 New Mexico State10 30,822 notes

Source:[9]

MVPs

2006 offensive MVP James Jones
YearOffensive MVPDefensive MVP
PlayerTeamPos.PlayerTeamPos.
2006James JonesSan José StateWRMatt CasteloSan José StateLB
2007Donovan PorterieNew MexicoQBBrett MadsenNew MexicoLB
2008Gartrell JohnsonColorado StateRBTommie HillColorado StateDE
2009Austyn Carta-SamuelsWyomingQBMitch UnreinWyomingDE
2010Jake HeapsBYUQBAndrew RichBYUFS
2011Chris CoyerTempleQBTahir WhiteheadTempleLB
2012Matt ScottArizonaQBMarquis FlowersArizonaLB
2013Connor HallidayWashington StateQBShaquil BarrettColorado StateDE
2014Kent MyersUtah StateQBZach VigilUtah StateLB
2015Anu SolomonArizonaQBScooby Wright IIIArizonaLB
2016Lamar JordanNew MexicoQBDakota CoxNew MexicoLB
2017Tyre BradyMarshallWRChanning HamesMarshallDL
2018Jordan LoveUtah StateQBDJ WilliamsUtah StateDB
2019Jordan Byrd[10]
Jesse Matthews[11]		San Diego StateRB
WR		Kyahva Tezino[12]San Diego StateLB
2020Calvin Turner[13]HawaiiWRDarius Muasau[14]HawaiiLB
2021Jordan Mims[15]Fresno StateRBElijah Gates[15]Fresno StateDB
2022Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters[16]BYUQBBen Bywater[17]BYULB
2023Mikey Keene[18]Fresno StateQBLevelle Bailey[18]Fresno StateLB

Source:[19]: 13 

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2023 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record Win pct.
1New Mexico42–20.500
Fresno State42–20.500
2Colorado State32–10.667
UTEP30–30.000
3Arizona22–01.000
Utah State22–01.000
BYU22–01.000
Wyoming21–10.500
Nevada20–20.000
Teams with a single appearance

Won (5): Hawaii, Marshall, San Diego State, San Jose State, Temple
Lost (7): Central Michigan, Houston, New Mexico State, North Texas, SMU, UTSA, Washington State

Air Force, Boise State and UNLV are the only current Mountain West Conference members that have not appeared in the bowl.

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2023 edition (18 games, 36 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
Mountain West17125.706 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014,
2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023		 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
C-USA716.143 2017 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
WAC413.250 2006 2007, 2008, 2009
Pac-12321.667 2012, 2015 2013
MAC211.500 2011 2019
The American202.000   2020, 2022
Independents1101.000 2022  
  • The WAC no longer sponsors FBS football.
  • Independent appearances: BYU (2022)

Game records

Team Performance vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 52, shared by:
BYU vs. UTEP
Utah State vs. North Texas		  
2010
2018
Most points scored (losing team) 48, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Most points scored (both teams) 97, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Fewest points allowed 0, New Mexico vs. Nevada 2007
Largest margin of victory 39, Utah State vs. North Texas 2018
Total yards 659, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Rushing yards 404, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Passing yards 410, Washington State vs. Colorado State 2013
First downs 39, Nevada vs. Arizona 2012
Fewest yards allowed 200, New Mexico State vs. Fresno State 2023
Fewest rushing yards allowed –12, BYU vs. UTEP 2010
Fewest passing yards allowed 47, BYU vs. SMU 2022
Individual Player, Team Year
All-purpose yards 375, Gartrell Johnson (Colorado State) 2008
Points scored 30, Connor Halliday (Washington State) 2013
Rushing yards 285, Gartrell Johnson (Colorado State) 2008
Rushing touchdowns 3, shared by 4 players:
 Ka'Deem Carey (Arizona)
 Kapri Bibbs (Colorado State)
 Jared Baker (Arizona)
 Lamar Jordan (New Mexico)
2012
2013
2015
2015
Passing yards 410, Connor Halliday (Washington State) 2013
Passing touchdowns 6, Connor Halliday (Washington State) 2013
Receiving yards 182, Cayleb Jones (Arizona) 2015
Receiving touchdowns 3, shared by:
 Kris Adams (UTEP)
 Cody Hoffman (BYU)
2010
2010
Tackles 18, Matt Castelo (San Jose State) 2006
Sacks 2, shared by:
 Brett Madsen (New Mexico)
 Mitch Unrein (Wyoming)
 Cory James (Colorado State)
 Scooby Wright III (Arizona)
 Tipa Galeai (Utah State)
 Khoury Bethley (Hawai'i)
 Jeremiah Pritchard (Hawai'i)
2007
2009
2013
2015
2018
2020
2020
Interceptions 2, shared by:
 Andrew Rich (BYU)
 D.J. Williams (Utah State)
2010
2018
Long Plays Player, Team Year
Touchdown run 90 yds., Tyler King (Marshall) 2017
Touchdown pass 92 yds., Lamar Jordan to Delane Hart–Johnson (New Mexico) 2015
Kickoff return 92 yds., Calvin Turner (Hawaii)[20] 2020
Punt return 43 yds., JD Falslev (BYU) 2010
Interception return 76 yds., Ben Bywater (BYU) 2022
Fumble return 56 yds., Damaja Jones (San Jose State) 2006
Punt 67 yds., Ryan Rehkow (BYU) 2022
Field goal 53 yds., John Sullivan (New Mexico) 2007

Source:[19]: 10–13 

Media coverage

ESPN College Football holds the rights to televise the New Mexico Bowl. In 2006, the inaugural edition of the bowl, the game was carried on ESPN2, from 2007 to 2021 the game was carried on ESPN, In 2022, the game was carried on ABC.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (November 24, 2020). "2020 New Mexico Bowl to be played in Frisco, Texas". fbschedules.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ Korte, Tim (December 20, 2006). "Native American Artists Create Unique N.M. Bowl Trophy". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2006.
  4. ↑ Smith, Mark (October 11, 2019). "Dream or Nightmare? New Mexico Bowl's New Title Sponsor Called a 'Scam Artist!'". Enchantment Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Heild, Colleen. "Questions raised about status of new NM Bowl sponsor". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ May, Jake. "ESPN Drops New Mexico Bowl Title Sponsor After Three Weeks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ Rondina, Steven (December 6, 2021). "Yes, PUBG Mobile is actually sponsoring an NCAA football game". win.gg. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ Hofheimer, Bill (September 22, 2023). "Isleta Named New Title Sponsor of the New Mexico Bowl". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "New Mexico Bowl Presented By Progressive" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via NCAA.org.
  10. ↑ New Mexico Bowl [@NMBowl] (December 21, 2019). "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jordan Byrd, @SDSUFootball sophomore running back and Albuquerque native 🎖 https://t.co/3N1jp7PpNk" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ New Mexico Bowl [@NMBowl] (December 21, 2019). "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jesse Matthews, @SDSUFootball freshman wide receiver 🎖 https://t.co/rVnHk10inH" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ @NMBowl (December 21, 2019). "Tweet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ @NMBowl (December 25, 2020). "@HawaiiFootball's Calvin Turner was selected as the 2020 New Mexico Bowl Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ @NMBowl (December 25, 2020). "@HawaiiFootball's Darius Muasau was selected as the 2020 New Mexico Bowl Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  15. 1 2 @gabecamarillo_ (December 18, 2021). "Jordan Mims is the offensive MVP of the New Mexico Bowl, and Elijah Gates is the defensive MVP of the game" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Termination of independence: BYU holds off SMU for 24-23 New Mexico Bowl victory". BYU.edu. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ @NMBowl (December 18, 2022). "Ben Bywater being presented his Defense MVP award" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. 1 2 @AngMartinezTV (December 17, 2023). "Fresno State beats New Mexico State 37-10 to win the New Mexico Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. 1 2 "New Mexico Bowl Record Book" (PDF). newmexicobowl.com. 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Hawaii vs. Houston - Box Score". ESPN.com. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  21. ↑ Kelly, Doug (ed.). "2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide" (PDF). footballbowlassociation.com. p. 38. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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