With December underway, the college football season is entering a period that presents fans (and bettors) with an interesting lineup of bowl games — and bowl names.
Remember the Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl in the 1990s? That game in Shreveport, Louisiana, now is the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.
This year, all eyes will be on the first-ever 12-team major college playoff, leading to the national championship game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
But 36 non-playoff bowls also round out this season’s college football schedule. The matchups have not been set, though ESPN has posted a story naming potential contenders in all games.
In a spirit of fun and a show of appreciation for college bowl games, Gambling.com has compiled its top bowl game names for this season, taking memorable word combinations and visual images into consideration.
Below is a Gambling.com Top 5 ranking based on great, eye-catching bowl names. Another list is Gambling.com’s Top 5 bowl names with food references.
Some bowl names might require a Google search to learn exactly what the sponsor does (which probably is the point). Others just seem fun, like a cricket celebration that has nothing to do with wireless services. (On a serious note, the bowl celebrates “the heritage, legacy, pageantry and tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”)
At least one bowl game conjures up an intriguing taste combination (Cheez-It, Citrus), while grocery shoppers might say another bowl is perfectly paired with its stadium name (Idaho potatoes, Albertsons).
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida), Jan. 2
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas), Dec. 15
Source For Bowl Game Titles, Locations and Dates: ESPN
