To help prime you for Thursday’s college football quadrupleheader, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl.
2010 Armed Forces Bowl Game: Time, Location, History And More
Proper name: The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl bears one of college football’s few sensible pairings of game and title sponsor.
Setting: For the first time, the game will be held in Gerald Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas, which is a very convenient setting for one of today’s combatants.
Traditional conference pairing: Conference USA versus Mountain West, with Army as an alternate.
2010 matchup: The 7-6 SMU Mustangs will meet the 6-6 Army Black Knights on the ponies' home field.
Announcers: The lesser-known vocal stylings of Beth Mowins, Ray Bentley, and Jon Berger will rock the mic in Texas today.
Neatest fact: The Armed Forces Bowl leads the college football postseason in flyovers-per-capita.
Closest finish: The inaugural Armed Forces Bowl featured a three-point win by Boise State over TCU, 34-31.
Most lopsided finish: Two years later, Kansas waxed Houston, 42-13.
Tidbits of interest: The name of Army’s quarterback, TRENT STEELMAN, must be typed in ALL CAPS according to federal law. A service academy has only won one game, last year’s Air Force smackdown of Houston. The Armed Forces Bowl is a frontrunner for “kookiest fan experience”, with the Armed Forces Insurance Adventure Area (really) offering fun for all ages.
The 2010 Armed Forces Bowl kicks off at noon EST, Thursday, December 30. The game will be televised on ESPN. For a complete list of bowls, browse our 2010 college football postseason schedule.
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