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The Myrtle Beach Bowl is an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game first played in December 2020 in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. Coastal Carolina University hosts the game at its Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, which has a capacity of 20,000 seats following an expansion project completed prior to the 2019 season.[1] Owned by ESPN Events, the bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.[2] The affiliation contract with ESPN Events has each conference supplying a team four times in a six-year bowl cycle from 2020 to 2025.[3] The Myrtle Beach Bowl is one of three bowl games that have never released payout totals for the teams involved in the game (the Fenway Bowl and the LA Bowl are the others).
In 2013, "Group of Five" conferences were looking to start bowl games for their leagues, as the Power Five conferences "prefer to play each other in bowl games".[4] The NCAA had a restriction on championship games, including bowl games, being held in South Carolina due to display of the Confederate flag on State House grounds, which was lifted in July 2015.[5] Organizers for the Medal of Honor Bowl, an all-star game, announced their intent to apply for NCAA sanctioning as a traditional postseason bowl game featuring FBS college teams, with a tentative game date of December 18, 2016.[6] However, in April 2016, the NCAA announced a three-year moratorium on new bowl games.[7]
In June 2018, the NCAA indicated that the Grand Strand area was approved for a bowl game.[5] The Myrtle Beach Bowl was subsequently announced on November 13, 2018, by ESPN Events,[8] with tie-ins to three conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, Conference USA (C-USA), and Mid-American Conference (MAC).[9] During 2017–18 bowl season, there had been three teams that were bowl eligible but did not go to a bowl, as all slots were filled: Western Michigan and Buffalo from the MAC, and UTSA from C-USA.[3]
The bowl made its debut as part of the 2020–21 bowl season, matching North Texas of C-USA and Appalachian State of the Sun Belt.[10]
Tulsa quarterback Davis Brin takes a knee to end the 2021 game Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance Notes December 21, 2020 Appalachian State 56 North Texas 28 5,000 notes December 20, 2021 Tulsa 30 Old Dominion 17 6,557 notes December 19, 2022 Marshall 28 UConn 14 12,023 notes December 16, 2023 Ohio 41 Georgia Southern 21 8,059 notes December 23, 2024 UTSA 44 Coastal Carolina 15 8,164 notes Appearances by team[edit]Updated through the December 2024 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
Appearances by conference[edit]Updated through the December 2024 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
Conference Record Appearances by season Games W L Win pct. Won Lost Sun Belt 4 2 2 .500 2020, 2022 2023, 2024 The American 2 2 0 1.000 2021, 2024 C-USA 2 0 2 .000 2020, 2021 MAC 1 1 0 1.000 2023 Independent 1 0 1 .000 2022Independent appearances: UConn (2022)
The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.
Updated through the December 2024 game.
Team Performance vs. Opponent Year Most points scored 56, Appalachian State vs. North Texas 2020 Fewest points allowed 14, Marshall vs. UConn 2022 Margin of victory 29, UTSA vs. Coastal Carolina 2024 First downs 35, Tulsa vs. Old Dominion 2021 Total yards 638, Appalachian State vs. North Texas 2020 Rushing yards 502, Appalachian State vs. North Texas 2020 Passing yards 350, Georgia Southern vs. Ohio 2023 Most points scored (losing team) 28, North Texas vs. Appalachian State 2020 Most points scored (both teams) 84, Appalachian State vs. North Texas 2020 Fewest yards allowed 247, Old Dominion vs. Tulsa 2021 Fewest rushing yards allowed 33, Ohio vs. Georgia Southern 2023 Fewest passing yards allowed 93, Marshall vs. UConn 2022 Individual Player (Team) Year Points scored 30, shared by:RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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