Four normal bowl games and the National Championship Game were deemed "BCS bowl games" in the BCS era. The Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida were the four bowl games. The National Championship Game was played at either a local stadium or the venue of one of the other three bowl games.
The Rose Bowl Game has been called the premier college football game for both colleges and the NFL. It is an annual American college football game that is part of the College Football Playoff system in the United States. The game is played on New Year's Day at the end of the season when both participating teams have been selected by special committees. The Rose Bowl is so named because its original venue, the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was designed by Charles F. Bryan. The current Rose Bowl Stadium was built in 2002 and is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Los Angeles.
The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football game that is part of the College Football Playoff system in the United States. The Sugar Bowl is so named because it used to be played in New Orleans' Municipal Auditorium, which was originally called the Sugar Bowl.
However, because to the Big Ten and Pac-10's lack of involvement, they could not always guarantee a showdown between the top two rated teams. The Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Rose Bowl were the first four bowl games to host the BCS National Championship Game. In 2014, it was announced that the BCS National Championship would leave Arizona after the 2013 season and move to Santa Clara unless a new stadium was built by January 1, 2015. The NCAA approved a new location for the game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on December 7, 2014.
In addition to the four traditional Bowl Games, several other games have been played over the years that have had some influence on who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. The Armed Forces Bowl has long been known as the "Military Bowl" because it benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. The Peach Bowl is another game that has become a regular feature in the SEC vs. ACC rivalry. It used to be held each year in Atlanta but now is played in Atlanta or Arlington, Texas. The Allstate Sugar Bowl used to be called the New Year's Day Bowl until it was renamed in honor of former Georgia governor Ernest F. Hollings. He was known as "The Father of Modern Georgia Politics" and served from 1973 to 1987. The game started out as an annual matchup between Georgia and Mississippi but now usually features a Southern team against a non-Southern school.
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection method that produced five bowl game match-ups featuring 10 of the best rated teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, with the top two teams competing in the BCS National Championship Game.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Getty Images for Entertainment The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a system in which the top teams in the NCAA compete against each other throughout the playoffs. The national championship game features the best two teams in the country, with the remaining teams competing in other prominent bowl games.
The College Football Playoff replaced the BCS as the method for determining the FBS college football champion beginning with the 2014 season. The two semifinal games in the four-team playoffs determine who advances to the College Football Championship Game.
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection method that produced five bowl game match-ups featuring 10 of the best rated teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, with the top two teams competing in the BCS National Championship Game.
The BCS National Championship Game was previously alternated among the four bowl games that participated: the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl.
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) succeeded the Bowl Alliance, which had been in effect from 1995 to 1997, and had preceded the Bowl Coalition, which had been in place from 1992 to 1994. Prior to the formation of the Bowl Coalition in 1992, the AP Poll's number one and number two teams had only met in a bowl game eight times in 56 seasons. The top two teams in the AP met in 13 of the 16 seasons while the BCS was in operation.
Since the team's inception in 1893, Oregon has competed in 25 bowl games. These appearances include eight total appearances in the conventional "big four" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange) as well as three Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, including one in the BCS National Championship...
The most recent season in which Oregon appeared in a bowl game was 2017. The Ducks played in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018. After beating Michigan State 38-30 in the first semifinal game, they lost to Alabama 42-35 in the second semifinal game.
Oregon has an all-time bowl game record of 12-13-1. Their 12 wins are the most of any school not named Alabama or Notre Dame. They have won more than they've lost since their only loss came against Florida State in 1992.
In addition to competing in the annual Rose Bowl Game, Oregon has also competed in the other traditional "big four" bowls: the Sugar, Cotton, and Orange bowls. The team has had success in these games with nine wins and two ties recorded over their eight appearances.
Before the creation of the BCS in 1998, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), held separate bowl games for each year of graduation. Thus, there were a total of eight bowl games per year.
Copyright © 2020 - 2023 Sportsmanist Inc.
