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Salute to Veterans Bowl
Annual American college football postseason game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl)[a] is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned FBS college football bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Cramton Bowl.[2][3] The bowl has tie-ins with the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[2][3] The game was announced in August 2013 and was first played in December 2014. It is owned and managed by ESPN Events.
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Sponsorship
The bowl was sponsored at its inception by Raycom Media, a major owner of television stations in the southeastern United States with heavy involvement in college sports broadcasting, and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.[4] In June 2018, Gray Television announced its intent to acquire Raycom[5][6] The acquisition was completed in January 2019,[7] and the 2019 and 2020 editions of the bowl were played without a title sponsor.
On November 24, 2021, TaxAct was named as the new title sponsor of both the Camellia Bowl and the Texas Bowl.[8]
On October 15, 2024, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S)—a Huntsville, Alabama-based government and military contractor—was announced as the new sponsor of the game, renaming it the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.[9]
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Game results
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MVPs
The bowl's MVP receives the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Award; Starr was born and raised in Montgomery, where the game is played.[12]
Most appearances
Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).
- Teams with multiple appearances
- Teams with a single appearance
Won (4): Bowling Green, Georgia State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois
Lost (7): Ball State, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Marshall, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
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Appearances by conference
Updated through the December 2024 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).
Game records
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† For all-purpose yardage, the bowl's record book lists Murray's 179 yards (76 receiving, 103 kickoff return) despite Webb having 182 yards (all receiving).
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Media coverage
The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.
Notes
- For earlier games also known as the Camellia Bowl, see Camellia Bowl (disambiguation).
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