Football is one of America's favorite team
sports, with the first college football game played on
November 6, 1869, when Rutgers played against Princeton.
The culmination of the modern college (NCAA) football
season is the Bowl games played in late December and
early January.
Below is information on the history of the New Mexico
Bowl, begun in 2006 and held in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
2011 New Mexico Bowl: Temple vs. Wyoming
Played on Dec. 17, 2011, with the the Temple Owls
defeating the University Wyoming Cowboys by a score of 37
to 15.
Temple
Owls 37
Wyoming
Cowboys 15
2010 New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs. UTEP
Played on Dec. 18, 2010, with the the Brigham Young
Cougars defeating the University of Texas-El Paso Miners
by a score of 52 to 24.
2009 New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Fresno
State
Played on Dec. 19, 2009, with the Wyoming Cowboys
defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs by a score of 35 to
28 on double overtime.
2008 New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Fresno
State
Played on Dec. 20, 2008, with the Colorado State Rams
defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs by a score of 40 to
35.
2007 New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. Nevada
Played on Dec. 22, 2007, with New Mexico Lobos
defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack by a score of 23 to 0.
2006 New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. San
Jose.
Played on Dec. 23, 2006, with the San Jose
State Spartans (9-4) defeating the New Mexico Lobos
(6-7), by a score of 20 to 12.
New Mexico
Bowl Links
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Mexico Bowl.com
Wyoming
takes down Fresno State 35-28 in 2 OT
