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Cactus Bowl

Cactus Bowl Information

The Cactus Bowl is a NCAA football bowl game played in Arizona since 1989. Currently it is played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The game was formerly known as the Copper Bowl. For 2014 the bowl name was changed to the Cactus Bowl. It has featured teams from the WAC, the Big 12, the old Big East and Pac-10. Starting in 2006, it featured teams from the Big Ten and the Big 12. Starting in 2014, it will feature a Pac-12/Big-10 matchup. For 2015, the bowl is being played at Chase Field in Phoenix, while the Tempe's Sun Devil Stadium, is undergoing a reconstruction.

Website: https://www.fiestabowl.org/cactus-bowl.php

Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Surface: Bermuda Grass

Sponsor(s)
Domino's Pizza (1990 to 1991)
Weiser Lock (1992 to 1995)
Insight Enterprises (1997 to 2011)
Buffalo Wild Wings (2012 to 2013)
TicketCity (2015)
Motel 6 (2016, 2 games)
Kellogg's Cheez-It (2018?2019)
Guaranteed Rate / Rate (2020?2025)

Previous Name(s)
Copper Bowl (1989) Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl (1990-1991)
Weiser Lock Copper Bowl (1992-1995)
Copper Bowl (1996)
Insight.com Bowl (1997 to 2001)
Insight Bowl (2002 to 2011)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (2012-2013)
TicketCity Cactus Bowl (2015)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl (2016, 2 games)
Cactus Bowl (2017)
Cheez-It Bowl (2018?2019)
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (2020?2023)
Rate Bowl (2024?2025)

Cactus Bowl Results

Cactus Bowl Game Results

Date	Bowl Name	Result	Attendance
26-Dec-25	Rate Bowl	Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17	27,439
26-Dec-24	Rate Bowl	Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41	21,659
26-Dec-23	Guaranteed Rate Bowl	Kansas 49, Nevada-Las Vegas 36	26,478
27-Dec-22	Guaranteed Rate Bowl	Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17	23,187
28-Dec-21	Guaranteed Rate Bowl	Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6	21,220
27-Dec-19	Cheez-It Bowl	Air Force (24) 31, Washington State 21	34,105
26-Dec-18	Cheez-It Bowl	Texas Christian 10, California 7	33,121
26-Dec-17	Cactus Bowl	Kansas State 35, UCLA 17	32,859
27-Dec-16	Motel 6 Cactus Bowl	Baylor 31, Boise State 12	33,328
2-Jan-16	Motel 6 Cactus Bowl	West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42	39,321
2-Jan-15	Ticket City Bowl	Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22	48,218
28-Dec-13	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	Kansas State 31, Michigan 14	53,284
29-Dec-12	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	Michigan State 17, TCU 16	44,617
30-Dec-11	Insight Bowl	Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14	54,247
28-Dec-10	Insight Bowl	Iowa 27, Missouri 24	53,453
31-Dec-09	Insight Bowl	Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13	45,090
31-Dec-08	Insight Bowl	Kansas 42, Minnesota 21	49,103
31-Dec-07	Insight Bowl	Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33	48,892
29-Dec-06	Insight Bowl	Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41	48,391
27-Dec-05	Insight Bowl	Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40	43,536
28-Dec-04	Insight Bowl	Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21	45,917
26-Dec-03	Insight Bowl	California 52, Virginia Tech 49	42,364
26-Dec-02	Insight Bowl	Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13	40,533
29-Dec-01	Insight.com Bowl	Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3	40,028
28-Dec-00	Insight.com Bowl	Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29	41,813
31-Dec-99	Insight.com Bowl	Colorado 62, Boston College 28	35,762
26-Dec-98	Insight.com Bowl	Missouri 34, West Virginia 31	36,147
27-Dec-97	Insight.com Bowl	Arizona 20, New Mexico 14	49,385
27-Dec-96	Copper Bowl	Wisconsin 38, Utah 10	42,122
27-Dec-95	Copper Bowl	Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41	41,004
29-Dec-94	Copper Bowl	Brigham Young 31, Oklahoma 6	45,122
29-Dec-93	Copper Bowl	Kansas State 52, Wyoming 17	49,075
31-Dec-92	Copper Bowl	Washington State 31, Utah 28	40,876
31-Dec-91	Copper Bowl	Indiana 24, Baylor 0	35,752
31-Dec-90	Copper Bowl	California 17, Wyoming 15	36,340
31-Dec-89	Copper Bowl	Arizona 17, North Carolina State 10	37,237

Cactus Bowl MVP Awards

Cactus Bowl MVP Awards

Date	MVP
26-Dec-25	Minnesota WR Jalen Smith	Minnesota DL Anthony Smith
26-Dec-24	Kansas State RB Dylan Edwards	Kansas State LB Austin Moore
26-Dec-23	Kansas QB Jason Bean	Kansas S Kenny Logan
27-Dec-22	Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen
28-Dec-21	Minnesota RB Ky Thomas	Minnesota S Tyler Nubin
27-Dec-19	Air Force RB Kadin Remsberg	Air Force LB Grant Donaldson
26-Dec-18	TCU RB Sewo Olonilua	California S Jaylinn Hawkins
26-Dec-17	Kansas State QB Alex Delton	Kansas State S Denzel Goolsby
27-Dec-16	Baylor WR KD Cannon	Baylor DE Tyrone Hunt
2-Jan-16	West Virginia QB Skyler Howard	West Virginia LB Shaq Petteway
2-Jan-15	Desmond Roland Oklahoma State RB	Seth Jacobs Oklahoma State LB
28-Dec-13	Tyler Lockett Kansas State WR	Dante Barnett Kansas State DB
29-Dec-12	Le'Veon Bell Michigan State RB	William Gholston Michigan State DE
30-Dec-11	Jamell Fleming Oklahoma DB	Blake Bell Oklahoma QB
28-Dec-10	Marcus Coker Iowa RB	Micah Hyde Iowa DB
31-Dec-09	Alexander Robinson Iowa State RB	Christopher Lyle Iowa State DE
31-Dec-08	Dezmon Briscoe Kansas WR	James Holt Kansas LB
31-Dec-07	Zac Robinson Oklahoma State QB	Donovan Woods Oklahoma State S
29-Dec-06	Graham Harrell Texas Tech QB	Antonio Huffman Texas Tech CB
27-Dec-05	Rudy Carpenter Arizona State QB	Jamar Williams Arizona State LB
28-Dec-04	Derek Anderson Oregon State QB	Trent Bray Oregon State LB
26-Dec-03	Aaron Rodgers California QB	Ryan Gutierrez California FS
26-Dec-02	Brandon Miree Pittsburgh TB	Claude Harriott Pittsburgh DL
29-Dec-01	James Mungro Syracuse RB	Clifton Smith Syracuse LB
28-Dec-00	Sage Rosenfels Iowa State QB	Reggie Hayward Iowa State DE
31-Dec-99	Cortlen Johnson Colorado RB	Jashon Sykes Colorado LB
26-Dec-98	Marc Bulger West Virginia QB	Jeff Marriott Missouri DT
27-Dec-97	Trung Canidate Arizona RB	Jimmy Sprotte Arizona LB
27-Dec-96	Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB	Tarek Saleh Wisconsin LB
27-Dec-95	Byron Hanspard Texas Tech RB	Zebbie Lethridge Texas Tech QB	Mickey Dalton Air Force CB
29-Dec-94	John Walsh BYU QB	Jamal Willis BYU RB	Broderick Simpson Oklahoma LB
29-Dec-93	Andre Coleman Kansas State WR	Kenny McEntyre Kansas State CB
31-Dec-92	Drew Bledsoe Washington State QB	Phillip Bobo Washington State WR	Kareem Leary Utah DB
31-Dec-91	Vaughn Dunbar Indiana TB	Mark Hagen Indiana LB
31-Dec-90	Mike Pawlawski California QB	Robert Midgett Wyoming LB
31-Dec-89	Shane Montgomery North Carolina State QB	Scott Geyer Arizona DB