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The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2002. Originally commissioned as the Queen City Bowl, it has undergone many name changes due to sponsorship rights. The game currently features a matchup between a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Ten Conference or the Big 12 Conference.

History

A new college football bowl game in Charlotte, North Carolina, was established in 2002 by Raycom Sports (now a part of Gray Television). The game was certified by the NCAA as the Queen City Bowl, which became the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004), Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010), and Belk Bowl (2011–2019) prior to its current name.

The game previously featured a matchup between the No. 5 selected Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team and the No. 3 selected American Athletic Conference (AAC). Originally, the bowl selected a team from the Big East Conference, until that conference's breakup in 2013.

In 2011, Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship for a three-year period through 2013. After the initial period, Belk extended its sponsorship for six years, through 2019.[2] As of 2014, the bowl featured the second pooled selection from the ACC paired against the second pooled selection from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), after selection of the College Football Playoff (CFP) teams.

On November 20, 2019, Belk informed bowl officials that the company would not be renewing its sponsorship after the 2019 season.[3] In June 2020, Duke's Mayonnaise was announced as the new title sponsor for the bowl.[4] When Duke's Mayo assumed sponsorship, it chose to shower the winning coaches not with Gatorade, but with rich, creamy mayonnaise.

In 2020, the ACC's opponent in the bowl is scheduled to begin alternating between the Big Ten Conference and SEC through 2025, with a Big Ten team playing in even-numbered years and an SEC team playing in odd-numbered years.[5] The conference not sending a team to this bowl will send a team to the Las Vegas Bowl.[6]

The 2020 game received notable social media coverage following the game as the quarterback of the winning team, Graham Mertz of Wisconsin, accidentally broke the glass trophy.[7]

Game results

Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date Bowl name Winning Team Losing Team Attnd.[8]
December 28, 2002 Continental Tire Bowl Virginia 48 No. 15 West Virginia 22 73,535
December 27, 2003 Continental Tire Bowl Virginia 23 Pittsburgh 16 51,236
December 30, 2004 Continental Tire Bowl No. 25 Boston College 37 North Carolina 24 73,258
December 31, 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl NC State 14 USF 0 57,937
December 30, 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl No. 23 Boston College 25 Navy 24 52,303
December 29, 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl Wake Forest 24 Connecticut 10 53,126
December 27, 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl West Virginia 31 North Carolina 30 73,712
December 26, 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl No. 17 Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17 50,389
December 31, 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl USF 31 Clemson 26 41,122
December 27, 2011 Belk Bowl NC State 31 Louisville 24 58,427
December 27, 2012 Belk Bowl Cincinnati 48 Duke 34 48,128
December 28, 2013 Belk Bowl North Carolina 39 Cincinnati 17 45,211
December 30, 2014 Belk Bowl No. 13 Georgia 37 No. 20 Louisville 14 45,671
December 30, 2015 Belk Bowl Mississippi State 51 NC State 28 46,423
December 29, 2016 Belk Bowl No. 18 Virginia Tech 35 Arkansas 24 46,902
December 29, 2017 Belk Bowl Wake Forest 55 Texas A&M 52 32,784
December 29, 2018 Belk Bowl Virginia 28 South Carolina 0 48,263
December 31, 2019 Belk Bowl Kentucky 37 Virginia Tech 30 44,138
December 30, 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl Wisconsin 42 Wake Forest 28   1,500
December 30, 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl South Carolina 38 North Carolina 21 45,520
December 30, 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl Maryland 16 No. 25 NC State 12 37,228
December 27, 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl West Virginia 30 North Carolina 10 42,925

Source:[9]

MVPs

2005 MVP Stephen Tulloch
Game MVP School Position
2002 Wali Lundy Virginia TB
2003 Matt Schaub Virginia QB
2004 Paul Peterson Boston College QB
2005 Stephen Tulloch NC State LB
2006 JoLonn Dunbar Boston College LB
2007 Kenneth Moore Wake Forest WR
2008 Pat White West Virginia QB
2009 Dion Lewis Pittsburgh RB
2010 B. J. Daniels South Florida QB
2011 Mike Glennon NC State QB
2012 Brendon Kay Cincinnati QB
2013 Ryan Switzer North Carolina WR
2014 Nick Chubb Georgia RB
2015 Dak Prescott Mississippi State QB
2016 Cam Phillips Virginia Tech WR
2017 John Wolford Wake Forest QB
2018 Olamide Zaccheaus Virginia WR
2019 Lynn Bowden Kentucky QB
2020 Jack Sanborn Wisconsin LB
2021 Dakereon Joyner South Carolina WR/QB
2022 Jakorian Bennett Maryland DB
2023 Garrett Greene[10] West Virginia QB

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2023 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1 North Carolina 6 1–5
2 NC State 4 2–2
3 Virginia 3 3–0
Wake Forest 3 2–1
West Virginia 3 2–1
6 Boston College 2 2–0
Cincinnati 2 1–1
Pittsburgh 2 1–1
South Florida 2 1–1
Virginia Tech 2 1–1
South Carolina 2 1–1
Louisville 2 0–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won (5): Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, Wisconsin
Lost (6): Arkansas, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Navy, Texas A&M

As of 2023, within the ACC's 14 football members, 10 have appeared in the game: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Members that have yet to appear include Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami and Syracuse. Both of Pittsburgh's appearances, and one appearance each by Boston College and Louisville, came while those schools were members of the Big East Conference.

Among former Big East Conference football members, Boston College, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pitt, South Florida, Virginia Tech and West Virginia have appeared in the game, while Miami, Rutgers, Syracuse and Temple have not. Virginia Tech's appearances came as a member of the ACC.

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2023 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
ACC 22 10 12 .455 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
The American 11 5 6 .455 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
SEC 7 4 3 .571 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 2016, 2017, 2018
Big Ten 2 2 0 1.000 2020, 2022  
Big 12 1 1 0 1.000 2023  
Independents 1 0 1 .000   2006
  • The American's record includes appearances of the Big East Conference, as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment. Teams representing the Big East appeared in 10 games, compiling a 5–5 record.
  • Independents: Navy (2006)

Game records

Team Performance, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 55, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M 2017
Most points scored (both teams) 107, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M 2017
Most points scored (losing team) 52, Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest 2017
Fewest points allowed 0, shared by:
NC State vs. USF
Virginia vs. South Carolina

2005
2018
Margin of victory 28, Virginia vs. South Carolina 2018
Total yards 646, Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M 2017
Rushing yards 331, Kentucky vs. Virginia Tech 2019
Passing yards 499, Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest 2017
First downs 36, Duke vs. Cincinnati 2012
Fewest yards allowed 213, Wake Forest vs. UCONN 2007
Fewest rushing yards allowed 27, Maryland vs. NC State 2022
Fewest passing yards allowed 73, Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky 2019
Individual Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 4, Wali Lundy (Virginia) 2002
Rushing yards 266, Nick Chubb (Georgia) 2014
Rushing touchdowns 2, most recently:
Graham Mertz (Wisconsin)

2020
Passing yards 499, Nick Starkel (Texas A&M) 2017
Passing touchdowns 4, most recently:
John Wolford (Wake Forest)

2017
Receiving yards 217, Hakeem Nicks (North Carolina) 2008
Receiving touchdowns 3, most recently:
Jaquarii Roberson (Wake Forest)

2020
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions 2, shared by:
David Amerson (NC State)
Dominick Sanders (Georgia)

2011
2014
Long Plays Player, Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run 63 yds., British Brooks (North Carolina) 2021
Touchdown pass 83 yds., Travis Kelce from Brendon Kay (Cincinnati) 2012
Kickoff return 78 yds., T. J. Logan (North Carolina) 2013
Punt return 86 yds., Ryan Switzer (North Carolina) 2013
Interception return 72 yds., Collin Wilder (Wisconsin) 2020
Fumble return 28 yds., Jordan Wright (Kentucky) 2019
Punt 79 yds., Will Monday (Duke) 2012
Field goal 54 yds., Brian Johnson (Virginia Tech) 2019

Source: [11]

Media coverage

The bowl was televised by ESPN2 from 2002 through 2005; since 2006, the bowl has been televised by ESPN.[12]

The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast the bowl game throughout the years.

Television

Date Network Play-by-play Color Commentator(s) Sideline Reporter(s)
2023 ESPN Matt Barrie Dan Mullen Harry Lyles Jr.
2022 Anish Shroff Brock Osweiler Andraya Carter
2021 Mike Golic Jr. Taylor McGregor
2020 Taylor Zarzour Matt Stinchcomb Marty Smith
2019 Beth Mowins Anthony Becht Rocky Boiman
2018 ABC Adam Amin
2017 ESPN Jason Benetti Kelly Stouffer Kris Budden
2016 Mike Patrick Ed Cunningham Dr. Jerry Punch
2015 Clay Matvick John Congemi Dawn Davenport
2014 Anish Shroff Kelly Stouffer Cara Capuano
2013 Carter Blackburn Danny Kanell Allison Williams
2012 Mike Patrick Ed Cunningham Jeannine Edwards
2011 Bob Wischusen Brian Griese Shannon Spake
2010 Carter Blackburn Brock Huard and Mike Bellotti
2009 Bob Wischusen Bob Griese and Chris Spielman Quint Kessenich
2008 Sean McDonough Chris Spielman Rob Stone
2007 Dave Pasch Andre Ware Quint Kessenich
2006 Pam Ward Mike Gottfried Jimmy Dykes
2005 ESPN2 Eric Collins Andre Ware
2004 Dave Pasch Rod Gilmore and Trevor Matich Rob Stone
2003 Pam Ward Chris Spielman Mike Gleason
2002 ESPN Wayne Larrivee Randy Wright

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play Color Commentator(s) Sideline Reporter(s)
2023 ESPN Radio Mike Couzens Charles Arbuckle
2022 Bill Roth Dana Boyle
2021 Bowl Season Radio Travis Jones John Denton Molly Cotten
2020 FirstTeam Radio
2019 ESPN Radio Chris Cotter Mark Herzlich Kelsey Riggs
2018 Taylor Zarzour Matt Stinchcomb Kris Budden
2017 Matt Schick Mike Golic Jr. Roddy Jones
2016 Taylor Zarzour Charles Arbuckle Dari Nowkah
2015 Quint Kessenich
2014 Tom Hart Matt Stinchcomb Heather Mitts
2013 David Diaz-Infante Cara Capuano
2012 Touchdown Radio Taylor Zarzour Gino Torretta Roxy Bernstein
2011 Frank Frangie
2010 ISP Sports Adam Witten Sonny Randle  
2009 Alan York
2008 Bill Rosinski
2007
2006

References

  1. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Belk bowl announces six-year extension of partnership with Atlantic coast conference". Belk Bowl Official Website. Charlotte Collegiate Football. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ^ Holcomb, Dave (November 20, 2019). "RIP Belk Bowl? SEC bowl game expected to lose current sponsorship". saturdaydownsouth.com.
  4. ^ "Duke's Mayonnaise replaces Belk as sponsor of Charlotte bowl game". ESPN.com. AP. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ McMann, Aaron (June 4, 2019). "Big Ten to add three bowl games, drop Holiday, Gator in 2020". mlive.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Solari, Chris (June 4, 2019). "Big Ten adds Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix to football bowl destinations for 2020". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Duke's Mayo Bowl trophy shatters in Wisconsin locker room". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Belk Bowl Media Guide" (PDF). belkbowl.com. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Belk Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via NCAA.org.
  10. ^ @RyanDecker_ (December 28, 2023). "Mayo Bowl MVP Garrett Greene, plus Beanie Bishop & Lee Kpogba standing up front" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "BELK BOWL RECORDS THROUGH 2019" (PDF). dukesmayobowl.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Kelly, Doug (ed.). "2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide" (PDF). footballbowlassociation.com. p. 130. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

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