Belk Bowl

Not to be confused with the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, held in Houston, Texas.

Belk Bowl
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Operated	2002-present
Conference tie-ins	ACC, Big East
Payout	US$1,600,000 (As of 2010[update])
Sponsors
Continental Tire (2002-2004) Meineke Car Care Center (2004-2010) Belk 2011-present
Former names
Queen City Bowl (2002, pre-inception) Continental Tire Bowl (2002-2004) Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005-2010)
2009 matchup
Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina (Pitt 19-17)
2010 matchup
Clemson vs. South Florida (December 31)

The Belk Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. First played in 2002, it was certified by the NCAA as the Queen City Bowl and was previously known as the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004) and the Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010) before Belk acquired the title sponsorship in 2011.^[1] It currently features a match-up between teams which have ranked at or approximate to #5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and #3 in the Big East Conference.

History

A new bowl game based at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina was established in 2002; its owners are Raycom Sports.^[2] It was sponsored by Continental Tire as the Continental Tire Bowl from 2002 to 2004, and by Meineke as the Meineke Car Care Bowl from 2005 to 2010. In 2011 Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship.

From 2006-09 the bowl had the #6 choice of teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2006, the bowl game reached a one-year agreement with the US Naval Academy. Navy qualified for a bowl game, and accepted an invitation from the bowl on November 6, 2006. It currently has a pick of at or around #5 in the ACC. From 2007 through 2013 bowl will select team in the Big East Conference.^[3]

Game results

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team		Notes
December 28, 2002	Virginia	48	West Virginia	22	notes
December 27, 2003	Virginia	23	Pittsburgh	16	notes
December 30, 2004	Boston College	37	North Carolina	24	notes
December 31, 2005	North Carolina State	14	South Florida	0	notes
December 30, 2006	Boston College	25	Navy	24	notes
December 29, 2007	Wake Forest	24	Connecticut	10	notes
December 27, 2008	West Virginia	31	North Carolina	30	notes
December 26, 2009	Pittsburgh	19	North Carolina	17	notes
December 31, 2010	South Florida	31	Clemson	26	notes
Tue., Dec. 27, 2011, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

MVPs

Date played	MVP	School	Position
December 28, 2002	Wali Lundy	Virginia	TB
December 27, 2003	Matt Schaub	Virginia	QB
December 30, 2004	Paul Peterson	Boston College	QB
December 31, 2005	Stephen Tulloch	NC State	LB
December 30, 2006	JoLonn Dunbar	Boston College	LB
December 29, 2007	Kenneth Moore	Wake Forest	WR
December 27, 2008	Pat White	West Virginia	QB
December 26, 2009	Dion Lewis	Pittsburgh	RB
December 31, 2010	B. J. Daniels	South Florida	QB

Most appearances

Rank	Team	Appearances	Record
1	North Carolina	3	0-3
T2	Virginia	2	2-0
T2	Boston College	2	2-0
T2	Pittsburgh	2	1-1
T2	West Virginia	2	1-1
T2	South Florida	2	1-1
T7	North Carolina State	1	1-0
T7	Wake Forest	1	1-0
T7	Clemson	1	0-1
T7	Connecticut	1	0-1
T7	Navy	1	0-1

Results by conference

Conference	Wins	Losses	Pct.
ACC	5	4	.555
Big East	4	4	.500
Independent	0	1	.000

See also

• List of college bowl games
• Belk Bowl broadcasters

References

1. ^ Green, Ron Jr. Charlotte bowl to get a name change in 2011. Charlotte Observer, 2010-12-15.
2. ^ RaycomSports.com: Raycom Sports profile
3. ^ MeinekeCarCareBowl.com: "Meineke Car Care Bowl Announces Extension with Big East Conference"

External links

• Official site