TUCSON, Ariz. — Attention college sports fans... it's almost time for the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl!
The Toledo Rockets from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) will meet in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 2:30 p.m. at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
The Arizona Bowl started in 2015 as one of three newly sanctioned bowl games by the NCAA. In 2021, Barstool Sports was announced as the game’s new title sponsor.
Heading to Tucson to take on all of the postseason fun? Here’s what you need to know.
Matchup
Wyoming (8-4, 5-3 MWC) is in the Arizona Bowl for the second straight season and third time overall. The Cowboys lost to Ohio in last year's Arizona Bowl and beat Georgia State in the 2019 Arizona Bowl. The Cowboys are 9-9 all-time in bowl games. Their last win came in 2021 when Wyoming beat Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Toledo (11-2, 8-0 MAC) lost their first game of the season against Illinois but responded by winning 11 games in a row before falling to Miami (Ohio) in the MAC Championship game. Toledo is 11-9 all-time in bowl games with their last win coming in the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl where the Rockets beat Liberty, 21-19.
This will be the third game ever between Toledo and Wyoming. They have split the previous two meetings with each team winning on the road. Wyoming beat Toledo in Toledo, Ohio in 2010 and Toledo beat Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming in 2012.
Schedule
Did you think the only thing on the agenda was the game? Nope, Tucson has you covered for before, during and after the big day.
Dec. 29: Rio Nuevo Downtown Pep Rally
Dec. 29: Arizona Bowl/Barrio Pub Crawl
Dec. 30: Tailgate Festival
Dec. 30: Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Dec. 31: Taco Bell New Year’s Eve Downtown Bowl Bash
Gameday info:
Date, time: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2:30 p.m. Arizona time
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson
Television, radio: Broadcast on the CW and Streamed on Barstool Sports platforms, radio is TBD
Tickets:
Tickets are sold at SeatGeek and start at just $31 (including fees). No refunds or exchanges on tickets are permitted at Arizona Stadium, according to the stadium’s ticket policy website.
Merch:
If you are looking to sport the Barstool logo for the Arizona Bowl, head to the merchandise website soon – production time is 25 business days. Products ship nationwide, but there are no refunds on the custom-produced clothing.
Bowl Ambassadors:
The Bowl Ambassadors program began in 2022 and was designed to generate awareness about the Barstools Sports Arizona Bowl’s mission. This year, the Arizona Bowl has six ambassadors.
Antoine Cason
Cason has an 8-year NFL career, an All-American Award winner and an Arizona Wildcats Football Letterwinner.
John Finna
Finna has an 11-year NFL career, has played in two Super Bowls and is an Arizona Wildcats Letterwinner.
Lacey John
John is an Olympic silver medalist, NCAA Woman of the Year and an Arizona Wildcats Swimming Letterwinner.
Lamonte Hunley
Hunley has a 2-year NFL career, is an All-American and an Arizona Wildcats Football Letterwinner.
Matt Muelebach
Mueleback is a member of Arizona’s 1988 Final Four basketball team, a Pac-12 Networks analyst and an Arizona Wildcats Men’s Basketball Letterwinner.
Glenn Parker
Parker has a 12-year NFL career, played in five Super Bowls and is an Arizona Wildcats Football Letterwinner.
Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made the State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers also play at the Footprint. Phoenix has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.
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