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Several National Football League (NFL) games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an NFL team's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, as a result of a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
In college football, the Sugar Bowl has been played at the Superdome since 1975, which is one of the "New Year's Six" bowl games of the College Football Playoff (CFP). It also traditionally hosts the Bayou Classic , a rivalry game played between the historically black colleges and universities Southern University and Grambling State University .
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
Amid the lives lost, fears of safety and feeling of tragedy in New Orleans and the Caesars Superdome, a moment of silence was observed in the stadium before the game began at 3 p.m. local time.
But WKU’s bowl history has often come with a dose of wildness, like last year when the Toppers mounted a 21-point comeback in the fourth quarter to beat Old Dominion, so anything is possible.
The 12-team College Football Playoff has given us more games and also juggled the bowl schedule. Bowl season begins on Dec. 14 and now ends on Jan. 4 for the non-playoff bowls.
It was initially called the Sunshine Classic, but before the first game was played, its name was changed to the Blockbuster Bowl. It was renamed the Pop-Tarts Bowl ahead of the 2023 football ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Category of football games in North America For the racehorse, see Bowl Game (horse). For the current or most recent set of bowl games, see 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games. This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or ...