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YearTeams and ScoreDay/DateTemp – Wind – ConditionsAttd.
1997Cincinnati 35-Utah St 19 Mon, Dec 29 36 6 mph Fog 16,289
1998Idaho 42-Mississippi 35 Wed, Dec 30 42 7 mph Sun 19,667
1999Boise St 34-Louisville 31 Thurs, Dec 30 22 4 mph Snow 29,500
2000Boise St 38-UTEP 23 Thurs, Dec 28 25 9 mph Fog 26,203
2001Clemson 49-La Tech 24 Mon, Dec 31 31 9 mph Snow 25,364
2002Boise St 34 -Iowa St. 16 Tue, Dec 31 40 20 mph Rain 30,446
2003Ga Tech 52-Tulsa 10 Sat, Jan 3 44 16 mph Rain 23,114
2004Fresno St 37-Virginia 34 Mon, Dec 27 34 8 mph Sun 28,516
2005Boston 27-Boise St 21 Wed, Dec 28 45 18 mph Hail 30,493
2006Miami vs. Nevada Sun, Dec 31
Did you know? Fun Facts:
There was no MPC Bowl game in Boise 2003
The bowl game for the 2003 season was actually scheduled for January 3rd, 2004 and the game for the 2004 season was scheduled December 27th, 2004. This gave the 2004 calendar-year two bowl games and the 2003 calendar-year no bowl games.
Howie Long was in attendance for the 2004 MPC Bowl game
His son played for the University of Virginia and Howie was watching the game from the stands at Bronco Stadium.
Famous boxing referee and TV judge Miles Lane may be at this year’s game
OK, we don’t know if he really will be in attendance, but Miles is a proud alumnus of the University of Nevada at Reno.
The Miami Hurricanes mascot, is a bird called an ibis
Folklore has it that the ibis is the last wildlife to take shelter during a hurricane and the first to reemerge after. The Hurricanes’ mascot is named Sebastian and looks like a pissed-off Donald Duck.
The 1999 MPC Bowl game was ESPN 2’s largest audience of the season
It featured Boise State versus Louisville and had 10 lead changes.
Troy Sawyer