New Mexico Bowl 5777295 223734716 2008-07-05T14:45:27Z Bcspro 5311467 /* Notes */ {{Collegebowl | name = New Mexico Bowl | full_name = | nickname = | defunct = | logo = Image:NewMexicoBowl.jpg | image_size = | caption = New Mexico Bowl logo | stadium = [[University Stadium, Albuquerque|University Stadium]] | previous_stadiums = | location = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] | previous_locations = | years = 2006-present | previous_tie-ins = | conference_tie-ins = [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]], [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] | payout = 750,000 <small>[[As of 2006|2006]]</small> | sponsors = New Mexico Department of Tourism | former_names = | prev_matchup_year = 2007 | prev_matchup_season= 2007 | prev_matchup_teams = [[New Mexico Lobos|New Mexico]] vs. [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Nevada]] | prev_matchup_score = UNM 23, UN 0 | next_matchup_year = 2008 | next_matchup_season= 2008 | next_matchup_teams = WAC vs. MWC | next_matchup_date = December 20 }} The '''New Mexico Bowl''' is a [[NCAA]] sanctioned post-season [[bowl game]] played at [[University Stadium, Albuquerque|University Stadium]] on the campus of the University of New Mexico in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. The game between teams representing the [[Mountain West Conference]] and the [[Western Athletic Conference]] is televised on [[ESPN]], whose [[ESPN Regional Television]] supervises the bowl activities as one of the six bowl games they run. The 2006 contest was the first bowl game played in New Mexico, pitting the MWC's [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico Lobos]] and the WAC's [[San Jose State Spartans]] (of note, the MWC had been formed by 8 schools - New Mexico being one of them - that had left the WAC in 1999). The Spartans won that game 20-12. The game trophy is 20-inch piece of Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo, football players, and the logos of the competeing teams. Zia Pueblo is an Indian tribe from New Mexico. The Zia symbol, a Zia Pueblo symbol that is used in the state flag, is incorporated into the bowl game logo. The most valuable player trophies are crafted from traditional leather shields.<ref> {{cite news | last = Korte | first = Tim | title = Native American Artists Create Unique N.M. Bowl Trophy | publisher = Albuquerque Journal | date = [[2006-12-20]] | url = http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/aptrophy12-20-06.htm | accessdate = 2006-12-24}}</ref> ==Bowl game results== {| class="wikitable" ! Date Played !! | Winning Team|| ||Losing Team|| !! Notes |- | [[December 23]], [[2006]] ||'''[[San José State University|San José State]]'''|| '''20''' ||[[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]]|| 12 || [[2006 New Mexico Bowl|notes]] |- | [[December 22]], [[2007]] ||'''New Mexico'''|| '''23''' ||[[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]]|| 0 || [[2007 New Mexico Bowl|notes]] |- |} ==MVPs== {|class="wikitable" ! rowspan=2 valign="top" | Date Played ||! colspan=3 valign="Center" | Offensive MVP||! colspan=3 valign="Center" | Defensive MVP |- |Player|| Team || Pos.||Player|| Team || Pos. |- |[[December 23]], [[2006]] || [[James Jones (football player)|James Jones]] || San José State || WR||[[Matt Castelo]]|| San José State || LB |- |[[December 22]], [[2007]] || Donovan Porterie || New Mexico || QB || Brett Madsen || New Mexico || LB |- |} ==External links== * [http://www.newmexicobowl.com Official New Mexico Bowl website] {{-}} == Notes == {{reflist}} {{New Mexico Bowl}} {{Bowl Games}} [[Category:New Mexico Bowl]] [[Category:New Mexico Lobos football]] [[Category:San José State Spartans football]] {{Collegefootball-stub}} [[fr:New Mexico Bowl]]