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New Mexico Bowl Wiki Information
The New Mexico Bowl
is a NCAA sanctioned post-season bowl game played at 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 division (a/k/a ESPN Plus) 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 and the WAC's (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 competing 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. [1]
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NEW MEXICO BOWL TICKETS
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Bowl game results
Date Played
| Winning Team
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| Losing Team
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| Notes
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December 23, 2006
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| 20
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| 12
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December 22, 2007
| New Mexico
| 23
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| 0
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December 20, 2008
| Colorado State
| 40
| Fresno State
| 35
| notes
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MVPs
Date Played
| Offensive MVP
| Defensive MVP
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Player
| Team
| Pos.
| Player
| Team
| Pos.
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December 23, 2006
| James Jones
| San José State
| WR
| Matt Castelo
| San José State
| LB
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December 22, 2007
| Donovan Porterie
| New Mexico
| QB
| Brett Madsen
| New Mexico
| LB
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December 20, 2008
| Gartrell Johnson
| Colorado State
| RB
| Tommie Hill
| Colorado State
| DE
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Most appearances
Rank
| Team
| Appearances
| Record
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1
| New Mexico
| 2
| 1–1
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T2
| San Jose State
| 1
| 1-0
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T2
| Colorado State
| 1
| 1-0
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T2
| Nevada
| 1
| 0–1
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T2
| Fresno State
| 1
| 0–1
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Television coverage
- New Mexico Bowl broadcasters
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