{{Short description|FBS bowl game in Mobile, Alabama}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox college football bowl game | name = 68 Ventures Bowl | full_name = | nickname = | defunct = | logo = 68 Ventures Bowl Logo.png | logo_size = 210px | caption = | stadium = Hancock Whitney Stadium | previous_stadiums = Ladd–Peebles Stadium | location = Mobile, Alabama | previous_locations = | years = 1999–present | conference_tie-ins = Sun Belt, MAC | previous_tie-ins = ACC, C-USA, WAC | payout = 1.5 million (2019 season)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://68venturesbowl.com/}} | sponsors = {{ubl |Mobile Alabama Bowl, Inc. (1999) |GMAC (2000–2010) |GoDaddy (2011–2015) |Dollar General (2016–2018) |LendingTree (2019–2022) |68 Ventures (2023–present) }} | former_names = {{ubl |Mobile Alabama Bowl (1999, May–Nov. 2019) |GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl (2000) |GMAC Bowl (2001–2010) |GoDaddy.com Bowl (2011–2013) |GoDaddy Bowl (2014–2015) |Dollar General Bowl (2016–2018) |LendingTree Bowl (2019–2022) }} | prev_matchup_year = 2025 | prev_matchup_season= 2025 | prev_matchup_teams = Louisiana vs. Delaware | prev_matchup_score = Delaware 20–13 | next_matchup_year = <!--leave next_matchup empty until known--> | next_matchup_season= | next_matchup_teams = | next_matchup_date = }}
The '''68 Ventures Bowl''' is a postseason NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that has been played annually in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. In 2021, the game was moved from Ladd–Peebles Stadium to Hancock Whitney Stadium, on the campus of the University of South Alabama. The game currently matches teams from the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference. Originally known as the '''Mobile Alabama Bowl''' during its first two editions, it has since undergone numerous name changes.
==History== The game was known as the '''Mobile Alabama Bowl''' for its first two playings, in 1999 and 2000. GMAC (now Ally Financial) had become the title sponsor for the 2000 playing, and the game was renamed as the '''GMAC Bowl''' for the 2001 though January 2010 playings. It was then the '''GoDaddy.com Bowl''' for the January 2011 to January 2013 playings when GoDaddy took over sponsorship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://godaddybowl.com/PRESS/Press-Releases.aspx?233_Pages=1&233_Page=1&233_RecordCount=1&233_ItemID=433&233_Month=10&233_Year=2010&233_CalendarMode=&233_Day=1&233_Categories= |title=GODADDY.COM JOINS COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL LINEUP |date=2010-10-18 |access-date=2010-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023211753/http://godaddybowl.com/PRESS/Press-Releases.aspx?233_Pages=1&233_Page=1&233_RecordCount=1&233_ItemID=433&233_Month=10&233_Year=2010&233_CalendarMode=&233_Day=1&233_Categories= |archive-date=2010-10-23 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> In May 2013, it was announced that the ".com" would be dropped from the bowl's name, rebranding it as the '''GoDaddy Bowl''' for the January 2014 through December 2015 editions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/godaddy_bowl_tweaks_name_sets.html | title=GoDaddy Bowl tweaks name, sets date for 2014 game | publisher=Mobile Press-Register | work=AL.com/mobile | date=May 15, 2013 | access-date=December 2, 2013 | author=Inabinett, Mark}}</ref> Dollar General took over sponsorship on August 17, 2016,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/08/dollar_general_takes_over_as_t.html | title=Dollar General takes over as title sponsor of Mobile bowl game | work=AL.com | date=August 17, 2016 | access-date=August 18, 2016 | author=Stephenson, Creg}}</ref> with the 2016 through 2018 playings branded as the '''Dollar General Bowl'''. It was announced on May 29, 2019, that Dollar General would no longer sponsor the bowl.<ref name=WKRG>{{cite news |url=https://www.wkrg.com/sports/mobile-s-college-bowl-game-no-longer-called-dollar-general-bowl-/2037323362 |title=Mobile's college bowl game no longer called 'Dollar General Bowl' |website=WKRG-TV |date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531164725/https://www.wkrg.com/sports/mobile-s-college-bowl-game-no-longer-called-dollar-general-bowl-/2037323362 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was temporarily called by its original name, the Mobile Alabama Bowl,<ref name=WKRG/> until new sponsorship by LendingTree was announced on November 15, 2019, making it the '''LendingTree Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://mynbc15.com/sports/local-sports/lendingtree-becomes-title-sponsor-of-mobile-alabama-bowl-game |title=Mobile's college bowl game renamed LendingTree Bowl |website=WPMI-TV |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> On May 15, 2023, the game was renamed as the '''68 Ventures Bowl''' for its new sponsor, Daphne based 68 Ventures, a real estate investment company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://68venturesbowl.com/2023/05/68-ventures-is-new-title-sponsor-for-mobile-alabama-bowl/ |title=68 Ventures is New Title Sponsor for Mobile Alabama Bowl |website=68venturesbowl.com |date=May 15, 2023 |accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
When the bowl first began, it was played as one of the first games of the bowl season in December. The 2006 season saw the game moved to January, and it served as one of the last bowls played before the national championship game of either the Bowl Championship Series or the College Football Playoff. For the 2015 season, the bowl was moved back to December, where it remained for every subsequent playing except for the 2019 season.<ref name=WKRG/>
===Conference tie-ins=== From 1999 to 2009, the bowl pitted a Conference USA (C-USA) team against a team from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), except for the first two playings, when the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) could receive the bid if one of its easternmost teams qualified as bowl eligible.
For the January 2010 edition, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) was to participate in the bowl as its ninth bowl tie-in. The ACC failed to have sufficient bowl-eligible teams to fill the slot, and the bowl chose Sun Belt Conference champion Troy as a replacement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/05/08/article/acc_adds_gmac_bowl_to_its_postseason_lineup |title=ACC adds GMAC Bowl to its postseason lineup : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis |access-date=2009-05-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905111814/http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/05/08/article/acc_adds_gmac_bowl_to_its_postseason_lineup |archive-date=2012-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A MAC vs. Sun Belt matchup was then featured for a total of 11 consecutive bowls, through the January 2020 edition. That streak was broken when the December 2020 edition invited teams from C-USA and the Sun Belt. After Arkansas State of the Sun Belt appeared in the 2012 through 2015 editions of the bowl, the conference and bowl committee agreed on changing the team selection bylaws to avoid repeat appearances by teams in consecutive years.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
===Notable games=== *The 2001 game between the Marshall Thundering Herd and East Carolina Pirates set the record as the highest-scoring bowl game of all time, and Marshall achieved what was then the greatest scoring comeback in bowl history.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2001/12/19/marshall_ecu_ap/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011229230957/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2001/12/19/marshall_ecu_ap/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 29, 2001 | website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com | title=Leftwich throws for 576 yards in 64–61 GMAC Bowl win |date=December 19, 2001}}</ref> In this contest, Marshall battled back from a 38–8 deficit to win 64–61, in double overtime. Thundering Herd quarterback Byron Leftwich threw for 576 yards in the game. *The 2008 game had the largest margin of victory in the bowl's history, with Tulsa defeating Bowling Green, 63–7. *Following the 2023 game, a 59–10 win by South Alabama over Eastern Michigan, an altercation took place on-field between the teams prior to the trophy presentation, initiated by an Eastern Michigan player sucker punching a South Alabama player while the South Alabama marching band and team were singing the school's ''alma mater''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/eastern-michigan-south-alabama-brawl-post-game-chaos-erupts-after-sucker-punch-at-68-ventures-bowl/ |title=Eastern Michigan-South Alabama brawl: Postgame chaos erupts after sucker punch at 68 Ventures Bowl |first=Cameron |last=Salerno |website=CBS Sports |date=December 24, 2023 |accessdate=December 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/12/24/emu-south-alabama-sucker-punch-68-ventures-bowl-fight/72024748007/ |title=EMU player sucker punches South Alabama player, ignites wild fight after 68 Ventures Bowl |first=Chris |last=Bumbaca |website=USA Today |date=December 24, 2023 |accessdate=December 24, 2023}}</ref>
==Game results==
{| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Date ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Bowl name ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;" colspan=2| Winning team ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;" colspan=2| Losing team ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Attnd. ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Ref. |- | December 22, 1999 || Mobile Alabama Bowl || '''TCU''' || 28 || East Carolina || 14 || 34,200 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/1999-game-recap/|title=1999 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 20, 2000 || Mobile Alabama Bowl || '''Southern Miss''' || 28 || TCU || 21 || 40,300 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2000-game-recap/|title=2000 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 19, 2001 || GMAC Bowl || '''Marshall''' || 64 || East Carolina || 61 <small>(2OT)</small> || 40,139 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2001-game-recap/|title=2001 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 18, 2002 || GMAC Bowl || '''Marshall''' || 38 || Louisville || 15 || 40,646 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2002-game-recap/|title=2002 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 18, 2003 || GMAC Bowl || '''Miami (Ohio)''' || 49 || Louisville || 28 || 40,620 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2003-game-recap/|title=2003 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 22, 2004 || GMAC Bowl || '''Bowling Green''' || 52 || Memphis || 35 || 29,500 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2004-game-recap/|title=2004 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 21, 2005 || GMAC Bowl || '''Toledo''' || 45 || UTEP || 13 || 35,422 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2005-game-recap/|title=2005 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 7, 2007 || GMAC Bowl || '''Southern Miss''' || 28 || Ohio || 7 || 28,706 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2007-game-recap/|title=2007 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2008 || GMAC Bowl || '''Tulsa''' || 63 || Bowling Green || 7 || 36,932 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2008-game-recap/|title=2008 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2009 || GMAC Bowl || '''Tulsa''' || 45 || Ball State || 13 || 32,816 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2009-game-recap/|title=2009 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2010 || GMAC Bowl || '''Central Michigan''' || 44 || Troy || 41 <small>(2OT)</small> || 34,486 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2010-game-recap/|title=2010 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2011 || GoDaddy.com Bowl || '''Miami (Ohio)''' || 35 || Middle Tennessee || 21 || 38,168 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2011-game-recap/|title=2011 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 8, 2012 || GoDaddy.com Bowl || '''Northern Illinois''' || 38 || Arkansas State || 20 || 38,734 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2012-game-recap/|title=2012 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2013 || GoDaddy.com Bowl || '''Arkansas State''' || 17 || Kent State || 13 || 37,913 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2013-game-recap/|title=2013 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 5, 2014 || GoDaddy Bowl || '''Arkansas State''' || 23 || Ball State || 20 || 36,119 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2014-game-recap/|title=2014 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 4, 2015 || GoDaddy Bowl || '''Toledo''' || 63 || Arkansas State || 44 || 36,811 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/sunday-january-5-2015/|title=2015 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 23, 2015 || GoDaddy Bowl || '''Georgia Southern''' || 58 || Bowling Green || 27 || 28,656 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/dec-2015-game-recap/|title=Dec. 2015 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 23, 2016 || Dollar General Bowl || '''Troy''' || 28 || Ohio || 23 || 32,377 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2016-game-recap/|title=2016 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 23, 2017 || Dollar General Bowl || '''Appalachian State''' || 34 || Toledo || 0 || 28,706 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2017-game-recap/|title=2017 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | December 22, 2018 || Dollar General Bowl || '''Troy''' || 42 || Buffalo || 32 || 31,818 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2018-game-recap/|title=2018 Game Recap – LendingTree Bowl}}</ref> |- | align=right|January 6, 2020 || LendingTree Bowl || '''Louisiana''' || 27 || Miami (Ohio) || 17 || 29,212 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135294 |title=Louisiana vs. Miami (OH) - Game Summary |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> |- | December 26, 2020 || LendingTree Bowl || '''Georgia State''' || 39 || Western Kentucky || 21 || {{spaces|2}}5,128 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401256145 |title=Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State - Game Summary |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> |- | December 18, 2021 || LendingTree Bowl || '''Liberty''' || 56 || Eastern Michigan || 20 || 15,186 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2021/12/malik-willis-liberty-rout-eastern-michigan-in-lendingtree-bowl-56-20.html |title=Malik Willis, Liberty rout Eastern Michigan in LendingTree Bowl, 56-20 |first=Creg |last=Stephenson |website=al.com |date=December 18, 2021 |accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |- | December 17, 2022 || LendingTree Bowl || '''Southern Miss''' || 38 || Rice || 24 || 20,512 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/18/gore-jrs-record-night-highlights-southern-miss-first-bowl-victory-since-2016/ |title=Gore Jr.'s record night highlights Southern Miss' first bowl victory since 2016 |first=Garrett |last=Busby |website=WLBT.com |date=December 17, 2022 |accessdate=December 17, 2022}}</ref> |- | December 23, 2023 || 68 Ventures Bowl || '''South Alabama''' || 59 || Eastern Michigan || 10 || 20,926 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-alabama-eastern-michigan-68-ventures-bowl-8d746eda07bd43d98b0c27a0de5aef83 |title=Gio Lopez leads South Alabama to 59-10 rout of Eastern Michigan in 68 Ventures Bowl |agency=AP |website=apnews.com |date=December 23, 2023 |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> |- | December 26, 2024 || 68 Ventures Bowl || '''Arkansas State''' || '''38''' || Bowling Green || 31 || 19,582 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2024/12/arkansas-state-holds-off-bowling-green-in-68-ventures-bowl-38-31.html |title=Arkansas State holds off Bowling Green in 68 Ventures Bowl, 38-31 |first=Creg |last=Stephenson |website=al.com |date=December 26, 2024 |accessdate=December 27, 2024}}</ref> |- | December 17, 2025 || 68 Ventures Bowl || '''Delaware''' || '''20''' || Louisiana || 13 || 17,234 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2025/12/delaware-takes-down-louisiana-20-13-in-mobiles-68-ventures-bowl.html |title=Delaware takes down Louisiana 20-13 in Mobile’s 68 Ventures Bowl |first=Creg |last=Stephenson |website=al.com |date=December 17, 2025 |accessdate=December 18, 2025}}</ref> |} Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Lending Tree Bowl |page=13 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
==MVPs==
{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center" !style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Date played || style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|MVP || style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|School || style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Position |- | December 22, 1999 || Casey Printers || TCU || QB |- | December 20, 2000 || LaDainian Tomlinson || TCU || RB |- | December 19, 2001 || Byron Leftwich || Marshall || QB |- | December 18, 2002 || Byron Leftwich || Marshall || QB |- | December 18, 2003 || Ben Roethlisberger || Miami (OH) || QB |- | December 22, 2004 || Omar Jacobs || Bowling Green || QB |- | December 21, 2005 || Bruce Gradkowski || Toledo || QB |- | January 7, 2007 || Damion Fletcher || Southern Miss || RB |- | January 6, 2008 || Paul Smith || Tulsa || QB |- | January 6, 2009 || Tarrion Adams || Tulsa || RB |- | January 6, 2010 || Dan LeFevour || Central Michigan || QB |- | January 6, 2011 || Austin Boucher || Miami (OH) || QB |- | January 8, 2012 || Chandler Harnish || Northern Illinois || QB |- | January 6, 2013 || Ryan Aplin || Arkansas State || QB |- | January 5, 2014 || Fredi Knighten || Arkansas State || QB |- | January 4, 2015 || Kareem Hunt || Toledo || RB |- | December 23, 2015|| Favian Upshaw || Georgia Southern || QB |- | December 23, 2016 || Justin Lucas || Troy || LB |- | December 23, 2017 || Jalin Moore || Appalachian State || RB |- | December 22, 2018 || Sawyer Smith || Troy || QB |- | January 6, 2020 || Levi Lewis || Louisiana || QB |- | December 26, 2020 || Cornelious Brown IV<ref>{{cite tweet |user=JMacDonaldSport |number=1342985650094694401 |title=Cornelious Brown is the LendingTree Bowl MVP, Destin Coates is the Offensive MVP, Jontrey Hunter was the Defensive MVP and Noel Ruiz was the Special Teams MVP. |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> || Georgia State || QB |- | December 18, 2021 || Malik Willis<ref>{{cite tweet |user=CregStephenson |number=1472394882023104519 |title=Malik Willis is your game MVP after accounting for 289 yards & 5 TDs. |date=December 18, 2021 |accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> || Liberty || QB |- | December 17, 2022 || Frank Gore Jr.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/18/gore-jrs-record-night-highlights-southern-miss-first-bowl-victory-since-2016/ |title=Gore Jr.'s record night highlights Southern Miss' first bowl victory since 2016 |first=Garrett |last=Busby |website=WLBT.com |date=December 17, 2022 |accessdate=December 17, 2022}}</ref> || Southern Miss || RB |- | December 23, 2023 || Gio Lopez<ref>{{cite news |url=https://triblive.com/sports/gio-lopez-leads-south-alabama-to-rout-of-eastern-michigan-in-68-ventures-bowl/ |title=Gio Lopez leads South Alabama to rout of Eastern Michigan in 68 Ventures Bowl |agency=AP |website=triblive.com |date=December 24, 2023 |accessdate=December 24, 2023}}</ref> || South Alabama || QB |- | December 26, 2024 || Jaylen Raynor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/cusa/frank-ponce-returning-to-fiu-football-after-stint-as-appalachian-state-oc/ |title=TAKEAWAYS: Arkansas State Win 68 Ventures Bowl Despite Huge Passing Day From Bowling Green |agency=Sports Illustrated |website=si.com |date=December 27, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref>|| Arkansas State || QB |- | December 26, 2024 || Justin Parks<ref>{{cite news |url=https://astateredwolves.com/news/2024/12/27/football-red-wolves-top-bowling-green-in-68-ventures-bowl-38-31.aspx |title=ed Wolves Top Bowling Green in 68 Ventures Bowl, 38-31 |agency=Arkansas State Athletics |website=astateredwolves.com |date=December 27, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref>|| Arkansas State || S |- | December 26, 2024 || Courtney Jackson<ref>{{cite news |url=https://astateredwolves.com/news/2024/12/27/football-red-wolves-top-bowling-green-in-68-ventures-bowl-38-31.aspx |title=ed Wolves Top Bowling Green in 68 Ventures Bowl, 38-31 |agency=Arkansas State Athletics |website=astateredwolves.com |date=December 27, 2024 |accessdate=December 29, 2024}}</ref>|| Arkansas State || PR/WR |- | December 17, 2025 || Jo Silver || Delaware || RB |}
==Most appearances== Updated through the December 2025 edition (27 games, 54 total appearances).
;Teams with multiple appearances {|class = "wikitable" ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Rank ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Team ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Appearances ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Record |- | 1 || Arkansas State || 5 || 3–2 |- | 2 || Bowling Green || 4 || 1–3 |- | rowspan=4|3 || Southern Miss || 3 || 3–0 |- | Miami (OH) || 3 || 2–1 |- | Toledo || 3 || 2–1 |- | Troy || 3 || 2–1 |- | rowspan=9|7 || Marshall || 2 || 2–0 |- | Tulsa || 2 || 2–0 |- | Louisiana || 2 || 1–1 |- | TCU || 2 || 1–1 |- | Ball State || 2 || 0–2 |- | East Carolina || 2 || 0–2 |- | Eastern Michigan || 2 || 0–2 |- | Louisville || 2 || 0–2 |- | Ohio || 2 || 0–2 |}
;Teams with a single appearance Won (8): Appalachian State, Central Michigan, Delaware, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Liberty, Northern Illinois, South Alabama <br> Lost (7): Buffalo, Kent State, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Rice, UTEP, Western Kentucky
==Appearances by conference== Updated through the December 2025 edition (27 games, 54 total appearances).
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;" rowspan=2|Conference ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;" colspan=4|Record ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;" colspan=2|Appearances by season |- ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |Games ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |W ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |L ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |Win pct. ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" class=unsortable|Won ! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" class=unsortable|Lost |- | MAC || 22 || {{WinLossPct|9|13}} | align=left|2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2014* | align=left|2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019*, 2021, 2023, 2024 |- | Sun Belt || 16 || {{WinLossPct|11|5}} | align=left|2012*, 2013*, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019*, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | align=left|2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2014*, 2025 |- | CUSA || 13 || {{WinLossPct|5|8}} | align=left|2000, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2025 | align=left|1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2020, 2022 |- | bgcolor=lightgrey|''WAC'' || 2 || {{WinLossPct|1|1}} | align=left|1999 | align=left|2000 |- | Independent || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} | align=left|2021 | align=left|{{nbsp}} |}
* Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year. * The WAC no longer sponsors FBS football. * Independent appearances: Liberty (2021)
==Game records== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Team ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Year |- |Most points scored (one team) |'''64''', Marshall vs. East Carolina |2001 |- |Most points scored (losing team) |'''61''', East Carolina vs. Marshall |2001 |- |Most points scored (both teams) |'''125''', Marshall vs. East Carolina |2001 |- |Fewest points allowed |'''0''', Appalachian State vs. Toledo |2017 |- |Largest margin of victory |'''56''', Tulsa vs. Bowling Green |2008 |- |Total yards |'''649''', Marshall vs. East Carolina |2001 |- |Rushing yards |'''482''', Tulsa vs. Ball State |2009 |- |Passing yards |'''576''', Marshall vs. East Carolina |2001 |- |First downs |'''36''', Marshall vs. East Carolina |2001 |- |Fewest yards allowed |'''146''', Appalachian State vs. Toledo |2017 |- |Fewest rushing yards allowed |'''–16''', TCU vs. East Carolina |1999 |- |Fewest passing yards allowed |'''73''', South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan |2023 |- ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Individual ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Year |- |All-purpose yards || '''566''', Byron Leftwich (Marshall) || 2001 |- |Touchdowns (all-purpose) || '''5''', Kareem Hunt (Toledo) || Jan. 2015 |- |Rushing yards || '''329''', Frank Gore Jr. (Southern Miss) || 2022 |- |Rushing touchdowns || '''5''', Kareem Hunt (Toledo) || Jan. 2015 |- |Passing yards ||'''576''', Byron Leftwich (Marshall) || 2001 |- |Passing touchdowns || '''5''', most recent:<br>Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State) || <br>Jan. 2015 |- |Receptions || '''17''', Harold Fannin Jr. (Bowling Green) || 2024 |- |Receiving yards || '''234''', Denero Marriott (Marshall) || 2001 |- |Receiving touchdowns || '''3''', most recent:<br>Booker Mays (Arkansas State) || <br>Jan. 2015 |- |Tackles || '''17''', Chris Chamberlain (Tulsa) || 2008 |- |Sacks || '''3''', most recent:<br>Daylen Gill (Southern Miss) || 2022 |- |Interceptions || '''2''', Toran Davis (Ohio) || 2016 |- ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Long plays ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent ! style="background:#242021; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #EA1C24;"|Year |- |Touchdown run || '''88 yds.''', Lionel Gates (Louisville) || 2003 |- |Touchdown pass || '''79 yds.''', Jaylen Raynor to Corey Rucker (Arkansas State) || 2024 |- |Kickoff return || '''95 yds.''', Antonio Brown (Central Michigan) || 2010 |- |Punt return || '''60 yds.''', Courtney Jackson (Arkansas State) || 2024 |- |Interception return || '''94 yds.''', Money Hunter (Arkansas State) || Jan. 2015 |- |Fumble return || '''93 yds.''', Tyrone Hill<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4jF7j8Om0&t=5m51s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/KB4jF7j8Om0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=2018 Dollar General Bowl Highlights |date=22 December 2018 |publisher=Troy Trojans |via=YouTube |access-date=January 4, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (Buffalo) || 2018 |- |Punt || '''65 yds.''', Britt Barefoot (Southern Miss) {{dagger}}<br>73 yds., Joseph Davidson (Bowling Green)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/400852711 |title=Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green - Play-By-Play |website=ESPN.com |date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |quote=4th & 11 at BGSU 19 (6:42 - 2nd) Joseph Davidson punt for 73 yds, downed at the GeoSo 8.}}</ref>|| 2007 <br>Dec. 2015 |- |Field goal || '''49 yds.''', Jesús Gómez (Eastern Michigan) || 2023 |} Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=LendingTree Game Day Program |title=LendingTree Bowl Records |pages=18–19 |url=https://lendingtreebowl.com/game-program/ |publisher=LendingTree Bowl Media Relations Department |via=lendingtreebowl.com |date=December 2020 |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> <br> {{dagger}} While listed in the record book as the bowl's longest punt, contemporary box scores indicate the longest punt happened in the December 2015 game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/400852711 |title=Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green - Play-By-Play |website=ESPN.com |date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |quote=4th & 11 at BGSU 19 (6:42 - 2nd) Joseph Davidson punt for 73 yds, downed at the GeoSo 8.}}</ref>
==Media coverage== The bowl has been televised on ESPN or ESPN2 since its inception.
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