GameAbove Sports Bowl

{{Short description|College football bowl game}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox college football bowl game | name = GameAbove Sports Bowl | full_name = | logo = GameAbove Sports Bowl.png | logo_size = 205px | caption = | stadium = Ford Field | location = Detroit, Michigan | previous_stadiums = | previous_locations = | years = 2014–2025 | defunct = yes | conference_tie-ins = Big Ten, MAC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/2021-quick-lane-bowl-tickets-on-sale-august-27|title = 2021 Quick Lane Bowl tickets on sale August 27}}</ref> | previous_tie-ins = ACC (2014–2019) | payout = 2 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://gameabovesportsbowl.com/}} | sponsors = Ford Motor Company (2014–2023) GameAbove Sports (2024–2025) | former_names = | preceded_by = Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | prev_matchup_year = 2025 | prev_matchup_season = 2025 | prev_matchup_teams = Central Michigan vs. Northwestern | prev_matchup_score = Northwestern 34–7 }}

The '''GameAbove Sports Bowl''' was a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that began play in the 2014 season. The game was previously known as the '''Quick Lane Bowl''' with Ford Motor Company serving as title sponsor of the game for 10 years, through its auto shop brand Quick Lane. That sponsorship ended in June 2024. In October 2024, strategic investment company GameAbove, through its GameAbove Sports brand, was announced as the game's new title sponsor.

Backed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the game features a bowl-eligible team from the Big Ten Conference competing against an opponent from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The bowl is played at Ford Field in Detroit and was created as a ''de facto'' replacement for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (last played in 2013), and inherited its traditional December 26 scheduling. Unlike its predecessor, which featured the eighth-place team in the Big Ten against the MAC champion, competing teams are selected by conference representatives and are not based on final rankings.<ref name="lions-quicklane"/>

== History == Beginning in 2002, Detroit's Ford Field had played host to the Motor City Bowl (later known as the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for sponsorship reasons), a bowl game between the 8th placed team in the Big Ten Conference and the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), which was first played in 1997 at the Pontiac Silverdome. In May 2013, ESPN reported that the Detroit Lions were planning to organize a new Big Ten bowl game at Ford Field against an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponent. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany had expressed a desire to revamp the conference's lineup of bowl games for the 2014 season to keep them "fresh".<ref name="milive-lionsbowl">{{cite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/05/report_detroit_lions_to_host_b.html | title=Report: Detroit Lions to host bowl game with Big Ten tie-in, Pizza Bowl getting dumped | publisher=Mlive.com | access-date=27 August 2014 | author=Meinke, Kyle | date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> In August 2013, the Lions officially confirmed the new, then-unnamed game, tentatively scheduled for December 30, 2014. The team had reached six-year deals with the Big Ten and ACC to provide tie-ins for the game, with the teams playing in the bowl being picked by representatives from each participating conference.<ref name="lions-quicklane">{{cite web | url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Detroit-Lions-announce-agreement-with-ACC-for-Bowl-Game-at-Ford-Field/af0c8a1f-5fde-4950-aa0a-52e4160780bf | title=Detroit Lions announce agreement with ACC for Bowl Game at Ford Field | access-date=27 August 2014 | website=detroitlions.com | date=August 7, 2013 | archive-date=29 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024009/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Detroit-Lions-announce-agreement-with-ACC-for-Bowl-Game-at-Ford-Field/af0c8a1f-5fde-4950-aa0a-52e4160780bf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|thumb|right|Ford Field, prior venue of the defunct Little Caesars Pizza Bowl and current venue of the GameAbove Sports Bowl]] The announcement of the Lions' bowl game, and the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl's loss of Ford Field as a venue, left the fate of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl—which had a relatively lower-profile matchup—in jeopardy. Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand remarked that "very few" markets could adequately support hosting two major bowl games.<ref name=milive-comerica/><ref name=crains-cancelled/> Organizers were open to the possibility of moving the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl across the street to Comerica Park, home stadium of the Detroit Tigers, for 2014 as an outdoor game.<ref name=milive-comerica/> Comerica Park, the Tigers, and game sponsor Little Caesars are all owned by Ilitch Holdings.<ref name="milive-comerica">{{cite news | url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/little_caesars_pizza_bowls_geo.html | title=Little Caesars Pizza Bowl organizers open to playing outside; Detroit Lions bowl interest confirmed | work=Mlive.com | date=May 21, 2013 | access-date=27 August 2014 | author=Lacy, Eric}}</ref> However, these plans never came to fruition.<ref name=milive-lionsbowl/><ref name=crains-cancelled/>

In August 2014, the Lions announced that the Ford Motor Company had acquired title sponsorship rights to the new Detroit bowl, making it the '''Quick Lane Bowl''' (named for its auto shop brand, Quick Lane). It was also confirmed that the inaugural edition of the bowl would inherit the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl's traditional date of December 26, and be televised by ESPN. In a statement to ''Crain's Detroit Business'', Motor City Bowl co-founder Ken Hoffman confirmed that "there is no Pizza Bowl for 2014. We will have to see about the future", implying that the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl had been cancelled indefinitely.<ref name="crains-cancelled">{{cite web | url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled | title=Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Ford Field canceled | access-date=27 August 2014 | author=Shea, Bill | work=Crain's Detroit Business | date=August 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="btc-quicklane">{{cite news | url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827164244/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 27, 2014 | title=Quick Lane Bowl Announced | work=Big Ten Conference | date=August 26, 2014 | access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref> The December 2013 playing proved to be the final edition of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

On October 21, 2014, bowl organizers announced a secondary tie-in with the MAC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football/2014/10/21/7028237/mac-announces-backup-tie-in-with-quick-lube-bowl-in-detroit|title=MAC, Quick Lane Bowl Agree To Backup Tie-In|work=Hustle Belt (SB Nation)|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> The inaugural edition of the bowl was played on December 26, 2014, between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten and North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC.<ref name=nj-ql2014>{{cite web|title=Rutgers will meet North Carolina in Detroit's inaugural Quick Lane Bowl|url=http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/12/official_rutgers_headed_to_detroit_to_play_in_quick_lane_bowl.html|website=NJ.com|date=8 December 2014|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the bowl was not played, although a specific reason was not given by organizers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2020/10/30/quick-lane-bowl-ford-field-detroit-canceled-2020/6085494002/ |title=Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit canceled this season; hope is to return in 2021 |first=Kirkland |last=Crawford |website=Detroit Free Press |date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2024, Quick Lane sponsorship ended.<ref name=ramsey>{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2024/06/07/detroit-bowl-game-sponsor-quick-lane-ford-field/74018443007/ |title=Detroit bowl game in search of new title sponsor after 10 years as Quick Lane Bowl |first=Jared |last=Ramsey |website=Detroit Free Press |date=June 7, 2024 |accessdate=June 17, 2024}}</ref> For several months, the organizers used "Detroit Bowl" as a working title. On October 8, 2024, strategic investment company GameAbove, through its GameAbove Sports brand, was announced as the game's new title sponsor, making it the '''GameAbove Sports Bowl'''.<ref name="gasbowl">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=GameAbove Sports Announced as New Title Sponsor for College Football Bowl Game at Ford Field |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/gameabove-sports-announced-as-new-title-sponsor-for-college-football-bowl-game-at-ford-field |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Detroit Lions}}</ref>

The 2024 edition of the bowl took six overtime periods to decide, setting a new record for the most overtime periods in an FBS bowl game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/mac/toledo-downs-pitt-48-46-in-six-overtimes-in-gameabove-sports-bowl |title=Toledo Downs Pitt 48-46 in Six Overtimes in GameAbove Sports Bowl |website=Sports Illustrated |date=December 26, 2024 |accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref> It broke the prior record of five overtime periods, which had been set just two days prior in the 2024 Hawaii Bowl.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-florida-san-jose-state-score-2d7fcc182fd73f90abe1d5639ff92da8 |title=USF beats SJSU 41-39 in the Hawaii Bowl when Mac Harris knocks down a pass in the 5th overtime |agency=AP |website=apnews.com |date=December 25, 2024 |accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>

On February 10, 2026, it was reported that the bowl would be cancelled after 11 editions of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMurphy |first=Brett |date=2026-02-10 |title=Detroit’s bowl game canceled after 29 years |url=https://www.on3.com/news/detroits-bowl-game-canceled-after-29-years/ |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=On3 |language=en}}</ref>

==Game results== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Date ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Bowl name ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan="2" | Winning team ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan="2" | Losing team ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Attendance |- | December 26, 2014 ||Quick Lane Bowl || '''Rutgers''' || '''40''' || North Carolina || 21 || 23,876 |- | December 28, 2015 ||Quick Lane Bowl || '''Minnesota''' || '''21''' || Central Michigan || 14 || 34,217 |- | December 26, 2016 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Boston College''' || '''36''' || Maryland || 30 || 19,117 |- | December 26, 2017 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Duke''' || '''36''' || Northern Illinois || 14 || 20,211 |- | December 26, 2018 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Minnesota''' || '''34''' || Georgia Tech || 10 || 27,228 |- | December 26, 2019 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Pittsburgh''' || '''34''' || Eastern Michigan || 30 || 34,765 |- | align=right|2020 || Quick Lane Bowl || colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|''Canceled''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.misportsnow.com/2020/10/detroits-quick-lane-bowl-canceled-for-2020/ |title=Detroit's Quick Lane Bowl Canceled for 2020 |first=Joe |last=Buczek |website=MIsportsnow.com |date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> || {{nbsp}} |- | December 27, 2021 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Western Michigan''' || '''52''' || Nevada || 24 || 22,321 |- | December 26, 2022 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''New Mexico State''' || '''24''' || Bowling Green || 19 || 22,987 |- | December 26, 2023 || Quick Lane Bowl || '''Minnesota''' || '''30''' || Bowling Green || 24 || 28,521 |- | December 26, 2024 || GameAbove Sports Bowl || '''Toledo''' || '''48''' || Pittsburgh || 46 {{small|(6OT)}} || 26,219 |- | December 26, 2025 || GameAbove Sports Bowl || '''Northwestern''' || '''34''' || Central Michigan || 7 || 27,857 |} Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Quick Lane Bowl |pages=12–13 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>

==MVPs== [[File:Daniel Jones NFL Draft.png|thumb|right|upright=.75|2017 Quick Lane Bowl MVP Daniel Jones]] {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|MVP ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Team ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Position ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Ref. |- | 2014 || Josh Hicks || Rutgers || RB || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/12/quick_lane_bowl_rutgers_plows.html |title=Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers plows North Carolina, 40-21, as Josh Hicks rushes for 202 yards |date=December 26, 2014 |website=mlive.com |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref> |- | 2015 || Mitch Leidner || Minnesota|| QB || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-golden-gophers-central-michigan-quick-lane-bowl-ncaa-football-mitch-leidner-mvp-122815 |title=Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Central Michigan in Quick Lane Bowl, Mitch Leidner is MVP |website=Fox Sports |date=December 28, 2015}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Defensive Line'' || Boston College|| DL || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/2016/12/26/14084142/entire-bc-defensive-line-named-mvp-of-quick-lane-bowl |title=Entire BC defensive line named MVP of Quick Lane Bowl |first=Joseph |last=Gravellese |website=bcinterruption.com |date=December 26, 2016 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2017 || Daniel Jones || Duke || QB || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/26/duke-rolls-past-northern-illinois-quick-lane-bowl/108935726/ |title=Duke rolls past Northern Illinois in Quick Lane Bowl |first=David |last=Goricki |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=December 26, 2017 |accessdate=December 26, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2018 || Mohamed Ibrahim || Minnesota || RB || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://saturdaytradition.com/minnesota-football/minnesota-rb-mohamed-ibrahim-named-quick-lane-bowl-mvp-following-career-performance/ |title=Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim named Quick Lane Bowl MVP following career performance |first=Dustin |last=Schutte |website=saturdaytradition.com |date=December 2018 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2019 || Kenny Pickett || Pittsburgh || QB || <ref>{{cite tweet |user=Pitt_FB |number=1210423812807897089 |date=December 26, 2019 |title= Kenny ❄️ Pickett MVP of the Quick Lane Bowl 27-for-39, 361 yards, 3 TD #H2P}}</ref> |- | 2021 || Sean Tyler || Western Michigan || RB || <ref>{{cite tweet |user=quicklanebowl |number=1475564639580790788 |title=The 2021 Quick Lane Bowl MVP: Sean Tyler |date=December 27, 2021 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Diego Pavia || New Mexico State || QB || <ref>{{Cite tweet |user=quicklanebowl |number=1607529240936996864 |title=The 2022 Quick Lane Bowl MVP: Diego Pavia. Diego finished with 2 touchdowns on the day with over 167 yards passing and 65 rushing yards! |date=December 26, 2022 |accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2023 || Darius Taylor || Minnesota || RB || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailygopher.com/2023/12/26/24015628/quick-lane-bowl-recap-darius-taylor-takes-over-to-power-minnesota-past-bowling-green |title=Quick Lane Bowl Recap: Darius Taylor takes over to power Minnesota past Bowling Green |first=Blake |last=Ruane |website=thedailygopher.com |date=December 26, 2023 |accessdate=December 26, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Junior Vandeross III || Toledo || WR || <ref>{{Cite tweet |user=GameAboveBowl |number=1872446053674553482 |title=Your 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl MVP: Junior Vandeross III Vandeross finished with 194 yards on 12 receptions and 1 touchdown! |date=December 26, 2024 |accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2025 || Griffin Wilde || Northwestern || WR || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://nusports.com/news/2025/12/26/football-northwestern-wins-sixth-straight-bowl-game-dominates-central-michigan-in-gameabove-sports-bowl |title=Northwestern Wins Sixth-Straight Bowl Game, Dominates Central Michigan in GameAbove Sports Bowl |first=Charlie |last=Spungin |website=NUSports.com |date=December 26, 2025 |accessdate=January 2, 2026}}</ref> |}

==Most appearances== Updated through the December 2025 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances {|class = "wikitable" !style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Rank !style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Team !style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Appearances !style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record |- |1 || Minnesota || 3 || 3–0 |- | rowspan=3|2 || Pittsburgh || 2 || 1–1 |- | Central Michigan || 2 || 0–2 |- | Bowling Green || 2 || 0–2 |}

;Teams with a single appearance Won (7): Boston College, Duke, New Mexico State, Northwestern, Rutgers, Toledo, Western Michigan Lost (6): Eastern Michigan, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Northern Illinois

==Appearances by conference== Updated through the December 2025 edition (11 games, 22 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" rowspan=2|Conference ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=4|Record ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" 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|| 8 || {{WinLossPct|2|6}} || 2021, 2024 || 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 |- | Big Ten || 6 || {{WinLossPct|5|1}} || 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2025 | 2016 |- | ACC || 6 || {{WinLossPct|3|3}} || 2016, 2017, 2019 || 2014, 2018, 2024 |- | Independents || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2022 || {{nbsp}} |- | Mountain West || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1}} || {{nbsp}} || 2021 |}

* Independent appearances: New Mexico State (2022)

==Game records== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Team ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year |- |Most points scored (one team) | '''52''', Western Michigan vs. Nevada | 2021 |- |Most points scored (losing team) | '''46''', Pittsburgh vs. Toledo | 2024 |- |Most points scored (both teams) | '''94''', Toledo vs. Pittsburgh | 2024 |- |Fewest points allowed | '''7''', Northwestern vs. Central Michigan | 2025 |- |Largest margin of victory | '''28''', Western Michigan vs. Nevada | 2021 |- |Total yards | '''524''', Rutgers vs. North Carolina | 2014 |- |Rushing yards | '''352''', Western Michigan vs. Nevada | 2021 |- |Passing yards | '''361''', Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan | 2019 |- |First downs | '''30''', Pittsburgh vs. Toledo | 2024 |- |Fewest yards allowed | '''242''', Nevada vs. Western Michigan | 2021 |- |Fewest rushing yards allowed | '''65''', Duke vs. Northern Illinois | 2017 |- |Fewest passing yards allowed | '''26''', Bowling Green vs. Minnesota | 2023 |- ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Individual ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Player (Team) ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year |- |All-purpose yards || '''281''', Sean Tyler (Western Michigan) || 2021 |- |Touchdowns (all-purpose) || '''2''', most recently: Griffin Wilde (Northwestern) || 2025 |- |Rushing yards || '''224''', Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota) || 2018 |- |Rushing touchdowns || '''2''', most recently: Jaxson Kincaide (Western Michigan) || 2021 |- |Passing yards || '''361''', Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh) || 2019 |- |Passing touchdowns || '''3''', shared by: Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh) Preston Stone (Northwestern) || 2019 2025 |- |Receptions || '''12''', shared by: Maurice Ffrench (Pittsburgh) Junior Vandeross III (Toledo) || 2019 2024 |- |Receiving yards || '''194''', Junior Vandeross III (Toledo) || 2024 |- |Receiving touchdowns || '''2''', shared by: Tyler Johnson (Minnesota) Griffin Wilde (Northwestern) || 2018 2025 |- |Tackles || '''14''', Lorenzo Waters (Rutgers) || 2014 |- |Sacks || '''3''', Aidan Hubbard (Northwestern) || 2025 |- |Interceptions || '''1''', by several players || |- ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Long Plays ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Player (Team) ! style="background:#4CAD44; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year |- |Touchdown run || '''62 yds.''', Ty Johnson (Maryland) || 2016 |- |Touchdown pass || '''96 yds.''', Kenny Pickett to Maurice Ffrench (Pittsburgh) || 2019 |- |Kickoff return || '''100 yds.''', Sean Tyler (Western Michigan) || 2021 |- |Punt return || '''27 yds.''', Le'Meke Brockington (Minnesota) || 2023 |- |Interception return || '''58 yds.''', Darius Alexander (Toledo) || 2024 |- |Fumble return || '''7 yds.''', Truman Gutapfel (Boston College) || 2016 |- |Punt || '''59 yds.''', Julian Diaz (Nevada) || 2021 |- |Field goal || '''57 yds.''', Ben Sauls (Pittsburgh) || 2024 |}

==Media coverage== The bowl has been televised by ESPN or ESPN2 since its inception.

==See also== * Sports in Detroit

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.gameabovesportsbowl.com}}

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