The Melbourne Bowl is a proposed NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game to be played in Melbourne, Australia at Marvel Stadium. The college conferences that would have tie-ins with the bowl are the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference. It would be the third FBS bowl game played outside the United States after the defunct International Bowl and present-day Bahamas Bowl.
| Melbourne Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Marvel Stadium |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Operated | TBD |
| Conference tie-ins | |
History
editIn 2015, Australian officials met with officials of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference to bring a FBS bowl game to Australia. The bowl game would start for the 2016 College Football season.[1][2][3] On April 11, 2016, the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Etihad Stadium boss Paul Sergeant tips Australian college bowl to be a sellout". Fox Sports (AU). Fox Sports Pty Limited. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Melbourne Bowl 2016: Australia Set to Host Matchup Between Pac-12 and MWC". Bleacher Report. Turner Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Australia Bowl: Organizer 'good to go' for 2016 game between Mountain West, Pac-12". MWConnection (SB Nation). Vox Media. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "NCAA approves three-year halt to new bowl games". Retrieved April 11, 2016.