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Two answers neededThe granddaddy of them all, the oldest bowl game, is of course the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902. Which two bowls which were first played in 1935, AND are part of the "New Years Six" which can make up the playoffs, are tied for the honor of second oldest bowl game. Both of these games were part of the original BCS bowl package.

This is the other bowl which started in 1935, and which is tied for the honor of "second oldest bowl game". This is the oldest continually played bowl game that is not part of the "New Years Six" playoff package. From 1989-93, this bowl game was called the John Hancock Bowl. Which bowl, currently sponsored by Hyundai, is currently affiliated with the PAC-12 and ACC, and saw Washington State beat Miami (the Hurricanes, not the fake Miami) in 2015?

Give the current name, Sponsor Name Optional. The US$4.5 million payout by this bowl is the largest payout by any bowl not in the "New Years Six" package, which means you would be guessing correctly that the Big-1G has a long time affiliation with this bowl. Buffalo notably refused to attend this bowl in 1958 because its Black players would have been barred from playing, postponing their first bowl appearance until 2008. Between 2002 and 2014, the winner of the Capital One Mascot Challenge was announced during half time of this bowl game. Identify this game which sees a Big-1G vs SEC matchup, a game that saw Michigan crush the living soul from Florda in 2015, 41-7.

What was the original, and infinitely more cool name of the current TaxSlayer Bowl? In 2012, Northwestern University actually won this bowl, still the only bowl the team has won except for the 1948 Rose Bowl.

Held annually since 1959, which is the oldest bowl game that is not part of the "New Years Six", AND is not held in Florida, Texas, or California? From 1959-63 it was held in Philadelphia before jumping to Atlantic City for a year, and then settling in its current home. In 1982, this was the first bowl (other than the Rose) which Illinois ever played in, and in losing to Alabama, became the final victim of legendary coach Bear Bryant. Identify this bowl which saw Arkansas make its record fifth appearance in 2016.

What is the current name of the bowl which used to be called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986-95?

In 2015, Western Michigan edged Middle Tennessee, 45-31 in front of a little over 13,000 people in which bowl game, currently the only one not played on U.S. soil?

Some bowls have odd names. This bowl's former name came from its partnership with a particular sports hall of fame in the town where the game was played ... on blue turf! Currently the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, what was this bowl's original wholesome name?

From 2010-13, this was the Beef 'O' Brady Bowl, because for money, the NCAA and bowl organizations won't say no. They lowered themselves further when they accepted bitcoin to pay for BitPay's sponsorship of this bowl for one year in 2014, a sponsorship that lasted about as long as the bitcoin craze did. Identify this bowl that gave us a thrilling 16-10 Marshall over Cincinnati game in 2015, one of the three bowls simply named for the city it is played in.

Most people are unaware that most bowl games are affiliated with some kind of charity. Twice, this has been remedied by explicitly gearing the name of the bowl toward this function. Name either the former name (2010-13) of the Foster Farms Bowl, OR the bowl which premiered in 2015 with San Jose State defeating Georgia State in Orlando, a game geared toward fighting breast cancer.

This bowl game was played 29 times between 1959 and 1987, making it the longest running (non-All-Star) bowl game that is definitively dead and not continuing under a different name. From 1968-84, and once more for its swan song in 1987, this game was played in the Astrodome, and thus had "Astro-" added as a prefix. Identify this bowl, later replaced by the Houston Bowl, which was named for the state flower of Texas

A sign that your program has no shame is if they accept a bid to the Dollar General Bowl. While the name is new, the bowl game has been around since 1999. Held in Mobile, Alabama, give any one of the former names for this bowl (excluding the "Mobile Alabama Bowl", which it was called for its first two iterations from 1999-2000). All of the names were those of sponsors.