ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -- Temple’s defense registered a bowl-record 7 sacks and a total of 10 tackles-for-loss and quarterback and game MVP Frank Nutile rushed for a touchdown and passed for another as the Owls defeated FIU, 28-3, in the 10th annual Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl at Tropicana Field. Temple never trailed and led 7-0 at the half on Nutile’s 4-yard touchdown run with 11:45 left in the second quarter. FIU’s hopes of winning in its second bowl game in three postseason appearances and its first win in two trips to St. Petersburg were dealt a major [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 4, 2017) - Treasure Island and its white, sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico will experience a bowl game invasion during the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl event week when the small town, big beach community hosts the Battle at the Beach. The invasion will take place at the City of Treasure Island's Gulf Front Park at 10400 Gulf Blvd on Tuesday, December 19 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and is free for all to attend. This action packed invasion will include both participating bowl teams along with their bands, cheerleaders and dance [...]
READ MOREATLANTA (Nov. 29, 2017) – PRIMESPORT, an industry leader in providing VIP access to the biggest sporting events in the world, has announced a renewed and expanded partnership with ESPN Events to remain the Official VIP Hospitality and Travel Provider for all of their college football games. PRIMESPORT will also offer fans the chance to buy and sell tickets through an Official Ticket Exchange service for many of the ESPN Events College Football Games. PRIMESPORT will provide premium VIP ticket packages and fan travel experiences for the Birmingham Bowl, Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 6, 2017) - Tickets for the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl go on sale today, Monday, Nov. 6 and start as low as just $40. Game tickets, parking and tailgate event tickets can all be ordered online through Tickets.com. The tenth edition of the bowl game, which is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, is scheduled to match up teams from the American Athletic Conference and Conference USA at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m. ET. "Both of our conference tie-ins for [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (August 23, 2017) - ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has announced Bad Boy Mowers as the new title sponsor for the annual college football postseason game played in St. Petersburg (Fla.). Bad Boy Mowers will serve as the title sponsor through the 2019 season. Beginning with this year's game, the bowl will now be known as the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. The title sponsorship with Bad Boy Mowers was brokered by Denver-based Impression Sports & Entertainment. "We are extremely excited to have a new partnership with Bad Boy Mowers on the 10th Anniversary of our [...]
READ MOREKickoff set for Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (May 2, 2017) - The St. Petersburg Bowl will be back in prime time in 2017 with an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on Thursday, Dec. 21. The game will air nationally on ESPN. This will be the fifth time the St. Petersburg Bowl is being played at night and the first time since 2014. This season's bowl rotation is scheduled to match up teams from the American Athletic Conference and Conference USA.' "Our game was given the opportunity to return to an evening kickoff and we see this [...]
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