TAMPA, Fla. (December 2, 2018) – Most Valuable Player Keion Davis rushed for a game-high 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) to a 38-20 victory over the USF Bulls (7-6, 3-4 AAC) in the 11th annual Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Davis did almost all of his damage in the second half, picking up 82 of his 94 yards on just nine carries. His 16-yard touchdown run with 6:24 left in the fourth quarter gave the Herd its final 18-point margin and secured Marshall’s record third [...]
READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (December 2, 2018) - The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will feature USF (7-5, 3-5) from the American Athletic Conference and Marshall (8-4, 6-2) from Conference USA, as both teams have accepted invitations to play in this year's game. The 11th edition of the bowl game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. ET and air on ESPN. Tickets for the 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl start at $25 and are available for purchase online at www.gasparillabowl.com/tickets. USF, which started the season 7-0 and earned a top 20 ranking, [...]
READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2018) – Tickets for the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, being played for the first time at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, go on sale today, November 14. Tickets start as low as $25, and are available for purchase online through the bowl’s website, Gasparilla Bowl.com. In addition to individual game tickets, there are multiple tickets packages (Deck Hand, First Mate and Captain) that include premium tickets, VIP tailgate tickets and parking passes. The 11th edition of the bowl game, which is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, is scheduled [...]
READ MOREBowl Game Announces Partnership with Bullard Family Foundation TAMPA, Fla. (October 17, 2018) – The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl announced today it has selected WWE superstar Titus O’Neil (Thaddeus Bullard) to serve as its Chairman of the Bowl Executive Committee. In addition, the bowl is partnering with the Bullard Family Foundation and its Joy of Giving program to work together on community initiatives in the Tampa Bay area. Bullard, who resides in Tampa, is graduate of the University of Florida where he played for head coach Steve Spurrier from 1996-2000. He established the Bullard Family Foundation to provide families and children everywhere with moments, programs, and resources [...]
READ MOREESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has announced the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will now be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., beginning this year. Owned and operated by the Tampa Sports Authority, Raymond James Stadium is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and host to the Outback Bowl and the 2017 National Championship. “We are excited about the continued growth of this bowl game,” said Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events. “I want to thank those we have worked with in St. Petersburg and at Tropicana Field in helping us build this game [...]
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