Dec. 23, 2019 TAMPA, FLA. -- Most Valuable Player freshman quarterback Dillon Gabriel passed for two touchdowns and ran for one more to lead UCF to a 48-25 victory over Marshall in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Monday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium. The UCF and Marshall defenses provided almost all the scoring in the first half which ended with the Knights taking a 24-7 lead into the locker room. In the second half, though, the offenses regained control of the game. UCF (10-3, 6-2) grabbed control early and put three touchdowns on the board in [...]
READ MOREGasparilla Bowl will now serve as the Official Kickoff to Gasparilla Season Tampa, Fla. (December 18, 2019) - Today, EventFest, Inc. and Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla proudly announced its newest partnership between the Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest and the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Two brands synonymous with entertainment, excitement and historic Tampa moments are now joined together. With the December 23 matchup on the horizon, the multi-year partnership sets the calendar for the Gasparilla Bowl to serve as the official launch for Tampa’s Gasparilla season. “When forming our partnership with the Gasparilla Bowl, we [...]
READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (December 8, 2019) - UCF from the American Athletic Conference and Marshall from Conference USA have accepted invitations to play in this year’s Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. The 12th edition of the bowl game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 23, at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. UCF (9-3, 6-2) and Marshall (8-4, 6-2) have each appeared in the bowl a record three times prior to this year, but this will be their first-ever meeting in the bowl game. UCF owns an 8-3 all-time mark against Marshall. “Our [...]
READ MORENew Leader of College Football Postseason Bowl Games Brings Two Decades of Executive Level Experience to the Position SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Nick Carparelli, longtime football administrator and sports executive, has been named the Executive Director of the Football Bowl Association. He will officially succeed Wright Waters upon his retirement in April but will begin in a transition role in January of 2020. “Nick is a skilled consensus-builder and excellent communicator, bringing significant relationships with our numerous stakeholders and in-depth knowledge of college football. Bowl games are a unique tradition in sports that have deep community impact in the [...]
READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2019) – The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl has teamed up with former NFL star Vincent Jackson’s Jackson in Action 83 Foundation to develop a Heroes Program. The program is designed to thank the Tampa Bay area active and retired military along with first responders, including the opportunity for these groups to claim complimentary tickets to this year’s bowl game. The game is set for Monday, Dec. 23, at 2:30 p.m. ET, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (Fla.). “I am very excited about our newly created Heroes Program,” said Scott Glaser, executive director of [...]
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READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2019) – Tickets for the 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl go on sale Monday, Nov. 4. This year’s game is set for December 23, at 2:30 p.m. ET from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (Fla.). Tickets start at $25, and are exclusively sold online through the bowl’s website, Gasparilla Bowl.com and Etix. Club Access will also be available for purchase for any price level ticket. Group ticket pricing is also available for parties of 10 attendees and more. To inquire on group tickets, please contact the bowl office at [email protected]. The 12th edition [...]
READ MORETAMPA, Fla. (August 22, 2019) - ESPN Events has named Scott Glaser as the new executive director of the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Glaser comes to the bowl from the University of South Florida (USF) where he’s worked for the past 19 years in athletics and most recently served as the associate executive director of the USF Alumni Association. “We are thrilled to welcome Scott to our team and are excited for the continued growth of the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa,” said Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events. “Scott’s leadership and knowledge of the [...]
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