Top 5 College Bowl Game Names, Overall & Food Division

With December underway, the college football season is entering a period that presents fans (and bettors) with an interesting lineup of bowl games — and bowl names.

Remember the Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl in the 1990s? That  game in Shreveport, Louisiana, now is the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.

This year, all eyes will be on the first-ever 12-team major college playoff, leading to the national championship game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. But 36 non-playoff bowls also round out this season’s college football schedule, with the matchups soon to be announced. 

Gambling.com’s Top Bowl Names

In a spirit of fun and a show of appreciation for college bowl games, Gambling.com has compiled its top bowl game names for this season, taking memorable word combinations and visual images into consideration.

Below is a Gambling.com Top 5 ranking based on great, eye-catching bowl names. Another list is Gambling.com’s Top 5 bowl names with food references.

Some bowl names might require a Google search to learn exactly what the sponsor does (which probably is the point). Others just seem fun, like a cricket celebration that has nothing to do with wireless services. (On a serious note, the bowl, sponsored by Cricket Wireless, celebrates “the heritage, legacy, pageantry and tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”)

At least one bowl game conjures up an intriguing taste combination (Cheez-It, Citrus), while grocery shoppers might say another bowl is perfectly paired with its stadium name (Idaho potatoes, Albertsons).

Top 5 Bowl Names

1. Cricket Celebration Bowl
   Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Dec. 14
2. Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
   Yankee Stadium (New York City), Dec. 28
3. Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
   Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona), Dec. 28
4. Wasabi Fenway Bowl
   Fenway Park (Boston), Dec. 28
5. 68 Ventures Bowl
   Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama), Dec. 26

Honorable Mention

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida), Jan. 2
 

Top 5 Bowl Names (Food Division)

1. Pop-Tarts Bowl
   Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida), Dec. 28
2. Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
   Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas), Dec. 31
3. Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
   Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida), Dec. 31
4. Duke’s Mayo Bowl
   Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina), Jan. 3
5. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
   Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho), Dec. 23

Honorable Mention (Beverage Category)

Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas), Dec. 15

Source For Bowl Game Titles, Locations and Dates: ESPN