| Stadium |
Ford Field |
| Location |
Detroit, Michigan |
| Previous Stadiums |
Pontiac Silverdome (1997-2001) |
| Previous Locations |
Pontiac, Michigan (1997-2001) |
| Operated |
1997-present |
| Conference Tie-ins |
Big Ten, MAC |
| Payout |
US$750,000 (2006) |
| 2006 Matchup |
Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee 14 |
| 2007 Matchup |
Central Michigan vs. Purdue |
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Motor City Bowl History
The Motor City Bowl is a major postseason college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997. The first five games (1997-2001) were played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Starting in 2002, the game was moved to 65,000-seat Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game features the champion from the Mid-American Conference playing one from the Big Ten Conference. If the Big Ten does not have an eligible team, the game will feature a team from the Big East that meets the requirement of at least seven wins; otherwise, an at-large team is chosen. The game is jointly sponsored by the "Big Three" automakers in Detroit: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
The Motor City Bowl marked the first bowl game held in the Detroit area since the Cherry Bowl in 1984-1985.
The 2006 installment, played December 26, 2006 on ESPN, matched up Central Michigan University and Middle Tennessee, because the Big Ten sent two teams to BCS bowls and therefore, its 7th eligible team played in the Big Ten's 6th bowl allotment. The game set a new Motor City Bowl attendance record of 54,113.
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