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October 2nd
2020
ESPN Events cancels two postseason bowls for 2020 season
Oct 2, 2020 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

ESPN Events will cancel two of its 17 postseason college football bowl games for the 2020 season. The Bahamas Bowl and the Hawaii Bowl, which were both set to be played in December, have been cancelled due to the current health pandemic and travel restrictions. “We are disappointed that we aren’t able to stage events...

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April 27th
2020
Three Bahamas Bowl alumni selected in 2020 NFL Draft
Apr 27, 2020 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Two student-athletes from Charlotte who participated in last year’s Bahamas Bowl joined one other from FIU who played in the 2018 game as they were selected during the 2020 NFL Draft, held in a virtual format April 23-25. Charlotte defensive end Alex Highsmith was selected in the third round (No. 102 overall) by the Pittsburgh...

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December 20th
2019
Patterson helps Buffalo rush to 31-9 win over Charlotte in 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Dec 20, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

NASSAU, Bahamas — Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson rushed 32 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns to help secure the program’s first-ever bowl victory, as the Bulls defeated the Charlotte 49ers 31-9 in the 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Patterson was also named Offensive Player of the Game and punctuated the victory with his...

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December 20th
2019
2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Postgame Notes
Dec 20, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Superlatives • Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson set a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record with 32 rushing attempts. • Patterson became the fourth player in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history to rush for more than 100 yards, running for 173 yards and two touchdowns. His 173 yards is the second-most in the history of the...

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December 20th
2019
Charlotte Postgame Quotes – December 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Head Coach Will Healy Opening statement… “It seemed like any time we got a little momentum going, they took it away from us. We did not execute very well. We did some things that didn’t help ourselves with some turnovers and some penalties and we didn’t tackle very well. That’s a really good football team...

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December 20th
2019
Buffalo Postgame Quotes – December 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Head Coach Lance Leipold Opening Statement… “I’m really proud of our guys, especially after a layoff, to play as well as we did, as physical as we did. We were able to establish the running game. Our defense, especially in the first half, played outstanding. We got some key fourth down stops, created a couple...

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December 19th
2019
Teams meet with media final time before tomorrow’s contest
Dec 19, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

NASSAU, Bahamas — Buffalo and Charlotte each had their final practice of the season and met with the media at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Thursday in preparation for tomorrow’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. The game is scheduled for 2:00 pm EST on ESPN. Hearing from both head coaches and student-athletes from each team,...

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December 19th
2019
Charlotte Press Conference Quotes – December 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Head Coach Will Healy Opening Statement… “First off, I don’t know how you ever top this trip. To think about it from our perspective, your first ever bowl game, having the opportunity to go to the Bahamas and spend five days at Atlantis, it’s been everything I could hope it would be and more. Just...

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December 19th
2019
Buffalo Press Conference Quotes – December 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019 / Bahamas Bowl Communications

Head Coach Lance Leipold Opening Statement… “Thank you very much for an outstanding experience for our players, first and foremost, through the people of the Bahamas, the hospitality, the welcomeness to our players, to our fans, to our staff members. Mayor, thank you for the people of Makers Wanted for their sponsorship and making this...

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CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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TEAM CONF. OVERALL
C-USA - East: W-L W-L PF PA STRK
Marshall MRSH 2-0 4-0 149 38 W4
Florida Atlantic FAU 1-0 1-0 21 17 W1
Charlotte CHAR 1-1 1-2 86 77 W1
WKU WKU 1-2 1-4 93 157 L2
Middle Tennessee MTSU 1-3 1-5 132 226 L1
Old Dominion ODU 0-0 0-0 0 0
FIU FIU 0-1 0-2 62 67 L2
C-USA - West: W-L W-L PF PA STRK
UAB UAB 2-0 4-1 159 103 W3
Louisiana Tech LT 2-1 3-2 149 165 L1
UTSA UTSA 1-1 3-3 161 169 L3
Southern Miss USM 1-1 1-3 116 160 W1
North Texas UNT 1-2 2-3 196 221 W1
Rice RICE 0-0 0-0 0 0
UTEP UTEP 0-1 3-2 92 113 L1
TEAM CONF. OVERALL
MAC - East: W-L W-L PF PA STRK
Akron Akron 0-0 0-0 0 0
Bowling Green BGSU 0-0 0-0 0 0
Buffalo Buffalo 0-0 0-0 0 0
Kent State KENT 0-0 0-0 0 0
Miami Miami (OH) 0-0 0-0 0 0
Ohio Ohio 0-0 0-0 0 0
MAC - West: W-L W-L PF PA STRK
Ball State BALL 0-0 0-0 0 0
Central Michigan CMU 0-0 0-0 0 0
Eastern Michigan EMU 0-0 0-0 0 0
Northern Illinois NIU 0-0 0-0 0 0
Toledo TOL 0-0 0-0 0 0
Western Michigan WMU 0-0 0-0 0 0

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