2023 Arizona Bowl
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| 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 8th Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | John Hoyland (K, Wyoming)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Wyoming by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ted Pitts (Sun Belt)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 30,428 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | The CW (also streaming online on Barstool Sports) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jake Marsh (play-by-play), Dave Portnoy and Dan "Big Cat" Katz (analysts), Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The eighth annual Arizona Bowl game featured Toledo from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media.[3][4] The Arizona Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor, and the game was officially known as the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Toledo Rockets
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) against the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference.
This was the third meeting between Toledo and Wyoming; each team had one win in their prior two meetings.[5]
The Rockets entered the game with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MAC), having won their conference's West Division title. However, they lost the 2023 MAC Championship Game to Miami (OH), 23–14.
This was Toledo's first Arizona Bowl.
Wyoming Cowboys
The Cowboys entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in the Mountain West), having tied for fourth place in their conference.
This was Wyoming's third Arizona Bowl, setting a new mark for most appearances in the game. The Cowboys previously won the 2019 edition and lost the 2022 edition.