Oyster Bowl | |
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Stadium | S.B. Ballard Stadium (1946–1995, 2011–present) |
Location | Norfolk, Virginia |
Previous stadiums | Joseph S. Darling Memorial Stadium (1999–2004) The Apprentice School (2005–2010) |
Previous locations | Hampton, Virginia Newport News, Virginia |
Operated | 1946, 1948–1995 1999–present |
Conference tie-ins | Sun Belt Conference |
Previous conference tie-ins | Southern Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Colonial Athletic Association Conference USA |
Sponsors | |
Khedive Temple of the Shriners | |
2024 matchup | |
Marshall vs. Old Dominion (November 23, 2024) |
The Oyster Bowl is a regular season college football game played annually in the Hampton Roads-area of Virginia. The game has featured match-ups between high school, NCAA Division III, and at present, NCAA Division I teams, at various points in its existence. It is sponsored by the Norfolk, Virginia-based Khedive Temple of the Shriners, with a portion of the revenue going to children's charity. The 2023 Oyster Bowl was the 73rd edition of the game.
In its heyday as a major college or Division I neutral-site contest (1948–1995), the Oyster Bowl served as Norfolk's counterpart to the Tobacco Bowl in Richmond, Virginia (1949–1982), and the short-lived Harvest Bowl in Roanoke, Virginia (1958–1969), which were also regular season neutral-site games.