Salute to Veterans Bowl

Salute to Veterans Bowl
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
StadiumCramton Bowl (25,000)
LocationMontgomery, Alabama
Operated2014–present
Conference tie-insMAC, Sun Belt, C-USA (alternate)
PayoutUS$300,000 (2019)[1]
Sponsors
Former names
  • Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (2014–2018)
  • Camellia Bowl (2019–2020, 2022–2023)
  • TaxAct Camellia Bowl (2021)
2023 matchup
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
(Northern Illinois 21–19)
2024 matchup
(December 14, 2024)

The Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl)[a] is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned FBS college football bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Cramton Bowl.[2][3] The bowl has tie-ins with the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[2][3] The game was announced in August 2013 and was first played in December 2014. It is owned and managed by ESPN Events.

  1. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Poe, Janita (August 19, 2013). "Montgomery unveils Alabama's 3rd college bowl, inaugural game set for December 2014". AL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. ^ a b McMurphy, Brett (August 19, 2013). "Bowl created for MAC, Sun Belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.


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