2007 Armed Forces Bowl

2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium
1234 Total
California 0141414 42
Air Force 14769 36
DateDecember 31, 2007
Season2007
StadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
LocationFort Worth, Texas
MVPKevin Riley, (QB, Cal) & Shaun Carney (QB, Air Force)[1]
FavoriteCalifornia by 4[2]
RefereeMarc Curles (SEC)
Attendance40,905[3]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDan Fouts, Tim Brant
Armed Forces Bowl
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The 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the California Golden Bears and the Air Force Falcons played on December 31, 2007, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The game, which the Golden Bears won with a score of 42–36, was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2007–2008 bowl season.

The Golden Bears began the 2007 season as a favorite to contend for the Pac-10 Conference championship, but after an injury to quarterback Nate Longshore, the team earned a win–loss record of 6–6 for the regular season. The Falcons earned their first bowl bid since 2001 with a 9–3 mark, tied for second in the Mountain West Conference.

  1. ^ "Our History – Past MVPs". armedforcesbowl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Fox, David (December 13, 2007). "Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Armed Forces Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 2008. p. 33. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ncaafootball.com - Bowl Schedules/Results". Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2009.