Bowl Challenge Cup

Bowl Challenge Cup
Awarded forBest college football bowl record among Division I Football Bowl Subdivision conferences
CountryUnited States
Presented byESPN
History
First award2002–03
Most winsMountain West (5)
Most recentBig Ten (2023–24)

The Bowl Challenge Cup is a competition among NCAA college football conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly called Division I-A, based on win–loss records in the bowl games that take place annually during December and January. The winner is the conference that has the highest winning percentage, among conferences with a minimum of three teams appearing in bowl games.

The Challenge was created in 2002 by ESPN,[1] who also occasionally refers to it as the "Bowl Cup Challenge" when promoting it.[2] Originally sponsored by Cooper Tire,[3] ESPN went several years without a sponsor; since the 2015–16 bowl season, Progressive has been the sponsor.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mwc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Katz, Sharon (December 13, 2016). "Which conference will win bowl season?". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Cooper Tire's Ultimate Bowl Tour Invites Football Fans to Go for the Big Score" (Press release). PR Newswire. August 1, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2013.