The Fenway Bowl is an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management, it features teams from the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference. The bowl is one of three active bowl games staged in a baseball stadium, along with the Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium) and Rate Bowl (Chase Field). The Fenway Bowl is one of three contemporary bowl games that have never released payout totals for the teams involved in the game (the Myrtle Beach Bowl and LA Bowl are the others).
History
American football games at Fenway Park date to 1912, the year the venue opened. Various high school, college, and professional football teams have played at Fenway, including the Boston Patriots during the American Football League (AFL) era, and the Boston College Eagles. Prior to the Fenway Bowl, no bowl game had been scheduled for the ballpark.
Organizers had planned for the inaugural playing of the Fenway Bowl to be during the 2020–21 bowl season. On October 23, 2020, it was reported that the bowl would not debut as planned, citing COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Postponement of the bowl was confirmed by organizers the following week, with the temporary Montgomery Bowl being created as a substitute.
On May 27, 2021, organizers announced a game date for the 2021–22 bowl season of December 29, 2021. On November 4, 2021, Wasabi Technologies signed on as the title sponsor of the game. However, the game was canceled three days prior to kickoff due to COVID issues within the Virginia team; they had been set to face SMU.
On December 17, 2022, as part of the 2022–23 bowl season, the Fenway Bowl was played for the first time, featuring Cincinnati and Louisville. The following year, the first ranked team was invited to the bowl, as SMU (17th in the AP poll and 24th in the College Football Playoff rankings) faced Boston College.
Game results Rankings are based on the AP poll prior to the game being played. Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance Notes / Ref. December 17, 2022 Louisville 24 Cincinnati 7 15,000 notes December 28, 2023 Boston College 23 No. 17 SMU 14 16,238 notes December 28, 2024 UConn 27 North Carolina 14 27,900 notes December 27, 2025 Army 41 UConn 1622,461 notes
MVPs Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Ref. Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos. 2022 Jawhar Jordan Louisville RB Monty Montgomery Louisville LB 2023 Thomas Castellanos Boston College QB Kam Arnold Boston College LB 2024 Joe Fagnano UConn QB Pryce Yates UConn DL 2025 Godspower Nwawuihe Army RB Kalib Fortner Army LB
Appearances by team Updated through the December 2025 edition (4 games, 8 total appearances).
Teams with multiple appearances RankTeamAppearancesRecord1 UConn 2 1–1
Teams with a single appearance Won (3): Army, Boston College, Louisville
Lost (3): Cincinnati, North Carolina, SMU
Appearances by conference Updated through the December 2025 edition (4 games, 8 total appearances).
ConferenceRecordAppearances by seasonGamesWLWin pct.WonLost ACC 3 2022, 2023 2024 American 3 2025 2022, 2023 Independent 2 2024 2025
Independent appearances: UConn (2024, 2025)
Game records TeamPerformance vs. OpponentYearMost points scored (one team) 41, Army vs. UConn 2025Most points scored (losing team) 16, UConn vs. Army 2025Most points scored (both teams) 57, Army vs. UConn 2025Fewest Points Allowed 7, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022Largest margin of victory 25, Army vs. UConn 2025Total yards 476, Army vs. UConn (108 pass, 368 rush) 2025Rushing yards 368, Army vs. UConn 2025Passing yards 151, UConn vs. North Carolina 2024First downs 24, Louisville vs. Cincinnati 2022Fewest yards allowed 127, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022Fewest rushing yards allowed 44, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022Fewest passing yards allowed 83, Cincinnati vs. Louisville 2022IndividualPerformance, TeamYearTotal yards 258, Thomas Castellanos (BC) 2023All-Purpose yards 171, Godspower Nwawuihe (Army) (171 rush) 2025Touchdowns (all-purpose) 2, shared by:Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)Thomas Castellanos (BC)Godspower Nwawuihe (Army)Cale Hellums (Army) 2022202320252025Rushing yards 171, Godspower Nwawuihe (Army) 2025Rushing touchdowns 2, shared by:Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)Thomas Castellanos (BC)Godspower Nwawuihe (Army)Cale Hellums (Army) 2022202320252025Passing yards 151, Joe Fagnano (UConn) 2024Passing touchdowns 2, Joe Fagnano (UConn) 2024 Receptions 7, shared by:Noah Short (Army)Reymello Murphy (UConn) 20252025Receiving yards 108, Noah Short (Army) 2025Receiving touchdowns 1, shared by:Wyatt Fischer (Cincinnati)Marshon Ford (Louisville)Jaylan Knighton (SMU)Skyler Bell (UConn)John Copenhaver (North Carolina)Noah Short (Army) 202220222023202420242025Tackles 16, Ivan Pace Jr. (Cincinnati) 2022Sacks 1.5, shared by:Yasir Abdullah (Louisville)YaYa Diaby (Louisville) 2022Interceptions 1, shared by:Armorion Smith (Cincinnati)Ja'von Hicks (Cincinnati)Alex Kilgore (SMU)Tui Faumuina-Brown (UConn) 2022202220232024Long PlaysPerformance, TeamYearTouchdown run 70 yds., Godspower Nwawuihe (Army) 2025Touchdown pass 40 yds., Caleb Hellums to Noah Short (Cincinnati) 2025Kickoff return 95 yds., Chase Culliver (North Carolina) 2024Punt return 6 yds., Lewis Bond (Boston College) 2023Interception return 20 yds., Armorion Smith (Cincinnati) 2022Fumble return Punt 56 yds., Mark Vassett (Louisville) 2022Field goal 49 yds., Chris Freeman (Connecticut) 2025 Source:
Media coverage The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.
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