BGSU accepted an invitation today to play Memphis in the GMAC Bowl Dec. 22 in Mobile, Ala. Kickoff will be at 8 p.m. at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.Source: BGSU Marketing & CommunicationsMurray Cape, chairman of the bowl’s selection committee, formally extended the invitation at a press conference in Mileti Alumni Center this afternoon.
The bowl bid, the seventh in BGSU football history, “really says a lot, not only for Bowling Green, but for the Mid-American Conference,” said Head Coach Gregg Brandon, adding that the Falcons are the first MAC team to receive an invitation this bowl season.
The teams will take matching 8-3 records into the game, which will be televised on ESPN. Memphis finished second in Conference USA behind Louisville.
Tickets are $45 and may be purchased at the athletic ticket office, by phone at 2-2762 or online at bgsufalcons.com. BGSU students may purchase tickets for $15 (limit of two) at the ticket office in Memorial Hall.
