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Army Beats SMU in Armed Forces Bowl

By FanHouse NewswireDec 30th 2010 – 3:30PM

DALLAS (AP) -- Josh McNary scooped up a fumble and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown and Army held on to beat SMU 16-14 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday, giving the Black Knights their first winning season since 1996. Army (7-6) had a 16-0 halftime lead on SMU's home field, then ran out the final 4 minutes after...

Army vs. Southern Methodist: Armed Forces Bowl

By FanHouse StaffDec 30th 2010 – 9:30AM

The Army Black Knights (6-6) will face the Southern Methodist Mustangs (7-6) in a battle of downtrodden programs back on the rise in the Armed Forces Bowl. The game will take place at Ford Stadium in Dallas, SMU's home, on Dec. 30 at 12 p.m. ET. It's Army's first bowl game in 14 years, and comes in the second season under...

Turkey Legs to Go: Armed Forces Bowl Travel Guide, Houston vs. Air Force

By Will BrinsonDec 17th 2008 – 10:30AM

Turkey Legs to Go is FanHouse's complete travel guide for all of the 2008-2009 college bowl games. Here, we cover the Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas), which pits Houston against Air Force.Overview/Matchup: A strong performance from the Mountain West this year helped Air Force land in the Armed Forces Bowl (which...

Football for the Easily Distracted: Minor Bowls in Three Sentences or Less, Part 2

By Mark HastyDec 14th 2008 – 2:04PM

Every bowl game is important to the teams involved but not all of them are important to the rest of us. Still, they all deserve at least some of our attention, so FanHouse is previewing all the minor bowls in three sentences or less. Part 1, which covered all the games played before Dec. 30, may be found here. In this...

Pac Ten May Not Fill Bowl Slots

By Scott Olin SchmidtNov 12th 2007 – 1:06PM

Although it is considered by many to be the second-toughest conference in College Football, the Pac Ten looks like it will not fill all of its bowl allotments in 2007. The Pac Ten has arrangements this year with the Rose, Holiday, Sun, Las Vegas, Emerald and Armed Forces Bowls. That is six bowls before you consider that...

Armed Forces Bowl News From the Web

  • 05/11/12 Bell Helicopter renews sponsorship of the Armed Forces... Source: Dallas Business Journal - Dallas TX The Armed Forces Bowl is played at Texas Christian University's Texas Christian University Latest from The Business Journals CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield brokers receive top honors BMC executive uses discipline of mixed-martial arts to stay sharp for corporate combat Two UH business school teams win national competitions Follow this company Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth this December.
  • 04/19/12 Armed Forces Bowl set for Dec. 29 in Fort Worth Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI Organizers say the Armed Forces Bowl will be played Dec. 29 in Fort Worth, Texas, after two years in nearby Dallas.

Background on Armed Forces Bowl

The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl reflecting the sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank.

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