April 30, 2012
Bowl Dates and Mid-American Conference Tie-ins Announced
As Kent State looks to play in a bowl game for the first time in 40 years, it now has a better idea of when and where that historic game could be played.
The Mid-American Conference recently announced its bowl tie-ins for the 2012 season, which includes three primary tie-ins and four secondary ones. The bowl schedule was also recently released.
This past season, MAC football teams went 4-1 in bowl games, earning the most postseason wins in conference history. The conference recently announced a four-year contract extension with the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Under first-year head coach Darell Hazell, the Golden Flashes went 4-4 in conference play, winning four of their final five games.
MAC Primary Tie-Ins
| Date | Bowl | Stadium/City |
| Sat., Dec. 15 | Famous Idaho Potatoes Bowl | Bronco Stadium/Boise, Idaho |
| Wed., Dec. 26 | Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl | Ford Field/Detroit, Mich. |
| Sun., Jan. 6 | GoDaddy.com Bowl | Ladd-Peebles Stadium/Mobile, Ala. |
MAC Secondary Tie-Ins
| Date | Bowl | Stadium/City |
| Sat., Dec. 15 | Gildan New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium/Albuquerue, N.M. |
| Fri., Dec. 21 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Tropicana Field/St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Tues., Jan. 1 | Ticket City Bowl | Cotton Bowl/Dallas, Texas |
| Sat., Jan. 5 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Legion Field/Birmingham, Ala. |
