College football bowl game
TheLive United Texarkana Bowl was an AmericanNCAA Division II college football bowl game held at Razorback Stadium inTexarkana, Arkansas . The game was established in 2013 and played annually through 2023 with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic . From 2020 to 2023 the title sponsor wasFarmers Bank & Trust .[ 1]
In each of its ten seasons, bowl's selection committee extended an invitation to the highest-standing team from theGreat American Conference (GAC) that did not qualify for theNCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs.[ 2] Lone Star Conference (LSC) or theMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Starting in 2017, when teams from the GAC, MIAA, and LSC also became eligible for bids to theHeritage Bowl (played inCorsicana, Texas ), the Texarkana game became a GAC-MIAA matchup. At the time of its demise, the Live United Bowl was the oldest of four Division II sanctioned bowl games. The others were the Heritage Bowl,America's Crossroads Bowl , andFlorida Beach Bowl .
The game raised between $10,000 and $15,000 annually for theUnited Way ofGreater Texarkana . It also generated an estimated $500,000 per year for the local economy.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Date played Winning team Losing team notes December 13, 2013 Harding (GAC)44 Texas A&M–Commerce (LSC)3 [ 6] December 6, 2014 Central Missouri (MIAA)48 Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)21 [ 7] December 5, 2015 Central Oklahoma (MIAA)38 Southwestern Oklahoma State (GAC)21 [ 8] December 3, 2016 Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC)24 Southern Arkansas (GAC)17 [ 9] December 2, 2017 Pittsburg State (MIAA)48 Arkansas Tech (GAC)31 [ 10] December 1, 2018 Missouri Western (MIAA)30 Southern Arkansas (GAC)25 [ 11] December 7, 2019 Missouri Western (MIAA)35 Henderson State (GAC)14 [ 12] December 4, 2021 Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)37 Emporia State (MIAA)34 [ 13] December 3, 2022 Emporia State (MIAA)48 Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)27 [ 14] December 2, 2023 Southern Arkansas (GAC)43 Missouri Western (MIAA)27 [ 15]
Conference Games Win Loss Pct Mid-America 8 6 2 .750 Lone Star 2 1 1 .500 Great American 10 3 7 .300
Appearances by team [ edit ] ^ "Live United Bowl Has New Title Sponsor" . RetrievedApril 13, 2023 .^ "GAC To Participate In Live United Texarkana Bowl" . RetrievedApril 13, 2023 .^ "Live United Bowl a winner for Texarkana" .KSLA-TV 12 . December 6, 2021. RetrievedNovember 26, 2023 .^ Hopkins, Jason (July 3, 2024)."End of an Era: Texarkana's Live United Bowl 'retired' after 10 years" .Texarkana Gazette . RetrievedJuly 3, 2024 . ^ Hopkins, Jason (July 3, 2024)."End of an Era: Texarkana's Live United Bowl 'retired' after 10 years" .Texarkana Gazette . RetrievedJuly 3, 2024 . ^ Haslett, Mark (December 16, 2013)."Lions fall to Harding in Texarkana Bowl" .KETR-FM 88.9 . RetrievedNovember 26, 2023 . ^ "Central Missouri 48, Southeastern 21" .Daily Oklahoman . December 7, 2014. RetrievedJuly 10, 2023 .^ "UCO takes bowl game win over Southwestern" .Daily Oklahoman . December 6, 2015. RetrievedJuly 10, 2023 .^ "Javelinas win Live United Bowl" .Corpus Christi Caller-Times . December 4, 2016. RetrievedJuly 10, 2023 .^ "Gorillas Pour It On In Live United Bowl" .Kansas City Star . December 3, 2017. RetrievedJuly 10, 2023 .^ Zenner, Brandon (December 1, 2018)."Fast start helps Missouri Western to win in Live United Bowl" .News-Press NOW . RetrievedDecember 4, 2018 . ^ "Borderline Beatdown: Griffons maul Reddies with run game, returns" .St. Joseph News-Press . December 8, 2019. RetrievedJuly 10, 2023 .^ "Live United Bowl a winner for Texarkana" .KSLA-TV 12 . December 6, 2021. RetrievedNovember 26, 2023 .^ "Live United Bowl Champs: Emporia State rolls to 48-27 win over Southeastern Oklahoma" .Emporia State University Athletics . December 3, 2022. RetrievedNovember 26, 2023 .^ "Griffons fall 43-27 to Southern Arkansas in Live United Bowl" .Missouri Western State University Athletics . December 2, 2023. RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 .
