Russell Athletic Bowl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Russell Athletic Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Citrus Bowl and Florida Classic. The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium outside of the city of Miami. It went by the name Blockbuster Bowl, CarQuest Bowl, and the MicronPC Bowl. In 2001, the bowl changed hands, and was relocated to Orlando. The bowl briefly became known as the Tangerine Bowl, a historic moniker, which was the original title of the game now known as the Citrus Bowl. Foot Locker, the parent company of Champs Sports, purchased naming rights in 2004, naming it the Champs Sports Bowl. On June 18, 2012, naming rights were purchased by Russell Athletic for the 2012–2015 games. The game currently has tie-ins with the ACC and Big 12.

Series details

• Title: Russell Athletic Bowl
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1990-12-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-12-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 203 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10835

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1990: premiered 1990-12-28; final listed air date 1990-12-28.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-12-29; final listed air date 2015-12-29.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-12-28; final listed air date 2016-12-28.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-12-29; final listed air date 2021-12-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Russell Athletic Bowl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.