Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Location	Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Operated	1997–present
Conference tie-ins	MW, Sun Belt
Previous conference tie-ins	Big West (1997–2000) C-USA (1997–1999) WAC (2000–2012) ACC (2001–2008) MW (2009) MAC (2009–2015)
Payout	US$325,000 (as of 2015)
Sponsors
Humanitarian Bowl Association (1997–1998) Crucial Technology (1999–2003) MPC Computers (2004–2006) Roady's Truck Stops (2007–2009) uDrove (2010) Idaho Potato Commission (2011–present)
Former names
Sports Humanitarian Bowl (1997) Humanitarian Bowl (1998) Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl (1999–2003) MPC Computers Bowl (2004–2006) Roady's Humanitarian Bowl (2007–2009) uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (2010)
2016 matchup
Idaho vs. Colorado State (Idaho 61–50)

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (previously the Humanitarian Bowl and the MPC Computers Bowl) is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 1997 at Albertsons Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. As of 2013, the bowl pits a team from the Mountain West Conference against a team from the Mid-American Conference.

The game is televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks. Cincinnati defeated Utah State, 35–19, in the inaugural game in 1997. The current Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champions are the home state University of Idaho, who defeated Colorado State in the 2016 edition of the bowl. During this game, the Vandals set bowl records for total offense, first downs, and points scored; the losing Rams set a bowl record for passing yardage, with individual Rams players equaling or setting bowl records for touchdown passes and receiving yardage.

The Humanitarian Bowl was launched in part to give the Big West Conference a bowl to send its champion to; after the 1996 season, the Big West lost its automatic tie in with the Las Vegas Bowl, where its champion met the Mid-American Conference champion. From 1997 to 1999, the opponent was a team from Conference USA, while in 2000 the Western Athletic Conference sent a representative. The Big West stopped sponsoring football after the 2000 season.