This article is about the annual bowl game formerly known as the Heart of Dallas Bowl. For the regular season game played in 2013, see Heart of Dallas Classic.
College football bowl game
First Responder Bowl
Servpro First Responder Bowl
Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Location
University Park, Texas
Previous stadiums
Cotton Bowl (2011–2018)
Previous locations
Fair Park, Dallas, Texas (2011–2018)
Operated
2011–present
Conference tie-ins
AAC, ACC, Big 12, C-USA
Previous conference tie-ins
Big Ten
Payout
US$824,545 (2019)[1]
Sponsors
TicketCity (2011–2012) PlainsCapital Bank (2013) Zaxby's (2014–2017) Servpro (2018–present)
Former names
Dallas Football Classic (2011, working title) TicketCity Bowl (2011–2012) Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank (2013–Jan 2014) Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dec 2014–2017)
2022 matchup
Memphis vs. Utah State (Memphis 38–10)
2023 matchup
Texas State vs. Rice (Texas State 45–21)
The First Responder Bowl is an NCAA post-season college football bowl game played annually in the Dallas, Texas, area. The bowl was first held on January 1, 2011, and since 2014 has been contested in late December. The bowl was held at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park in Dallas through the 2018 game. Since the Cotton Bowl was being used for the 2020 NHL Winter Classic and was not available, the 2019 edition of the bowl was played at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in nearby University Park, Texas. The stadium has since become the permanent home of the game.
Originally commissioned as the Dallas Football Classic, it has undergone name changes due to changes in sponsorship. From 2011 to 2012, it was named the TicketCity Bowl after sponsor TicketCity. It was then known as the Heart of Dallas Bowl when PlainsCapital Bank (2013) and Zaxby's (2014–2017) were its sponsors. Since 2018, the game has been sponsored by Servpro and officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.[2][3]
^"2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
^"New SERVPRO First Responder Bowl to be played at Cotton Bowl Stadium". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^"Heart of Dallas Bowl to be rebranded by ESPN as vote to keep game in the city looms". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
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