TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE 2:30 p.m. ET Television Tulsa Radio THE GAME
vs.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS
Marlins Park
(34,000/Natural Grass)
Miami, Fla.
ESPN
Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti and Kris Budden
KTCK-FM 96.7 (flagship)
The Miami Beach Bowl will be played for the second time in 2015 … The bowl is owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference and will normally pair a team from The American against opponents from Conference USA, the Sun Belt and the Mid-American Conference … Opponents from other conferences, as well as independent institutions, may participate as well … The game is played at Marlins Park, the home of Major League Baseball’s
Miami Marlins, which has a retractable roof, climate-controlled temperatures and a natural grass playing surface … Marlins Park is built on the site of the former Orange Bowl, which was the site of five Super Bowls and countless major college football games … The first two editions of the Miami Beach Bowl have produced a combined 183 points … American Athletic Conference teams are 1-1 in the Miami Beach Bowl after Memphis’ double-overtime win against BYU in the inaugural game and USF’s loss to Western Kentucky last year … This year’s game will be the third meeting between Tulsa and Central Michigan … The schools played a two-game series in 1986 and 1987 as each team won on its home field … Central Michigan has a listed enrollment of 26,968 students.
Tulsa Battles Central Michigan Monday In Miami Beach Bowl
