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Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

17 games in our records, 1997–2013; not played since the 2013 season. Also played as the Motor City Bowl (1997–2008).

Marshall has played in it most often (5 times) and won it most often (4).

The logos2

  1. 1998–2008
  2. 2009–2013

Years as SportsLogos.net labels them, by the calendar year the game was played: a January game counts in the year it was played, one later than its season.

Every game17

Newest first. Each team is shown with the logo it used that season, or its letters when no logo from that season is on file.

  1. 2013Pittsburgh 30-27 Bowling GreenDec 26, 2013
  2. 2012Central Michigan 24-21 Western KentuckyDec 26, 2012
  3. 2011Purdue 37-32 Western MichiganDec 27, 2011
  4. 2010Florida International 34-32 ToledoDec 26, 2010
  5. 2009Marshall 21-17 OhioDec 26, 2009
  6. 2008Florida Atlantic 24-21 Central MichiganDec 26, 2008 · as the Motor City Bowl
  7. 2007Purdue 51-48 Central MichiganDec 26, 2007 · as the Motor City Bowl
  8. 2006Central Michigan 31-14 Middle TennesseeDec 26, 2006 · as the Motor City Bowl
  9. 2005Memphis 38-31 AkronDec 26, 2005 · as the Motor City Bowl
  10. 2004UConn 39-10 ToledoDec 27, 2004 · as the Motor City Bowl
  11. 2003Bowling Green 28-24 NorthwesternDec 26, 2003 · as the Motor City Bowl
  12. 2002Boston College 51-25 ToledoDec 26, 2002 · as the Motor City Bowl
  13. 2001Toledo 23-16 CincinnatiDec 29, 2001 · as the Motor City Bowl
  14. 2000Marshall 25-14 CincinnatiDec 27, 2000 · as the Motor City Bowl
  15. 1999Marshall 21-3 BYUDec 27, 1999 · as the Motor City Bowl
  16. 1998Marshall 48-29 LouisvilleDec 23, 1998 · as the Motor City Bowl
  17. 1997Ole Miss 34-31 MarshallDec 26, 1997 · as the Motor City Bowl