Shula Bowl
The Shula Bowl is the name given to the Florida Atlantic–Florida International football rivalry.
The game and trophy are named after former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula. Don Shula was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 1970 to 1995. Each school's first head coach has previous ties to Don Shula. Florida Atlantic's first head coach Howard Schnellenberger was an assistant of Shula in the 1970s, and FIU's first head coach Don Strock was a player under Shula in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] Don Shula set numerous records as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and his legacy is seen throughout the Miami area. The Shula Bowl pays homage to Shula, to South Florida football and the ties and history of both universities.
Game location
The Shula Bowl was first played at
Television
For years the game was telecast on the ESPN family of networks through an agreement to broadcast games in the Sun Belt Conference. In 2013, both schools moved to Conference USA, and the game was instead aired on Fox Sports 1, as C-USA did not air games on the ESPN networks (save for the conference championship game). In recent years the game has aired on Stadium and is carried locally on WSFL-TV The CW South Florida.
Future
It was announced in 2021 that FAU was set to leave Conference USA for the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2023–24 school year, making it unclear whether the rivalry series would continue in the current format.[4] It was presumed that football in particular would be on hiatus until at least 2024, because that would be the next year when both teams would have openings in their non-conference schedules.[5][6]
In a statement announced on September 26, 2022, the FAU and FIU athletics departments inked a four-game series that would continue the Shula Bowl beginning in 2024.[7]
Game results
Florida Atlantic victories | FIU victories | Vacated game - does not count |
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References
- ^ "FAU hosts FIU in annual 'Shula Bowl'".
- ^ "FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Traditions - FLORIDA ATLANTIC University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Shula Bowl VI Game Essentials - FIU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "FAU Accepts Invite to The American". FAUSports.com. October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Future Florida Atlantic Football Non-Conference Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 9 Jul 2022.
- ^ "Future FIU Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "FAU and FIU Ink Four-Game Series". FAUSports.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Reese Furlow (14 November 2020). "In QB Javion Posey's first career start, FAU football wins fourth consecutive Shula Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 15 November 2020.