68 Ventures Bowl History: Winners and MVPs

Originally posted on College Football News | Last updated Dec 10, 2025 11:22 PM ET

It started as the GMAC Bowl, turned into the GoDaddy.com in the 2010s, became the Dollar General, and then the Lending Tree. Now it's the third year of the 68 Ventures Bowl.

It traditionally hasn't been a great game, with seven straight decided by double-digits. Last year's 38-31 Arkansas State win over Bowling Green stopped the slide.

Below is the history of the game, along with the MVPs.

68 Ventures Bowl History

2025 Delaware vs Louisiana
2024 Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
2023 South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
Lending Tree Bowl
2022 Southern Miss 38, Rice 24
2021 Liberty 56, Eastern Michigan 20
Dec. 26, 2020 Georgia State 39, WKU 21
Jan. 6, 2020 Louisiana 27, Miami University 17
Dollar General Bowl
2018 Troy 42, Buffalo 32
2017 Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0
2016 Troy 28, Ohio 23
GoDaddy Bowl
Dec. 23, 2015 Georgia Southern 58 Bowling Green 27
Jan. 4, 2015 Toledo 63 Arkansas State 44
2014 Arkansas State 23 Ball State 20
2013 Arkansas State 17 Kent State 13
2012 Northern Illinois 38 Arkansas State 20
2011 Miami Univ. 35 Middle Tennessee 21
GMAC Bowl
2010 Central Michigan 44 Troy 41 (2 OT)
2009 Tulsa 45 Ball State 13
2008 Tulsa 63 Bowling Green 7
Jan. 7, 2007 Southern Miss 28 Ohio 7
Dec. 21, 2005 Toledo 45 UTEP 13
2004 Bowling Green 52 Memphis 35
2003 Miami Univ. 49 Louisville 28
2002 Marshall 38 Louisville 15
2001 Marshall 64 East Carolina 61 (2 OT)
Mobile Alabama Bowl
2000 Southern Miss 28 TCU 21
1999 TCU 28 East Carolina 14

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The Ragin' Cajuns will face the Delaware Fighting' Blue Hens on December 17th at 7:30 p.m. CST at Hancock Whitney Stadium

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68 Ventures Bowl MVPs

2024 Harold Fannin, TE Bowling Green
2023 Gio Lopez, QB South Alabama
2022 Frank Gore Jr., RB Southern Miss
2021 Malik Willis, QB Liberty
Dec. 26, 2020 Cornelious Brown, QB Georgia State
Jan. 6, 2020 Levi Lewis, QB Louisiana
Dollar General Bowl
2018 Sawyer Smith, QB Troy
2017 Jalin Moore, RB App State
2016 Justin Lucas, LB Troy
GoDaddy Bowl
Dec. 23, 2015 Favian Upshaw, QB Georgia Southern
Jan. 4, 2015 Kareem Hunt, RB Toledo
2014 Fredi Knighten, QB Arkansas State
2013 Ryan Aplin, QB Arkansas State
2012 Chandler Harnish, QB Northern Illinois
2011 Austin Boucher, QB Miami Univ.
GMAC Bowl
2010 Dan LeFevour, QB Central Michigan
2009 Tarrion Adams, RB Tulsa
2008 Paul Smith, QB Tulsa
Jan. 7, 2007 Damion Fletcher, RB Southern Miss
Dec. 21, 2005 Bruce Gradkowski, QB Toledo
2004 Omar Jacobs, QB Bowling Green
2003 Ben Roethlisberger, QB Miami Univ.
2002 Byron Leftwich, QB Marshall
2001 Byron Leftwich, QB Marshall
Mobile Alabama Bowl
2000 LaDainian Tomlinson, RB TCU
1999 Casey Printers, QB TCU