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The International Bowl is a NCAA college American football bowl game played in Toronto, Ontario. It is the only post-season bowl game played outside the United States, and the first since the Bacardi Bowl was played in Cuba on January 1, 1937. The inaugural game in 2007 matched up Western Michigan University with the University of Cincinnati and was televised live on ESPN2 in the United States and TSN in Canada. Image File history File links International_bowl_150. ... Rogers Centre, formerly known as (and often still unofficially called) SkyDome, [1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... The Mid-American Conference is a College Athletic Conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States; nine of the schools are in Ohio and Michigan alone. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season, or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006, progresses through the regular season and bowl season, and will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA, when the #2 Florida... The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. ... The Western Michigan University Broncos compete in Division I-A and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... A bowl game is a post-season college football game, typically at the Division I-A level. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24... Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played six times in Havana, Cuba. ... 2007 International Bowl International Bowl Western Michigan Broncos at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats (8-5) 27 January 6, 2007 Rogers Centre The game drew a crowd of 26,717 at Rogers Centre. ... Western Michigan University (abbr. ... The University of Cincinnati is a state university located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... TSN may also refer to The Sporting News, The Sierra Network, Team Sportscast Network or taxonomic serial number. ...

History

The first game was played on January 6, 2007 at the Rogers Centre, home to the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and the CIS Vanier Cup. In 2004, a partnership led by the City of Toronto bid to host a bowl game in Toronto to help the city recover from its loss of tourism dollars due to the 2003 SARS outbreak, but the NCAA sanctioned the new Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego instead. Toronto re-launched the bid in 2005 and was successful, playing the first game at the end of 2006 season. 2007 International Bowl International Bowl Western Michigan Broncos at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats (8-5) 27 January 6, 2007 Rogers Centre The game drew a crowd of 26,717 at Rogers Centre. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Rogers Centre, formerly known as (and often still unofficially called) SkyDome, [1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... CIS Logo Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. ... The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens football. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Coordinates: Country Province County Canada Ontario noneâ€“Single-tier municipality Established March 6, 1834 January 1, 1998 (amalgamation) Mayor Governing Body City Manager David Miller Toronto City Council Shirley Hoy Members of Parliament Provincial representatives Members of the Canadian Senate Area - City East to West: 43... Sars may refer to any of the following: Severe acute respiratory syndrome, commonly abbreviated as SARS Michael Sars, a Norwegian biologist, father of Georg Sars Georg Sars, a Norwegian biologist, son of Michael Sars Special Administrative Regions, commonly abbreviated as SARs Sars, Perm Krai, an urban settlement in Perm Krai... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that was created in 2005. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin...

The bowl signed an agreement with two Division I conferences for annual representation. The Big East Conference, a Bowl Championship Series conference, will send a fourth placed team or higher to the game, and the Mid-American Conference will also select a top team for inclusion in the event. Each conference is composed of schools in the northern states of the American Midwest, and Northeast, except for the University of South Florida. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... The Mid-American Conference is a College Athletic Conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States; nine of the schools are in Ohio and Michigan alone. ... The South Florida Bulls are a Division I-A college football program that plays its home games in Tampa, Florida. ...

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2007 International Bowl International Bowl Western Michigan Broncos at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats (8-5) 27 January 6, 2007 Rogers Centre The game drew a crowd of 26,717 at Rogers Centre. ... The University of Cincinnati is a state university located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Western Michigan University (abbr. ...

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The 2007 International Bowl was the first post-season bowl game played outside the United States since the Bacardi Bowl was played in Cuba on January 1, 1937, and the first football game of significance to be played in Canada under American football rules since Simon Fraser University's football team left the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in 2001, and joined Canadian Interuniversity Sport, where Canadian universities play under Canadian football rules. 2007 International Bowl International Bowl Western Michigan Broncos at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats (8-5) 27 January 6, 2007 Rogers Centre The game drew a crowd of 26,717 at Rogers Centre. ... Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played six times in Havana, Cuba. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ... CIS Logo Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. ... Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ...

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