The 2022-23 college football bowl season gets underway Friday and starts in one of the postseason’s most unique settings as UAB and Miami (Ohio) take a trip over international waters for the Bahamas Bowl in Nassau. This matchup features the first-ever meeting between these two programs as well as the last game for UAB as a Conference USA member before it heads to the American Athletic Conference next season.
First founded in 2014, the Bahamas Bowl has more often than not delivered compelling competition to complement the gorgeous, tropical location. Of the seven years the Bahamas Bowl has been played (the game was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19), four have been decided by one score.
The trend started with the inaugural Bahamas Bowl, which featured a 49-48 thriller between Western Kentucky and Central Michigan. The Chippewas scored five touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with the fifth being a last second, multiple-lateral 75-yard touchdown, only the come up short on the 2-point try that would have won the game.
And while last year’s finish included fewer laterals a little less last-second drama, the 31-24 Middle Tennessee win against Toledo did see the Blue Raiders overcome a 17-14 halftime deficit with three fourth-quarter touchdowns to come back and win 31-24.
This is the second appearance in the Bahamas Bowl for UAB and the first for Miami. The Blazers were on the losing end of the 2017 Bahamas Bowl against Ohio in what was the first bowl game since the program returned to action after being shut down. UAB is 2-2 in bowl games going back to 2017, while Miami is 1-2 since 2016 in its three appearances under coach Chuck Martin.
How to watch Bahamas Bowl live
Date: Friday, Dec. 16 | Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
Location: Thomas A. Robinson Stadium — Nassau, Bahamas
TV: ESPN | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
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