Story Courtesy of the Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo (8-4), representing the Mid-American Conference, and Liberty (8-3), representing Conference USA, will meet in the Bahamas Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. ET at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The game will air on ESPN2 and will simulcast on ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service.
This will be the first time the Bahamas Bowl has been played in January, and the first time the game has been played on a Saturday. This is only the second time the bowl has featured two teams with eight or more wins, having hosted UAB (8-4) and Ohio (8-4) in 2017.
Buffalo won eight games for the first time since 2019 and finished tied for third in the MAC with a 6-2 conference record. Pete Lembo became the first Bulls head coach to win eight games in his debut season. Buffalo won the 2019 Bahamas Bowl, beating Charlotte, 31-9.
Liberty will play in its sixth consecutive bowl game, reaching the post-season every year since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2019. The Flames are making their first trip to the Bahamas. Head coach Jamey Chadwell is 21-4 in two seasons at Liberty and 52-10 as a head coach since 2020.
The Bahamas Bowl is played at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, which was undergoing renovations last year in advance of the World Athletics Relays track and field competition. That event attracted top athletes from around the world in their final qualifying push for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Bahamas Bowl is one of 17 college football bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events. Fan travel packages are available by going to https://www.atlantisbahamas.com/bahamasbowl.
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