Our day of college bowl games ends the way many a drunken weekday night ends, at the Dollar General. But this is a bowl game and the Ohio Bobcats (8-5) will face off against the Troy Trojans (9-3) at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
As always, scroll on down to the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from Troy.
TROY, Alabama – Troy will make its sixth FBS bowl appearance when the Trojans play in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on December 23 the school and bowl announced Sunday afternoon.
Troy will matchup with a familiar bowl opponent as Ohio (8-5) from the Mid-American Conference will also be making the trip to Mobile. The Trojans defeated the Bobcats 48-21 in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl.
The Dollar General Bowl is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Ladd-Peebles Stadium and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Troy enters bowl season 9-3 and became the first team in Sun Belt Conference history to appear in either the Associated Press or Amway Coaches Poll. The Trojans went 6-2 in Sun Belt Conference play and finished third in the league after going 4-8 and 3-5 last season; Troy’s five-win turnaround is tied for the fifth best nationally.
Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets to the Dollar General Bowl through the Troy ticket office as it helps financially as well as increases Troy’s attractiveness to future bowl games. Additionally, all tickets purchased through the university will be in the Troy section in Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
The Troy Athletics Ticket Office will have two separate tickets options available for for the Dollar General Bowl:
• $45 sideline tickets, located between the 10-yard lines
• $15 student tickets (must show student ID and purchase in person; tickets can be picked up when purchased)Fans can purchase tickets by CLICKING HERE, in person at the Troy ticket office in the Tine Davis Field House or by calling 877-878-WINS. For complete information on tickets to the Dollar General Bowl please visit TroyTrojans.com/bowl.
Troy’s designated hotel will be the Renaissance Riverview Plaza on South Water Street. The hotel has limited rooms remaining for fans and those wishing to stay are encouraged to call 251-438-4000 to book their rooms.
Troy Bowl History
Season Bowl Opponent Result
2004 Silicon Valley Classic Northern Illinois L, 21-34
2006 New Orleans Bowl Rice W, 41-17
2008 New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss L, 27-30 (OT)
2009 GMAC Bowl Central Michigan L, 41-44 (2OT)
2010 New Orleans Bowl Ohio W, 48-21“Thank you guys for being here. This is a big day for our program and our athletic department. It is an opportunity to accept an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile on Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. on ESPN against Ohio University. They are a very good program and a very good team. You might have had the chance to see them play this weekend against Western Michigan. If you watched that game you will understand just how good they are. It will be great opportunity to matchup with a great team.
The game is on ESPN at 8 p.m. or so. How about you Watch it with me?
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