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C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart Of Texas Bowl
The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl (known as the HOT Bowl for short) is the name of an American football bowl game played at three locations in Central Texas since 2001, featuring teams from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Between 2012 and 2018, it was played as a doubleheader with an NCAA Division II postseason game, which was also known as the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl. Founded by Copperas Cove High School football coach Jack Welch (American football), Jack Welch, the bowl games were originally played in Copperas Cove, Texas, Copperas Cove until 2017. Following Welch's retirement from Copperas Cove ISD, the district, the games moved to Waco ISD Stadium in Waco, Texas, Waco for 2018. The Division II game was then discontinued, but after a two-year hiatus, the junior college game resumed in 2021 in a new location, at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas. The acronym "C.H.A.M.P.S." stands for "Communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Hawkins Field At Memorial Stadium
Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium is an athletic stadium located in Commerce, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the East Texas A&M University Lions football team, East Texas A&M men's and women's Track and Field, and the Commerce High School Tigers Football team of the Commerce Independent School District. Prior to 1996, the stadium was named "East Texas State Memorial Stadium, and until the end of the 2017 season, it was known as Texas A&M–Commerce Memorial Stadium." The stadium was built in honor of the 78 East Texas A&M alums and students who fought and died during World War II. The stadium was renamed Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium was formally changed in November 2017 in honor of longtime Lion football coach Ernest Hawkins. Stadium history Memorial Stadium began as a project of the Ex-Students Association in the fall of 1945. The ESA and friends of the University raised a portion of the funds before the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
The Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC or SJCFC) is a football conference for National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams located in the Southwestern United States. The conference formed in 1963 with nine junior colleges located in Texas, and began operation in 1964. It was known as the Texas Junior College Football Federation (TJCFF) prior to 1976 and then as the Texas Junior College Football Conference (TJCFC) until 1996 when Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College joined as a member. Current members Former members * Allen Academy (eliminated college programs) *Hillsboro Junior College (closed, reopened as Hill College) *Lon Morris College (closed) *Odessa College (disbanded) * Panola College (disbanded) *Paris Junior College (disbanded) *Ranger College (disbanded) * Southwest Texas Junior College (disbanded) * Texarkana College (disbanded) *Wharton County Junior College Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) is a public community college with its ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is the lowest division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that do not offer athletic scholarships to student-athletes. The NCAA's first split was into two divisions, the University and College Divisions, in 1956. The College Division was formed for smaller schools that did not have the resources of the major athletic programs across the country. The College Division split again in 1973 when the NCAA went to its current naming convention: Division I, Division II, and Division III. D-I and D-II schools are allowed to offer athletic scholarships, while D-III schools are not. D-III is the NCAA's largest division with around 450 member institutions, which are 80% private and 20% public. The median undergraduate enrollment of D-III schools is about 2,750, although the range is from 418 to over 38,000. Approximately 40% of all NCAA student-athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMurry War Hawks Football
The McMurry War Hawks football team represents McMurry University in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The War Hawks are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The War Hawks play their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The team was known as the McMurry Indians until 2011. Their head coach is Jordan Neal, who took over the position for the 2019 season. Conference affiliations * Independent (1923–1925) * Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1926–1932) * Texas Conference (1933–1942) * ''No team'' (1943–1945) * Texas Conference (1946–1955) * Independent (1956–1964) * Lone Star Conference (1965–1972) * Independent (1973–1975) * Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association* (1976–1995) * American Southwest Conference (1996–2011) * NCAA Division II independent (2012–2013) * Lone Star Conference (2014) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Football
The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds are the athletic teams that represent Eastern New Mexico University, located in Portales, New Mexico, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 12 varsity sports. Until 2015, Eastern New Mexico had used Zias for the names of female sports teams, but the school announced that Eastern New Mexico will end the use of the Zias name for the female teams, choosing to have Greyhounds for both male and female teams. Varsity sports Teams Basketball The men's basketball team won the 1969 NAIA Basketball Championships. Jon Dalzell Jon Dalzell (Hebrew: ג'ון דלזל; born July 8, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position. Dalzell played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 seasons from 1983 to 1997. Biography ... played basketball for the Greyhounds and in 1981–82 averaged 15.8 points per game, and was named All C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo State Rams Football
The Angelo State Rams football team represents Angelo State University in NCAA Division II college football. The Rams compete in the South Division of the Lone Star Conference. Angelo State has earned one national title and three conference titles since becoming a member of the Lone Star Conference. The team plays all home games at LeGrand Sports Complex, LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. Jeff Girsch is currently the head coach. Head coaches Playoff appearances NCAA Division II The Rams have made nine List of NCAA Division II football championship appearances by team, appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Their combined record is 7–9. NAIA The Rams made three List of NAIA national football championship series appearances by team#NCAA Division II, appearances in the NAIA playoffs. Their combined record was 4–2, with a national championship in 1978. Rams who have played in the NFL * Jerry Aldridge * Chris Brazzell * Rod Cason * Bob Clatterbuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its fourteen member institutions, of which all but one are public schools, are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. The MIAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Missouri. Originally named the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the conference was established in 1912 with 14 members, two of which are still current members. Six members ( Central Methodist, Central Wesleyan, Culver-Stockton, Missouri Valley, Missouri Wesleyan, Tarkio College, Westminster, and William Jewell) were later removed from the conference in 1924 when it decided to only include the public schools. A majority of the charter members that left in 1924 have shut down their operations, or merged with another school. Over the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great American Conference
The Great American Conference (GAC) is a List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level, with headquarters located in Russellville, Arkansas. Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year. Its twelve all-sports member schools are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the South Central United States. The conference also has four men's soccer affiliate members, two in Kansas and two in Oklahoma. History The conference's charter members previously competed in the Lone Star Conference (East Central University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University) and the Gulf South Conference (Arkansas Tech University, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Harding University, Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University, and Southern Arkansas University) before forming the GAC in 2010. The new conference is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live United Texarkana Bowl
The Live United Texarkana Bowl was an American NCAA Division II college football bowl game held at Razorback Stadium in Texarkana, Arkansas. The game was established in 2013 and played annually through 2023 with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2020 to 2023 the title sponsor was Farmers Bank & Trust. In each of its ten seasons, the game's selection committee extended an invitation to the highest-standing team from the Great American Conference (GAC) which did not qualify for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. Initially, the opponent was an at-large team selected from either the Lone Star Conference (LSC) or the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Starting in 2017, when teams from the GAC, MIAA, and LSC also became eligible for bids to the Heritage Bowl (Corsicana), Heritage Bowl (played in Corsicana, Texas), the Texarkana game became a GAC-MIAA matchup. At the time of its demise, the Live United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Bowl (Corsicana)
The Heritage Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game held at Community National Bank & Trust Stadium in Corsicana, Texas. Currently, the Heritage Bowl is one of two Division II sanctioned bowl games, along with the America's Crossroads Bowl. The participants are selected on an at-large basis from teams of the Lone Star Conference (LSC), Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), and Great American Conference (GAC) that do not qualify for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. History The game was established in 2017 by Antwone "Tony" Taulton. Since 2018 the bowl has operated under the non-profit Corsicana Area Foundation, and proceeds from the game go to local Corsicana and Navarro County charities. Initially called the Corsicana Bowl, the game was given its current name in 2019. After the game was not played in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fun Town RV served as title sponsor from 2021–23. On May 31, 2024, Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineral Water Bowl
The Mineral Water Bowl was an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game held in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium. Throughout its long history (1948 to 2019), the game was sponsored by the Quarterback Club, a civic organization in Excelsior Springs. At the time of its demise, it was one of four Division II sanctioned bowl games, along with the Live United Texarkana Bowl, the Heritage Bowl, and the America's Crossroads Bowl. History The first Mineral Water Bowl was played on Thanksgiving Day in 1948. The game was established to showcase the Excelsior Springs High School team against another Missouri high school squad, but the Missouri High School Athletic Association never officially sanctioned it and forbade Excelsior Springs from playing in the game after 1950. (It remains unclear why Excelsior Springs was singled out while the association continued to sanction other Thanksgiving football games in the state, such as Kirkwood vs. Webster Groves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
