Melbourne Bowl
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| stadium = Marvel Stadium
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| location = Melbourne, Australia
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The Melbourne Bowl is a proposed NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game to be played in Melbourne, Australia at Marvel Stadium. The college conferences that would have tie-ins with the bowl are the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference. It would be the third FBS bowl game played outside the United States after the defunct International Bowl and present-day Bahamas Bowl.
History
In 2015, Australian officials met with officials of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference to bring a FBS bowl game to Australia. The bowl game would start for the 2016 College Football season.{{cite web|title=Etihad Stadium boss Paul Sergeant tips Australian college bowl to be a sellout|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/us-sports/etihad-stadium-boss-paul-sergeant-tips-australian-college-bowl-to-be-a-sellout/news-story/21ef12d0ee11dc699200a86ea6acbca2|website=Fox Sports (AU)|date=22 May 2015 |publisher=Fox Sports Pty Limited}}{{cite web|title=Melbourne Bowl 2016: Australia Set to Host Matchup Between Pac-12 and MWC|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2456919-melbourne-bowl-2016-australia-set-to-host-matchup-between-pac-12-and-mwc|website=Bleacher Report|publisher=Turner Sports|accessdate=9 March 2016}}{{cite web|title=Australia Bowl: Organizer 'good to go' for 2016 game between Mountain West, Pac-12|url=http://www.mwcconnection.com/2015/5/7/8566841/australia-bowl-organizer-good-to-go-for-2016-game-between-mountain|website=MWConnection (SB Nation)|date=7 May 2015 |publisher=Vox Media|accessdate=9 March 2016}} On April 11, 2016, the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/15181015/ncaa-approves-three-year-moratorium-new-bowl-games |title=NCAA approves three-year halt to new bowl games |accessdate=April 11, 2016}}
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