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The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will take place in Boise, ID as a part of the college football bowl schedule this season. This game has been around for a long time and has become a staple of the season for both the action on the field and the color of the blue turf as well. Here, we will break down the upcoming Potato Bowl and we will take a closer look at the history of a bowl game that has been around since the 1990s.
2023 Potato Bowl Analysis
Going into the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the Georgia State Panthers are playing some of the worst football of any team that qualified for a bowl game. The Panthers started their season with a 6-1 record, but dropped five straight games to fall to 6-6 on the year. They are now tasked with trying to pick up the pieces and turn things around to end their season with a winning record, something they would have seen as a given earlier in the year.
Meanwhile, the Utah State Aggies won three of their final four games of the regular season in order to reach six wins and bowl eligibility. Their season was by no means an impressive one, but the Aggies have moved in the right direction as the year went on, something their opponent in this game cannot relate to.
Potato Bowl History
The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has been round since 1997, existing as the Humanitarian Bowl and the MPC Computers Bowl in the past. This game features tie-ins with the Mountain West and the MAC, creating an entertaining Group of Five matchup on a consistent basis. Below is the list of previous participants in the Potato Bowl and a rundown of which team has come out on top in each edition of the game.
| Year | Winner | Runners-Up |
| 1997 | Cincinnati | Utah State |
| 1998 | Idaho | Southern Miss |
| 1999 | Boise State | Louisville |
| 2000 | Boise State | UTEP |
| 2001 | Clemson | Louisiana Tech |
| 2002 | Boise State | Iowa State |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | Tulsa |
| 2004 | Fresno State | Virginia |
| 2005 | Boston College | Boise State |
| 2006 | Miami (FL) | Nevada |
| 2007 | Fresno State | Georgia Tech |
| 2008 | Maryland | Nevada |
| 2009 | Idaho | Bowling Green |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | Fresno State |
| 2011 | Ohio | Utah State |
| 2012 | Utah State | Toledo |
| 2013 | San Diego State | Buffalo |
| 2014 | Air Force | Western Michigan |
| 2015 | Akron | Utah State |
| 2016 | Idaho | Colorado State |
| 2017 | Wyoming | Central Michigan |
| 2018 | BYU | Western Michigan |
| 2019 | Ohio | Nevada |
| 2020 | Nevada | Tulane |
| 2021 | Wyoming | Kent State |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | San Jose State |
Bowl Game MVPs
For the majority of its history, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl gave out MVP awards for the both the winning and losing teams. That changed in recent years, though, when one game MVP was awarded. Below is a list of the MVPs from the winning teams of this game and the overall game MVPs when the switch was made to award just one MVP for the entire game.
| Year | MVP | Team |
| 1997 | Chad Plummer | Cincinnati |
| 1998 | John Welsh | Idaho |
| 1999 | Brock Forsey | Boise State |
| 2000 | Bart Hendricks | Boise State |
| 2001 | Woodrow Dantzler | Clemson |
| 2002 | Bobby Hammer | Boise State |
| 2003 | PJ Daniels | Georgia Tech |
| 2004 | Paul Pinegar | Fresno State |
| 2005 | Matt Ryan | Boston College |
| 2006 | Kirby Freeman | Miami (FL) |
| 2007 | Tom Brandstater | Fresno State |
| 2008 | DaRel Scott | Maryland |
| 2009 | DeMaundray Woolridge | Idaho |
| 2010 | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois |
| 2011 | LaVon Brazill | Ohio |
| 2012 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State |
| 2013 | Adam Muema | San Diego State |
| 2014 | Shayne Davern | Air Force |
| 2015 | Robert Stein | Akron |
| 2016 | Matt Linehan | Idaho |
| 2017 | Josh Allen | Wyoming |
| 2018 | Zach Wilson | BYU |
| 2019 | Nathan Rourke | Ohio |
| 2020 | Carson Strong | Nevada |
| 2021 | Levi Williams | Wyoming |
| 2022 | Taylor Powell | Eastern Michigan |
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