The Armed Forces Bowl is one of 35 college football bowl games. Held at the conclusion of each NCAA football season, the Armed Forces Bowl hosts teams from the Conference USA and Mountain West Conference at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.http://espn.go.com/ncf/topics/_/page/armed-forces-bowl

The 2010 Armed Forces Bowl was moved to Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, because Amon G. Carter Stadium was undergoing renovations.http://espn.go.com/ncf/topics/_/page/armed-forces-bowl The game took place on December 30, 2010, at noon EST and aired on ESPN. The Army Black Knights qualified to appear in the game with a 6-6 overall record and defeated the 7-6 Southern Methodist Mustangs from the Conference USA by a score of 16-14.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303642567

Initially played as the Fort Worth Bowl, the first game featured the Boise State Broncos defeating the TcU Horned Frogs 34-31 in 2003. The Cincinnati Bearcats won the second bowl game, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd 32-14 in 2004. The 2005 game, which was the last under the name of the Fort Worth Bowl, featured the Kansas Jayhawks topping the Houston Cougars 42-13.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=359

Using the name of the Armed Forces Bowl for the first time, the 2006 game saw the Tulsa Golden Hurricane fall to the Utah Utes 25-13. In each game from 2007 to 2009, the Air Force Falcons played in the Armed Forces Bowl. After losing 42-36 to California in 2007 and 34-28 to Houston in 2008, the Falcons recorded a win in the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl by defeating Houston 47-20.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=359