History of The Bowl
The Dixie Rotary Bowl was initiated as a community service project of the St. George Rotary Club. The bowl was conceived in an effort to further the club's service goals and objectives.
The bowl became prominently recognized throughout the country as one of the top JUCO bowl games in the nation. Beginning in 1991, the annual bowl game was broadcast around the world on Armed Forces Radio Network. The 1996 game was televised live to 33 states and millions of homes by Prime Sports Network, the first live broadcast of a JUCO bowl game in history.
The bowl began a transition to the NCAA Division II in 2006. Special permission was granted by the NCAA to allow Dixie State College to participate in the bowl during the transition years of 2006 and 2007. They would face the top-placing team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference not receiving a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs. In 2007, the Dixie Rotary Bowl has finalized their agreement to participate in the NCAA Division II, inking a participation agreement with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Under the agreement, each team was to send their top-placing team that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
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