2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Amon G. Carter Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Kevin Riley, (QB, Cal) & Shaun Carney (QB, Air Force)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | California by 4[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Marc Curles (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 40,905[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$750,000 per team[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dan Fouts, Tim Brant | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the California Golden Bears and the Air Force Falcons played on December 31, 2007, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The game, which the Golden Bears won with a score of 42–36, was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2007–2008 bowl season.
The Golden Bears began the 2007 season as a favorite to contend for the Pac-10 Conference championship, but after an injury to quarterback Nate Longshore, the team earned a win–loss record of 6–6 for the regular season. The Falcons earned their first bowl bid since 2001 with a 9–3 mark, tied for second in the Mountain West Conference.