Frisco Football Classic

Frisco Football Classic
StadiumFord Center at The Star
LocationFrisco, Texas
Operated2025–present
Conference tie-ins
Websiteespnevents.com/frisco-football-classic/
Sponsors
Xbox (2025)
Former names
Xbox Bowl (2025)
2025 matchup
Missouri State vs. Arkansas State
(Arkansas State 34–28)

The Frisco Football Classic is an annual NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The inaugural edition of the bowl was held in December 2025, branded as the Xbox Bowl. Owned by ESPN Events, the bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Sun Belt Conference.[citation needed]

History

On December 4, 2025, the Xbox Bowl was announced as the replacement for the Bahamas Bowl. Prior to the introduction of the Xbox Bowl, the most recent Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) bowl game to debut was the Fenway Bowl in 2022. The matchup for the inaugural edition of the Xbox Bowl was announced as Missouri State vs. Arkansas State. Several Xbox gaming characters were used as mascots during the game, most notably Master Chief awarding the trophy to the winners.

Xbox's sponsorship was only for one season; the second edition was announced to be played on December 15, 2026, and will be known as the Frisco Football Classic pending sponsorship.

Game results

Date Bowl name Winning team Losing team Attendance
December 18, 2025Xbox Bowl Arkansas State34Missouri State28 7,782
December 15, 2026Frisco Football Classic       

MVPs

Game Offensive MVP Defensive MVP
Player Team Position Player Team Position
2025Corey RuckerArkansas StateWRKyle TaylorArkansas StateLB

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2025 edition (1 game, 2 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
Sun Belt1101.0002025 
CUSA101.000 2025

See also

References

  1. ↑ DiCristoforo, Andrea (December 4, 2025). "First-ever Xbox Bowl to be played at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ Golen, Jimmy (December 17, 2022). "Interim coach Deion Branch leads Louisville past Cincinnati at Fenway Bowl". CBS News. AP. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sam, Doric (December 4, 2025). "Xbox Reveals Matchup, Location, Date, TV Info For Historic CFB Bowl Game". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Master Chief Delivers Trophy on a Warthog to Butch Jones at Xbox Bowl in Latest Surreal CFB Moment". SI. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Purevdagva, Munkhsaikhan (June 3, 2026). "Frisco to Host Two Bowl Games in December 2026". Frisco Bowl. Retrieved September 18, 2026.