Live United Texarkana Bowl

The Live United Texarkana Bowl is a college football bowl game played annually since 2013 in Texarkana, Arkansas between teams from NCAA Division II. Since 2020 the title sponsor has been Farmers Bank & Trust.[1]

Live United Texarkana Bowl
StadiumRazorback Stadium
LocationTexarkana, Arkansas
Operated2013–present
Conference tie-insGAC vs. at-large

It is one of four NCAA Division II sanctioned bowl games, all played annually on the first Saturday in December. The others are the Mineral Water Bowl (currently on hiatus), the Heritage Bowl, and the America's Crossroads Bowl.

The game selection committee extends an invitation to the highest-standing team from the Great American Conference (GAC) which does not qualify for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs.[2] The opponent is an at-large team selected from either the Lone Star Conference (LSC) or the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The MIAA and LSC were previously tied into the Kanza Bowl, which was played from 2009 to 2012. Teams from the GAC, LSC, and MIAA are also eligible for the Heritage Bowl.

Profits from the game are donated to the United Way of Greater Texarkana. The 2020 edition was not contested due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Game results
DateWinning teamLosing teamNotes
December 13, 2013Harding (GAC)44Texas A&M–Commerce (LSC)3
December 6, 2014Central Missouri (MIAA)48Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)21
December 5, 2015Central Oklahoma (MIAA)38Southwestern Oklahoma State (GAC)21
December 3, 2016Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC)24Southern Arkansas (GAC)17
December 2, 2017Pittsburg State (MIAA)48Arkansas Tech (GAC)31
December 1, 2018Missouri Western (MIAA)30Southern Arkansas (GAC)25[3]
December 7, 2019Missouri Western (MIAA)35Henderson State (GAC)14
December 4, 2021Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)37Emporia State (MIAA)34
December 3, 2022Emporia State (MIAA)48Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)27

Wins by conference
ConferenceGamesWinLossPct
Mid-America761.857
Lone Star211.500
Great American927.222

References
  1. "Live United Bowl Has New Title Sponsor". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. "GAC To Participate In Live United Texarkana Bowl". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. Now, Brandon Zenner News-Press. "Fast start helps Missouri Western to win in Live United Bowl". News-Press NOW. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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