Article: Fresno State receives Humanitarian Bowl payout

Kyle Lazarus
University Wire
01-17-2008
(The Collegian) (UWIRE) FRESNO, Calif. -- The rewards don't seem to stop coming for Fresno State.

The Bulldogs, who defeated Georgia Tech 40-28 in the Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 31, received a payout of $478,000 for its efforts.

Every Division I bowl game has a payout for each team ranging from $300,000 for non-Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games to $17 million for BCS bowl games, according to the NCAA.

The money is normally given directly to the conferences of the participating teams. However, BCS bowls differ slightly for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The WAC gave the Bulldogs $400,000 just for playing in the Humanitarian Bowl. Additionally, ...

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