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PRESENTED BY The Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl was known as the Motor City Bowl from 1997-2009. The first five editions of the game were played at the Pontiac Silverdome. Since 2002, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit. The game features the a team from the MAC against a team from the Big Ten. • The inaugural game in 1997 had future NFL stars at the forefront. Deuce McAllister's 1-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds left gave Ole Miss a 34-31 victory against Marshall. Marshall had a chance for a game-winning final drive, but Randy Moss had the ball stripped away by Ole Miss' Broc Kreitz after a 40-yard completion on the game's final play. Incidentally, Marshall would win the next three editions of this bowl. • In 2002, Boston College scored touchdowns on each of its first six possessions en route to a 51-25 win against Toledo. • In 2007, Purdue quarterback Chris Painter threw for 543 yards and three touchdowns. The Boilermakers needed every one of them; Chris Summers kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Boilermakers a 51-48 victory against Central Michigan.LITTLE CAESAR'S BOWL RESULTSYEARWINNERSCORELOSERSCORE1997Ole Miss34Marshall311998Marshall48Louisville291999Marshall21BYU32000Marshall25Cincinnati142001Toledo23Cincinnati162002Boston College51Toledo252003Bowling Green28Northwestern242004Connecticut39Toledo102005Memphis38Akron312006Central Michigan31Middle Tennessee142007Purdue51Central Michigan482008Florida Atlantic24Central Michigan212009Marshall21Ohio172010FIU34Toledo322011Purdue37Western Michigan322012Central Michigan24Western Kentucky212013Pittsburgh30Bowling Green27

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