SCOTTSDALE, AZ (June 5, 2025) – Hosted by the Fiesta Sports Foundation, the 2025 Rate Bowl returns to downtown Phoenix on Friday, December 26, at 2:30 p.m. MST. Televised on ESPN's linear television and digital platforms, this year's only Big 12 vs. Big Ten postseason matchup will be broadcast live from Chase Field.
For college football fans who love offense, the Rate Bowl, returning to downtown Phoenix for the 10th consecutive season, has provided its share of fireworks the last two seasons. The 170 combined points between the 2023 and 2024 games are the most of any bowl game during that span.
"Arizona is a staple for college football fans across the country," said Fiesta Sports Foundation Executive Director & CEO Erik Moses. "The Rate Bowl is one of the Bowl Season's most unique experiences as we transform a
Major League Baseball ballpark into a football field. On top of the spectacular climate here in the Valley during the winter holidays, the Rate Bowl has proven to be a special experience, not only for the two teams we host, but their dedicated fan base as well as our college football fans here in Arizona."
Fans can reserve their seats now for this year's 36th Annual Rate Bowl by placing a $50 deposit per seat by clicking this
link. The Rate Bowl also has a variety of
premium seats and experiences available for purchase. Interested fans may inquire at 480-350-0911 or
premium@fiestabowl.org.
For general questions regarding this year's Rate Bowl, please contact the Rate Bowl Ticket Office at 480-350-0911 or
tickets@fiestabowl.org.
Fast Facts about the Rate Bowl:
- 2025 will be the 36th annual game in bowl history
- The Rate Bowl is Bowl Season's only Big 12-Big Ten matchup
- The Rate Bowl became the first bowl to be regularly played at an MLB ballpark when it was staged in downtown Phoenix in 2000
- An MLB ballpark turns into football field for the game (Watch field transformation)
- 2025 will be the 16th game, including 10 consecutive, played at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix
- Since 2015, each year following the game, the 75,000-plus square foot natural grass playing field is donated to an Arizona community in need. The 2024 playing field was donated to Western School of Science and Technology servicing the Maryvale neighborhood. Previous fields were installed at elementary schools, nonprofit organizations and city parks in Phoenix, Avondale, Laveen, Glendale, Bullhead City and Fort Mohave.
- The 170 combined points over the last two Rate Bowls are the most of any Bowl Season game during that span
- The 2023 installment was Bowl Season's highest-scoring game (85) that season
- The Big Ten and Big 12 conferences faced each other eight times from 2006-13 before revival of bowl matchup in 2021
- The Big 12 has won seven of the 11 bowl matchups between the conferences
- The Rate Bowl's three-most highly attended games have featured Big Ten vs. Big 12 pairings
- The 2011 matchup between Iowa and Oklahoma was played in front of a bowl-record attendance of 54,247
- The Big 12 Conference has 23 appearances in the game's 35-year history with the most appearances and victories (16) than any other conference
- The Big Ten is 6-9 all-time in the Rate Bowl in 15 appearances
- Kansas State (Big 12) has appeared in the Rate Bowl a record five times including 2024
- Minnesota (Big Ten) ranks second with four appearances
- Notable players to take the field in the game's 35-year history include Larry Fitzgerald, Aaron Rodgers, Le'Veon Bell, Drew Bledsoe and Ron Dayne
ABOUT FIESTA SPORTS FOUNDATION
Since its inception in 1971, the Fiesta Sports Foundation has been a world-class community organization that executes innovative experiences, drives economic growth and champions charitable causes, inspiring pride in all Arizonans during and outside of college football bowl season. As a nonprofit organization, it is driven by its vision to create unforgettable experiences through world-class sporting events, unparalleled hospitality and life-changing community impact. Through the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Rate Bowl and its year-round events, including the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade presented by Lerner & Rowe, corporate partnerships and numerous community events throughout the year, the Foundation provides charitable resources to support Arizona nonprofit organizations that serve communities through a focus on youth, sports and education. Learn more at
www.FiestaSportsFoundation.org and @Fiesta_Bowl on X/Instagram.
ABOUT RATE
Rate Companies is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, Rate has over 850 branches across all 50 states and Washington D.C. Since its launch in 2000, Rate has helped more than 2 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances. The company has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates, and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top 5 Mortgage Lender by Inside Mortgage Finance for 2024; Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Homebuyers by NerdWallet for 2023; HousingWire's Tech100 award for the company's industry-leading FlashClose? digital mortgage platform in 2020, MyAccount in 2022, and Language Access Program in 2023; the most Scotsman Guide Top Originators for 11 consecutive years; Chicago Agent Magazine's Lender of the Year for seven consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces list for seven straight years.
