Salute to Veterans Bowl


The Salute to Veterans Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctioned FBS college football bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Cramton Bowl. The bowl has tie-ins with the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference. The game was announced in August 2013 and was first played in December 2014. It is owned and managed by ESPN Events.

Sponsorship

The bowl was sponsored at its inception by Raycom Media, a major owner of television stations in the southeastern United States with heavy involvement in college sports broadcasting, and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. In June 2018, Gray Television announced its intent to acquire Raycom. The acquisition was completed in January 2019, and the 2019 and 2020 editions of the bowl were played without a title sponsor.
On November 24, 2021, TaxAct was named as the new title sponsor of both the Camellia Bowl and the Texas Bowl.
On October 15, 2024, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. —a Huntsville, Alabama-based government and military contractor—was announced as the new sponsor of the game, renaming it the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.

Game results

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MVPs

The bowl's MVP receives the Bart Starr Most Valuable Player Award; Starr was born and raised in Montgomery, where the game is played.
YearMVPTeamPosition
2014James KnapkeBowling GreenQB
2015Marcus CoxAppalachian StateRB
2016Taylor LambAppalachian StateQB
2017Darius HarrisMiddle TennesseeOLB
2018Shai WertsGeorgia SouthernQB
2019Omar BaylessArkansas StateWR
2020Kevin MarksBuffaloRB
2021Darren GraingerGeorgia StateQB
2022Justin MarshallBuffaloWR
2023Rocky LombardiNorthern IllinoisQB
2024Jeremiah WebbSouth AlabamaWR
2025Caden CreelJacksonville StateQB

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Most appearances

Updated through the December 2025 edition.
;Teams with multiple appearances
;Teams with a single appearance
Won : Bowling Green, Georgia State, Jacksonville State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois
Lost : Ball State, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Marshall, Ohio, Toledo, Troy, Western Michigan

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2025 edition.

Game records

For all-purpose yardage, the bowl's record book lists Murray's 179 yards despite Webb having 182 yards.
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Media coverage

The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.