▁both . ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State : ▁ ▁Was ▁known ▁as ▁New ▁Mexico ▁A & M . ▁ ▁Records ▁reference ▁both . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁by ▁conference ▁Updated ▁through ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁edition ▁( 8 6 ▁games , ▁ 1 7 2 ▁total ▁appearances ). ▁▁ ▁Games ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁a ster isk ▁(* ) ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁January ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁calendar ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁played ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁was ▁cont ested ▁between ▁high ▁school ▁teams . ▁ ▁Records ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁teams ' ▁con ferences ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁each ▁game ▁was ▁played . ▁ ▁Con ferences ▁that ▁are ▁def unct ▁or ▁not ▁currently ▁active ▁in ▁F BS ▁are ▁marked ▁in ▁ital ics . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( The ▁American ), ▁retain s ▁the ▁conference ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁split ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Big ▁East ▁along ▁football ▁lines . ▁Big ▁East ▁appearances : ▁South ▁Florida ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Pac - 1 2 ' s ▁record ▁includes ▁appearances ▁by ▁teams ▁when ▁the ▁conference ▁was ▁the ▁Pac - 8 ▁and ▁Pac - 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Mountain ▁States ▁Con ferences ▁was ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sky line ▁Conference ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Independent ▁appearances ▁( 3 0 ): ▁Army ▁(