Papa John's Pizza signs title sponsorship of Papajohns.com Bowl

Papa John's Pizza signs title sponsorship of Papajohns.com Bowl
November 16, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papajohns.com, the online ordering site of Papa John's Pizza, signed a multiyear agreement as the title sponsor of the inaugural Papajohns.com Bowl to be played Dec. 23 in Birmingham, Ala.

According to a news release, the Papajohns.com Bowl will be played at Birmingham's Legion Field and will be televised by ESPN2 at noon Central Standard Time. The annual game will match a team from Conference USA against a bowl-eligible team from the Big East Conference. Tickets for the game will be sold through its Web site and by phone.

The company said more than 25 million orders have been placed through its online ordering system since it was introduced five years ago.