The Kanza Bowl is an annual American

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 NCAA Division II college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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 between teams from the Lone Star Conference

Lone Star Conference

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 and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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 that is played the first Saturday of each December at the Hummer Sports Park on the grounds of the former Topeka State Hospital

Topeka State Hospital

The Topeka State Hospital, a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, was in operation from 1872 to 1997...

 in Topeka, Kansas

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In 2010 it was called the Lower Kanza Bowl after being sponsored by local plumbing company Lower Inc.

The first game was December 5, 2009. The conferences have a commitment to play the game at least until 2012.

The MIAA competes in two of the three active football bowls in NCAA Division II. The other bowl is the Mineral Water Bowl

Mineral Water Bowl

The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium....

 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri

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Teams competing in the bowls are teams from the conference that have the best records that are not competing in the NCAA Division II National Football Championship

NCAA Division II national football championship

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 series. In the case of the MIAA, the team with the best record has the choice to compete in the Kanza or in the Mineral Water Bowl against an opponent from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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The MIAA competes in two of the three bowl games that are left in Division II. The Pioneer Bowl

Pioneer Bowl

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 in North Carolina

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 closed at the end of 2007 season but played again in 2009. and the Dixie Rotary Bowl

Dixie Rotary Bowl

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 in Utah

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 closed at the end of the 2008 season.

The game is to be on field where all Topeka high schools play. The $17.5 million facility opened in 2003 on the grounds of the former Topeka State Hospital

Topeka State Hospital

The Topeka State Hospital, a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, was in operation from 1872 to 1997...

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Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score
2009-12-05	West Texas A&M	31	University of Nebraska-Omaha	25
2010-12-04	Washburn Washburn Ichabods Washburn University men's athletic teams are known as the Ichabods and the women's teams are called the Lady Blues...	45	Midwestern State	14