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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the second time in the University's history, the É«É«À² Michigan University football team has been invited to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Representing the Mid-American Conference, the Broncos will face Football Bowl Subdivision independent opponent Brigham Young University at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, Eastern Time, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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"We are extremely excited to be invited and accept an invitation to play in the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl," É«É«À² head coach Tim Lester said. "We know it is a first-class event and are gratified for the opportunity and to play on the famous blue turf."

This will be É«É«À²'s fourth bowl game in the last five years, and it is the Broncos' ninth bowl trip in the institution's history. It is also É«É«À²'s second trip to Boise in the last five years. É«É«À² faced Air Force in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2014.

This year, É«É«À²'s football team finished the regular season with a .  The Broncos closed the conference season with a 28-21 win over MAC champion Northern Illinois University on Nov. 20.

Playing as an independent, the BYU team finished its regular season with a 6-6 record. BYU also faced off against Northern Illinois, falling 7-6 to the Huskies in late October.

When the Broncos clash with BYU later this month, it will be the sixth all-time meeting between the two teams. The teams met five times between 1962 and 1970. The Broncos have two wins in the all-time series, including in the last meeting, a 34-17 victory in Kalamazoo in 1970.

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