Aloha Bowl
The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision (then known as Division I-A) college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium.
| Aloha Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium |
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Operated | 1982–2000 |
| Preceded by | Pineapple Bowl |
| Succeeded by | Hawaiʻi Bowl |
| Sponsors | |
| Former names | |
Jeep-Eagle Aloha Bowl Jeep Aloha Bowl | |
History
The Aloha Bowl was established in 1982 by Mackay Yanagisawa, a sportsman from Oahu.[1] With the exception of the 1983-86 playings, the Aloha Bowl was traditionally played on Christmas morning in Honolulu.[2] For most of its playings, the game was sponsored by Jeep Corporation.[3] The bowl originally applied for certification by the NCAA Division I Championship Committee in 1981, but certification was delayed until 1982. The inaugural game was played in 1982 and the last game was played in 2000, after it lost its sponsorship as a result of a corporate merger between Jeep and DaimlerChrysler. In 1998 and 1999, the Aloha Bowl was part of a doubleheader followed by the Oahu Bowl; the 1998 event was the first televised doubleheader in American college football history.[1]
After Jeep dropped its sponsorship, the bowl committees of the Hawaiian bowl games elected to move the games to the U.S. mainland. The Oahu Bowl moved to Seattle and was played as the Seattle Bowl for two years.[4][5] The Aloha Bowl was to move to San Francisco, but before the move could be completed the game lost its bowl certification. San Francisco received a bowl game for the 2001 season anyway, which is now known as the Redbox Bowl. Hawaii did not remain without a bowl for long, however, as a new bowl committee received certification for a Christmastime game in 2002 at Aloha Stadium.
The Aloha Bowl was preceded years earlier by the Pineapple Bowl and Poi Bowl.
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Attendance | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1982 | #9 Washington | 21 | #16 Maryland | 20 | 30,055 | notes |
| December 26, 1983 | Penn State | 13 | Washington | 10 | 37,212 | notes |
| December 29, 1984 | #10 SMU | 27 | #17 Notre Dame | 20 | 41,777 | notes |
| December 28, 1985 | #13 Alabama | 24 | USC | 3 | 35,183 | notes |
| December 27, 1986 | #16 Arizona | 30 | North Carolina | 21 | 26,743 | notes |
| December 25, 1987 | #10 UCLA | 20 | Florida | 16 | 24,839 | notes |
| December 25, 1988 | #18 Washington State | 24 | #14 Houston | 22 | 35,132 | notes |
| December 25, 1989 | #22 Michigan State | 33 | #25 Hawaii | 13 | 50,000 | notes |
| December 25, 1990 | Syracuse | 28 | Arizona | 0 | 14,185 | notes |
| December 25, 1991 | Georgia Tech | 18 | #17 Stanford | 17 | 34,433 | notes |
| December 25, 1992 | Kansas | 23 | #25 BYU | 20 | 42,933 | notes |
| December 25, 1993 | #17 Colorado | 41 | #25 Fresno State | 30 | 44,009 | notes |
| December 25, 1994 | Boston College | 12 | #11 Kansas State | 7 | 44,862 | notes |
| December 25, 1995 | #11 Kansas | 51 | UCLA | 30 | 41,111 | notes |
| December 25, 1996 | Navy | 42 | Cal | 38 | 43,380 | notes |
| December 25, 1997 | #21 Washington | 51 | #25 Michigan State | 23 | 44,598 | notes |
| December 25, 1998 | Colorado | 51 | #21 Oregon | 43 | 46,451 | notes |
| December 25, 1999 | Wake Forest | 23 | Arizona State | 3 | 40,974 | notes |
| December 25, 2000 | Boston College | 31 | Arizona State | 17 | 24,397 | notes |
Appearances by team
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| T2 | [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| T2 | [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T2 | [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| T2 | [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| T2 | [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| T3 | [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T3 | [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Mayland Terrapins football|Maryland]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T3 | [[USC Trojans football|USC]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Appearances by conference
| Rank | Conference | Appearances | Record | Win % | # of Teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pac-10 | 14 | 5–9 | .357 | 9 | Washington (2–1)
Arizona (1–1) UCLA (1–1) Arizona State (0–2) Washington State (1–0) Cal (0–1) Oregon (0–1) Stanford (0–1) USC (0–1) |
| T2 | ACC | 4 | 2–2 | .500 | 4 | Georgia Tech (1–0)
Maryland (0–1) North Carolina (0–1) Wake Forest (1–0) |
| T2 | Big Eight | 4 | 3–1 | .750 | 3 | Kansas (2–0)
Colorado (1–0) Kansas State (0–1) |
| T2 | Independent | 4 | 3–1 | .750 | 3 | Navy (1–0)
Notre Dame (0–1) Penn State (1–0) Syracuse (1–0) |
| 5 | WAC | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | 3 | BYU (0–1)
Fresno State (0–1) Hawaii (0–1) |
| T6 | Big East | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | Boston College (2–0) |
| T6 | Big Ten | 2 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | Michigan State (1–1) |
| T6 | SEC | 2 | 1–1 | .500 | 2 | Alabama (1–0)
Florida (0–1) |
| T6 | SWC | 2 | 1–1 | .500 | 2 | SMU (1–0)
Houston (0–1) |
| 10 | Big 12 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | Colorado (1–0) |
*Note: Table based on conference affiliation at the time the game was played and may not represent current conference alignment.
Television
Most editions of the Aloha Bowl were televised by ABC (1986–2000).
In popular culture
- In the "Twas the Nut Before Christmas" episode of King of the Hill, first aired on December 17, 2000, Hank Hill exclaims "Tomorrow, Christmas service falls right between the Aloha Bowl and the Oahu Bowl."
See also
- Hawaii Bowl (since 2002)
- List of college bowl games
References
- Cisco, Dan (1999). Hawaiʻi Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics. University of Hawaii Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8248-2121-0. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. Thomson Gale. 1 January 2007. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4144-1121-7. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Gietschier, Steve (1 November 1999). Chase's sports calendar of events. Contemporary Books. ISBN 978-0-8092-2600-9. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Aloha Sports suing NCAA". Star Bulletin. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- "Bowl bids aloha to Hawaii". Bcheights.com. 1 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 26 August 2008.