Freedom Bowl
| Freedom Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
| Location | Anaheim, California |
| Operated | 1984–1994 |
The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, from 1984 to 1994.
The bowl frequently invited a team from the Western Athletic Conference to compete against an at-large opponent, provided that the conference had enough bowl-eligible teams.
After the 1994 season, the Freedom Bowl was discontinued as the WAC’s automatic bowl bids were reduced to one with the Holiday Bowl and Cotton Bowl Classic having choice of the conference champion.[1]
Game results
[edit]| Date | Winner | Loser | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1984 | Iowa | 55 | #19 Texas | 17 | [2] |
| December 30, 1985 | Washington | 20 | Colorado | 17 | |
| December 30, 1986 | #15 UCLA | 31 | BYU | 10 | |
| December 30, 1987 | Arizona State | 33 | Air Force | 28 | |
| December 29, 1988 | BYU | 20 | #20 Colorado | 17 | |
| December 30, 1989 | Washington | 34 | Florida | 7 | |
| December 29, 1990 | Colorado State | 32 | Oregon | 31 | |
| December 30, 1991 | #22 Tulsa | 28 | San Diego State | 17 | |
| December 29, 1992 | Fresno State | 24 | #23 USC | 7 | |
| December 30, 1993 | USC | 28 | Utah | 21 | |
| December 27, 1994 | #12 Utah | 13 | #15 Arizona | 13 | |
Appearances by team
[edit]| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Washington | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | BYU | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | USC | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | Utah | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | Colorado | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
| T6 | Arizona State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Colorado State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Fresno State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Iowa | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Tulsa | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | UCLA | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Air Force | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Arizona | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Florida | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Oregon | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | San Diego State | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Texas | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
Appearances by conference
[edit]| Rank | Conference | Appearances | Record | Win % | # of Teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pac-10 | 8 | 5–3 | .625 | 6 | Washington (2–0) USC (1–1) |
| T1 | WAC | 8 | 4–4 | .500 | 6 | BYU (1–1) Utah (1–1) |
| 3 | Big Eight | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 1 | Colorado (0–2) |
| T4 | Big Ten | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | Iowa (1–0) |
| T4 | Independent | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | Tulsa (1–0) |
| T4 | SEC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | Florida (0–1) |
| T4 | SWC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | Texas (0–1) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
- ^ "1984 Freedom Bowl: Iowa 55, Texas 17". Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2006-12-30.