Camellia Bowl (1961–80)

This article is about the college football playoff game. For the present-day bowl game played in Montgomery, Alabama, see Camellia Bowl (2014–present). For the 1948 bowl game played in Lafayette, Louisiana, see Camellia Bowl (1948).

The Camellia Bowl was a college football playoff game in Sacramento, California, the Camellia City. It was held sixteen times at Hughes Stadium, from 1961 through 1980.

From 1964 through 1972, the Camellia Bowl was one of four season-ending bowls (quarterfinals) in the NCAA College Division, the predecessor of Division II (and Division III). There were no semifinals or finals and the College Division championship was determined by a poll; the system was revised in 1973 with the creation of Division II and its full playoff structure. The Camellia Bowl was the Division II championship game for the first three years, then the title game moved to the Pioneer Bowl in Texas. After a four-year hiatus, the Camellia Bowl returned in 1980 as the Division I-AA title game.[1][2]

Game results

Date Winning team Losing team Location Notes Reference
December 9, 1961 Pittsburg State 12 Linfield 7 Sacramento, California NAIA Championship [3]
December 8, 1962 Central State (OK) 28 Lenoir-Rhyne 13 Sacramento, California NAIA Championship
December 14, 1963 St. John's 33 Prairie View A&M 27 Sacramento, California NAIA Championship
December 12, 1964 Montana State 29 Sacramento State 7 Sacramento, California College Division regional final [4]
December 11, 1965 Los Angeles State 18 UC Santa Barbara 10 Sacramento, California College Division regional final [5]
December 10, 1966 San Diego State 28 Montana State 7 Sacramento, California voted College Division Champions [6]
December 9, 1967 San Diego State 34 San Francisco State 6 Sacramento, California voted College Division Champions
December 14, 1968 Humboldt State 29 Fresno State 14 Sacramento, California College Division regional final [7]
December 13, 1969 North Dakota State 30 Montana 3 Sacramento, California voted College Division Champions [8]
December 12, 1970 North Dakota State 31 Montana 16 Sacramento, California College Division regional final
December 11, 1971 Boise State 32 Chico State 28 Sacramento, California College Division regional final [9][10]
December 10, 1972 North Dakota 38 Cal Poly-SLO 21 Sacramento, California College Division regional final [11]
December 15, 1973 Louisiana Tech 34 Western Kentucky 0 Sacramento, California Division II Championship [12]
December 14, 1974 Central Michigan 54 Delaware 14 Sacramento, California Division II Championship [13]
December 13, 1975 Northern Michigan 16 Western Kentucky 14 Sacramento, California Division II Championship [14]
December 20, 1980 Boise State 31 Eastern Kentucky 29 Sacramento, California Division I-AA Championship [1][2][10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Broncos squeak by Colonels, take title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 21, 1980. p. B2.
  2. 1 2 "Boise gets title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 22, 1980. p. 28.
  3. ↑ Archived October 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Archived December 15, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Archived October 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ JIM CNOCKAERT Chronicle Sports Writer (July 28, 2007). "Jan Stenerud: The man, the myths - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Sports". The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Camellia Bowl Recap - Fresno State Official Athletic Site". Gobulldogs.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "1969 - Camellia Bowl". Bisonville. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Boise State 32 Chico State 28". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. E2.
  10. 1 2 "Scout.com: Boise State's History Of Big Plays". Boisestate.scout.com. May 9, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  11. ↑ "North Dakota Football Postseason Appearances". Siouxsports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  12. ↑ The Fresno Bee, Dec 16, 1973, page D10
  13. ↑ The Modesto Bee, Dec 15, 1974, page A19
  14. ↑ The Modesto Bee, Dec 14, 1975, page B1
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