Japan Bowl

For the X-League championship game, see Japan X Bowl.
Japan Bowl (defunct)
"ジャパンボウル"
Previous stadiums National Stadium
(1976–1979)
Yokohama Stadium
(1980-1991)
Tokyo Dome
(1992-1993)
Previous locations Tokyo, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Operated 1976-1993
1993 matchup

The Japan Bowl (ジャパンボウル) was a post-season college football all-star game played in Japan, which showcased East and West All-Star teams made up of college football players from the United States. The first game was played in 1976 in Tokyo to a crowd of 68,000 spectators.[1] The final game was played in 1993.

Heisman Trophy winners Bo Jackson and Ty Detmer both participated and both won the MVP. College football Hall of Famer Lou Holtz coached the East team in the 1976 game. And Super Bowl XLIV champion Mark Brunell won the final MVP in 1993.

Joe Roth Memorial Award

Following Joe Roth's appearance in the 1977 game (despite suffering from cancer), the MVP would be awarded the Joe Roth Memorial Award.[2] The trophy features Roth's helmet on top of the trophy. The first winner was Jimmy Cefalo of Penn State in 1978.

Game results

Game Date Winning team Score Losing team Score Venue Attendance MVP
1 January 18, 1976 West 27 East 16 National Stadium 68,000 Chuck Muncie[2]
Cal
RB
2 January 16, 1977 West 21 East 10 National Stadium 58,000 Robin Earl[2]
Washington
RB/TE
3 January 14, 1978 East 26 West 10 National Stadium 33,000 Jimmy Cefalo[2]
Penn State
RB
4 January 14, 1979 East 33 West 14 National Stadium 55,000 Scott Fitzkee[2]
Penn State
RB
5 January 13, 1980 West 28 East 17 Yokohama Stadium 27,000 Paul Campbell[2]
Ohio State
RB
6 January 18, 1981 West 25 East 13 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 J. C. Watts[2]
Oklahoma
QB
7 January 17, 1982 West 28 East 17 Yokohama Stadium 28,000 Leo Wisniewski[2]
Penn State
OL
8 January 23, 1983 West 30 East 21 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Richard Neely[2]
SMU
DL
9 January 16, 1984 West 27 East 16 Yokohama Stadium 26,000 Irving Fryar[2]
Nebraska
WR
10 January 13, 1985 West 28 East 14 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Gale Gilbert[2]
Cal
QB
11 January 12, 1986 East 31 West 14 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Bo Jackson[2]
Auburn
RB
12 January 11, 1987 West 24 East 17 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Troy Stradford[2]
Boston College
RB
13 January 10, 1988 West 17 East 3 Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Chad Hennings[2]
Air Force
DL
14 January 16, 1989 East 30 West 7 Yokohama Stadium 29,000 Mark Messner[2]
Michigan
DL
15 January 14, 1990 East 24 West 10 Yokohama Stadium Anthony Thompson[2]
Indiana
RB
16 January 14, 1991 West 20 East 14 Yokohama Stadium Bill Musgrave[2]
Oregon
QB
17 January 12, 1992 East 14 West 13 Tokyo Dome 50,000 Ty Detmer[2]
BYU
QB
18 [3] January 10, 1993 East 27 West 13 Tokyo Dome Mark Brunell[2]
Washington
QB

References

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