Camellia Bowl (1961–80)

The Camellia Bowl was an annual college football postseason game in Sacramento, California, which is nicknamed the Camellia City. It was held sixteen times at Hughes Stadium, from 1961 through 1975, and once more in 1980.

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).
Camellia Bowl (defunct)
NAIA Championship (1961–1963)
NCAA College Division regional final
(1964–1972)
NCAA Division II championship (1973–1975)
NCAA Division I-AA championship (1980)
StadiumHughes Stadium
LocationSacramento, California
Operated1961–1975, 1980

History

From 1961 through 1963, the game decided the NAIA Football National Championship.

From 1964 through 1972, the game was among the four regional finals in the College Division (which became Division II and Division III in 1973). There were no playoffs as the national champion was determined by a poll prior to these games; the other three regional finals were the Tangerine (later Boardwalk), Pecan (later Pioneer), and Grantland Rice bowls.

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 for one year playing in 1980 as the Division I-AA title game.[1][2]

Game results
DateWinning teamLosing teamLocationPlayoffRef.
December   9, 1961Pittsburg State12Linfield7Sacramento, CaliforniaNAIA Championship[3]
December   8, 1962Central State (OK)28Lenoir-Rhyne13Sacramento, California
December 14, 1963Saint John's (MN)33Prairie View A&M27Sacramento, California
December 12, 1964Montana State29Sacramento State7Sacramento, CaliforniaCollege Division
Regional Final		[4]
December 11, 1965Los Angeles State18UC Santa Barbara10Sacramento, California[5]
December 10, 1966San Diego State28Montana State7Sacramento, California[6]
December   9, 1967San Diego State34San Francisco State6Sacramento, California
December 14, 1968Humboldt State29Fresno State14Sacramento, California[7]
December 13, 1969North Dakota State30Montana3Sacramento, California[8][9]
December 12, 1970North Dakota State31Montana16Sacramento, California[10]
December 11, 1971Boise State32Chico State28Sacramento, California[11][12]
December 10, 1972North Dakota38Cal Poly21Sacramento, California[13]
December 15, 1973Louisiana Tech34Western Kentucky0Sacramento, CaliforniaDivision II Championship[14]
December 14, 1974Central Michigan54Delaware14Sacramento, California[15]
December 13, 1975Northern Michigan16Western Kentucky14Sacramento, California[16]
December 20, 1980Boise State31Eastern Kentucky29Sacramento, CaliforniaDivision I-AA Championship[1][2][12]

See also

References
  1. "Broncos squeak by Colonels, take title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 21, 1980. p. B2.
  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. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. "Camellia Bowl Recap – Fresno State Official Athletic Site". Gobulldogs.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  8. "Bison drop Montana 30-3 in Camellia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 16.
  9. "1969 - Camellia Bowl". Bisonville. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  10. "Bentson-led Bisons defeat Montana 31-16 in Camellia". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1970. p. 1, sports.
  11. "Boise State 32 Chico State 28". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. December 12, 1971. p. E2.
  12. "Scout.com: Boise State's History Of Big Plays". Boisestate.scout.com. May 9, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  13. "North Dakota Football Postseason Appearances". Siouxsports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  14. The Fresno Bee, Dec 16, 1973, page D10
  15. The Modesto Bee, Dec 15, 1974, page A19
  16. The Modesto Bee, Dec 14, 1975, page B1
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