Oahu Bowl
The Oahu Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision (then known as Division I-A) bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, the Oahu Bowl was sponsored by the Jeep Division of Chrysler Corporation. The inaugural game was played in 1998 and the last game was played in 2000, after it lost its sponsorship as a result of a corporate merger between Jeep parent Chrysler Corporation and Daimler Benz. The Oahu Bowl was part of a double-header played after the Aloha Bowl on Christmas its first two years; the 2000 game was played on Christmas Eve.
| Oahu Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Jeep Oahu Bowl | |
 | |
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium |
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Operated | 1998–2000 |
| Sponsors | |
In 2001, the Oahu Bowl became the Seattle Bowl and played two games before losing NCAA certification. The Aloha Bowl, scheduled to move to San Francisco at the same time, lost certification before it could play a game.[1][2]
Game results
Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Attendance[3] | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1998 | #16 Air Force | 45 | Washington | 25 | 46,451 | notes |
| December 25, 1999 | Hawaii | 23 | Oregon State | 17 | 40,974 | notes |
| December 24, 2000 | #24 Georgia | 37 | Virginia | 14 | 24,187 | notes |
Appearances by team
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T1 | [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T1 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
Appearances by conference
| Rank | Conference | Appearances | Record | Win % | # of Teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | WAC | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 2 | Air Force (1–0)
Hawaii (1–0) |
| T1 | Pac-10 | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 2 | Oregon State (0–1)
Washington (0–1) |
| T3 | SEC | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | Georgia (1–0) |
| T3 | ACC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | Virginia (0–1) |
In popular culture
- In the "Twas the Nut Before Christmas" episode of King of the Hill (first aired December 17, 2000), Hank Hill exclaims "Tomorrow, Christmas service falls right between the Aloha Bowl and the Oahu Bowl. "
See also
- Poi Bowl (1936–1939)
- Pineapple Bowl (1940–1952)
- Aloha Bowl (1982–2000)
- Hawaii Bowl (since 2002)
- Hula Bowl (1947–2008)
- List of college bowl games
References
- Reardon, Dave (2004-03-31). "Aloha Sports suing NCAA". Starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.