Freedom Bowl
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.<ref>Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.</ref>
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1984 | Iowa | 55 | #19 Texas | 17 | <ref name="1984 Freedom">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 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 | Template:Spaces7 | |
| 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 | Template:Spaces7 | |
| December 30, 1993 | USC | 28 | Utah | 21 | |
| December 27, 1994 | #12 Utah | 16 | #15 Arizona | 13 | |
Appearances by team
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Washington Huskies football|Template:Color | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[BYU Cougars football|Template:Color | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[USC Trojans football|Template:Color | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Utah Utes football|Template:Color | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Template:Color | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Colorado State Rams football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[UCLA Bruins football|Template:Color | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Air Force Falcons football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA secondary color cell|[[Arizona Wildcats football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Florida Gators football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Oregon Ducks football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[San Diego State Aztecs football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | style=Template:NCAA color cell|[[Texas Longhorns football|Template:Color | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
Appearances by conference
| 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
References
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