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{{Short description|College football bowl game in Honolulu}}
{{Distinguish|Hawaii Bowl|Hula Bowl}}
{{Collegebowl
| name               = Aloha Bowl
| full_name          =
| nickname           = [[File:Aloha Bowl logo until 1986.png|175px]]
| defunct            = yes
| Image              =
| caption            =
| stadium            = [[Aloha Stadium]]
| previous_stadiums  =
| location           = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| previous_locations =
| years              = 1982&ndash;2000
| previous_tie-ins   =
| conference_tie-ins =
| payout             =
| sponsors           = [[Jeep|Jeep Corporation]]
| former_names       = Jeep-Eagle Aloha Bowl<br>Jeep Aloha Bowl
| preceded_by        = [[Pineapple Bowl]]
| succeeded_by       = [[Hawaii Bowl]]
| prev_matchup_year  =
| prev_matchup_season=
| prev_matchup_teams =
| prev_matchup_score =
}}
The '''Aloha Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], at [[Aloha Stadium]]. Certified by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), the game featured teams from [[Division I-A]] (later known as the [[Football Bowl Subdivision]]).

==History==
The Aloha Bowl was established in 1982 by [[Mackay Yanagisawa]], a sportsman from [[Oahu]].<ref name="Cisco1999">{{cite book|last=Cisco|first=Dan|title=Hawaiʻi Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s4QWvle-CR8C&pg=PA152|access-date=29 April 2012|year=1999|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2121-0|page=152}}</ref> With the exception of the 1983–1986 playings, the Aloha Bowl was traditionally played on [[Christmas Day|Christmas morning]] in Honolulu.<ref name="Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States">{{cite book|title=Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkgsAQAAMAAJ|access-date=29 April 2012|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Thomson Gale|isbn=978-1-4144-1121-7|page=221}}</ref> For most of its playings, the game was sponsored by [[Jeep]] Corporation.<ref name="Gietschier1999">{{cite book|last=Gietschier|first=Steve|title=Chase's sports calendar of events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsIZ66FgWQC|access-date=29 April 2012|date=1 November 1999|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-2600-9}}</ref>  The bowl originally applied for certification by the NCAA Division I Championship Committee in 1981, but certification was delayed until 1982. The inaugural game was played in 1982 and the last game was played in 2000, after it lost its sponsorship as a result of a corporate merger between Jeep and [[DaimlerChrysler]].  In 1998 and 1999, the Aloha Bowl was part of a [[Doubleheader (television)|doubleheader]] followed by the [[Oahu Bowl]]; the 1998 event was the first televised doubleheader in American college football history.<ref name="Cisco1999"/>

After Jeep dropped its sponsorship, the bowl committees of the Hawaiian bowl games elected to move the games to the U.S. mainland. The Oahu Bowl moved to [[Seattle]] and was played as the [[Seattle Bowl]] for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starbulletin.com/2004/03/31/sports/story2.html|title=Aloha Sports suing NCAA|date=31 March 2004|publisher=[[Star Bulletin]]|access-date=26 August 2008|archive-date=9 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509150000/http://starbulletin.com/2004/03/31/sports/story2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2001/05/01/Sports/Bowl-Bids.Aloha.To.Hawaii-74236.shtml| title=Bowl bids aloha to Hawaii| publisher=Bcheights.com| date=1 May 2001| access-date=26 August 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228103415/http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2001/05/01/Sports/Bowl-Bids.Aloha.To.Hawaii-74236.shtml| archive-date=2007-12-28| url-status=dead}}</ref> The Aloha Bowl was to move to [[San Francisco]], but before the move could be completed the game lost its bowl certification. San Francisco later received a bowl game, first played in December 2002 as the [[San Francisco Bowl]], which later operated under several other names. Hawaii did not remain without a bowl for long, however, as a new bowl committee received certification in 2002 for a Christmastime game, the [[Hawaii Bowl]], at Aloha Stadium.

The Aloha Bowl was preceded years earlier by the [[Poi Bowl]] (late 1930s) and [[Pineapple Bowl]] (1940s and early 1950s).

==Game results==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date 
! colspan="2" | Winner
! colspan="2" | Loser
! Attendance
! Notes
|-
| December 25, 1982 
| ''' #9 [[1982 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]''' 
| '''21''' 
| #16 [[1982 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] 
| 20 || 30,055 
| [[1982 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 26, 1983 
| '''[[1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' 
| '''13''' 
| [[1983 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] 
| 10 
| 37,212 
| [[1983 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 29, 1984 
| '''#10 [[1984 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]''' 
| '''27''' 
| #17 [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] 
| 20 
| 41,777 
| [[1984 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 28, 1985 
| '''#13 [[1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' 
| '''24''' 
| [[1985 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 
| 3 
| 35,183 
| [[1985 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 27, 1986 
| '''#13 [[1986 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]''' 
| '''30''' 
| [[1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] 
| 21 
| 26,743 
| [[1986 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1987 
| '''#10 [[1987 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]''' 
| '''20''' 
| [[1987 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] 
| 16 
| 24,839 
| [[1987 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1988 
| '''#18 [[1988 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]''' 
| '''24''' 
| #14 [[1988 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] 
| 22 
| 35,132 
| [[1988 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1989 
| '''#22 [[1989 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]''' 
| '''33''' 
| #19 [[1989 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii]] 
| 13 
| 50,000 
| [[1989 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1990 
| '''[[1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' 
| '''28''' 
| [[1990 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]] 
| 0 
| 14,185 
| [[1990 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1991 
| '''[[1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' 
| '''18''' 
| #17 [[1991 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]] 
| 17 
| 34,433 
| [[1991 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1992 
| '''[[1992 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]''' 
| '''23''' 
| #23 [[1992 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] 
| 20 
| 42,933 
| [[1992 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1993 
| '''#17 [[1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]''' 
| '''41''' 
| #24 [[1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]] 
| 30 
| 44,009 
| [[1993 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1994 
| '''#25 [[1994 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]''' 
| '''12''' 
| #8 [[1994 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] 
| 7 
| 44,862 
| [[1994 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1995 
| '''#11 [[1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]''' 
| '''51''' 
| #24 [[1995 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 
| 30 
| 41,111 
| [[1995 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1996 
| '''[[1996 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]''' 
| '''42''' 
| [[1996 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] 
| 38 
| 43,380 
| [[1996 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1997 
| '''#21 [[1997 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]''' 
| '''51''' 
| #25 [[1997 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] 
| 23 
| 44,598 
| [[1997 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1998 
| '''[[1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]''' 
| '''51''' 
| #21 [[1998 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] 
| 43 
| 46,451 
| [[1998 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 1999 
| '''[[1999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]''' 
| '''23''' 
| [[1999 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] 
| 3 
| 40,974 
| [[1999 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 2000 
| '''[[2000 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]''' 
| '''31''' 
| [[2000 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] 
| 17 
| 24,397 
| [[2000 Aloha Bowl|notes]]
|}

== Appearances by team ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Appearances
!Wins
!Losses
!Win %
|-
|1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}|[[Washington Huskies football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Washington]]}}
|3
|2
|1
|.667
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Boston College Eagles}}|[[Boston College Eagles football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Boston College]]}}
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Colorado]]}}
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Arizona State Sun Devils}}|[[Arizona State Sun Devils football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Arizona State]]}}
|2
|0
|2
|.000
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas Jayhawks}}|[[Kansas Jayhawks football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Kansas]]}}
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}|[[Arizona Wildcats football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Arizona]]}}
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}|[[Michigan State Spartans football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan State]]}}
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|-
|T2
| style={{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}|[[UCLA Bruins football|{{color|#FFFFFF|UCLA]]}}
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide}}|[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Alabama]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Georgia Tech]]}}

|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}|[[Navy Midshipmen football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Navy]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}|[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Penn State]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|SMU Mustangs}}|[[SMU Mustangs football|{{color|#FFFFFF|SMU]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}|[[Syracuse Orange football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Syracuse]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}|[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Wake Forest]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}|[[Washington State Cougars football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Washington State]]}}
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}|[[BYU Cougars football|{{color|#FFFFFF|BYU]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}|[[California Golden Bears football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Cal]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Florida Gators}}|[[Florida Gators football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Florida]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}}|[[Fresno State Bulldogs football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Fresno State]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors}}|[[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Hawaii]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Houston Cougars}}|[[Houston Cougars football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Houston]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}|[[Kansas State Wildcats football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Kansas State]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}|[[Mayland Terrapins football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Maryland]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|North Carolina Tar Heels}}|[[North Carolina Tar Heels football|{{color|#FFFFFF|North Carolina]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}|[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Notre Dame]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}|[[Oregon Ducks football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Oregon]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}|[[Stanford Cardinal football|{{color|#FFFFFF|Stanford]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|-
|T3
| style={{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}|[[USC Trojans football|{{color|#FFFFFF|USC]]}}
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|}

== Appearances by conference ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Conference
!Appearances
!Record
!Win %
!# of Teams
!Teams
|-
|1
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
|14
|5–9
|.357
|9
|[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] (2–1)

[[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] (1–1)

[[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] (1–1)

[[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] (0–2)

[[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] (1–0)

[[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] (0–1)

[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] (0–1)

[[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] (0–1)

[[USC Trojans football|USC]] (0–1)
|-
|T2
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|4
|2–2
|.500
|4
|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] (1–0)

[[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] (0–1)

[[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] (0–1)

[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]] (1–0)
|-
|T2
|[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
|4
|3–1
|.750
|3
|[[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] (2–0)

[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] (1–0)

[[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] (0–1)
|-
|T2
|[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
|4
|3–1
|.750
|3
|[[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] (1–0)

[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (0–1)

[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (1–0)

[[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] (1–0)
|-
|5
|[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|3
|0–3
|.000
|3
|[[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] (0–1)

[[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] (0–1)

[[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] (0–1)
|-
|T6
|[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
|2
|2–0
|1.000
|1
|[[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] (2–0)
|-
|T6
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|2
|1–1
|.500
|1
|[[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] (1–1)
|-
|T6
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|2
|1–1
|.500
|2
|[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (1–0)

[[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (0–1)
|-
|T6
|[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
|2
|1–1
|.500
|2
|[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] (1–0)

[[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] (0–1)
|-
|10
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|1
|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] (1–0)
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: Table based on conference affiliation at the time the game was played and may not represent current conference alignment.

==Television==
{{main|List of Aloha Bowl broadcasters}}
Most editions of the Aloha Bowl were televised by [[College Football on ABC|ABC]] (1986–2000).

==See also==
* [[List of college bowl games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aloha Bowl navbox}}

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[[Category:College sports in Hawaii]]
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[[Category:1982 establishments in Hawaii]]
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