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Where are the lost bowls of yesteryear?
Charles Myles of the Arizona Wildcats is tackled during the Freedom Bowl against the Utah Utes at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. Utah won the game 16-13. Stephen Dunn /Allsport, via Getty Images

Where are the lost bowls of yesteryear?

There's roughly 322 bowl games in the college football post-season, but did you know there could be more? May wonderful and ill-advised matchups have sprung up and quickly disappeared, thanks to misguided locations, overeager local businesses, and the decision to name a game after a weed whacker. Let's remember some of the brave bowls that are no longer with us.

Glass Bowl (1946-49): If it were around today, this Toledo-based bowl game would be very popular among players. Ones on the Oregon football team in particular. It could match a team from Washington state with a team from Colorado. And you can smoke out of the trophy!

Bacardi Bowl (Last game, 1946): This is the only bowl to take place in Havana, Cuba! There could have been a revival under Fidel Castro where the losing team was separated from their families and forced to work in labor camps. The NCAA had no problem with that - but they blanched at the idea that under socialism, student-athletes might end up receiving money.

California Raisin Bowl (1981-1991): I heard through the grapevine that no one cared about a game between the MAC and Big West champions. It was originally going to be the Grape Bowl, but interest seriously dried up.

Charity Bowl (1937): After one year, college football decided, screw charity! And the game was discontinued.

Poulan Weed Eater Bowl (1990-1996): A garden tool company saw an opportunity in buying naming rights to the Independence Bowl: An opportunity to be made fun of by the whole country. The shame of being called the "Weed Whacker Bowl" caused both sides to part ways, and the game has had a string of sponsors since. Sadly, they rejected an offer from Deja Vu gentlemen's clubs, or Shreveport could right now be hosting the Larry Flynt's Hustler Club Bowl.

Poi Bowl (1936-39): The Poi Bowl lasted only four years before being renamed the Pineapple Bowl. Then, Pearl Harbor happened, and it became a bowl that will live in infamy. Maybe they didn’t try enough Hawaiian foods - could have been the Macadamia Nut Bowl, or the Shaved Ice Bowl, or even the Luau Pig Bowl. Honestly, Spam missed an opportunity here.

Freedom Bowl (1984-94): The NCAA decided that since players could get their scholarships pulled at any time, but had to sit out a season if they transfer schools, that the irony was too great to continue with the Freedom Bowl.

Garden State Bowl (1978-1982): There's very little information about this New Jersey-based game, but according to Zach Braff, it would change your life. I can only assume the halftime performer was always the Shins, Natalie Portman wore a helmet in case of seizures, and the players were hard to see because their uniforms were the same color as the field. Who knows? Maybe Braff will revive this game with another Kickstarter campaign.

GoDaddy Bowl (2011-15): This bowl took place in Mobile, Alabama, featured whatever teams were willing to play for $9.99/month. It was controversial, because they’d televise a salacious beginning to the game, then force viewers to visit GoDaddy.com to see the disappointing ending.

Seattle Bowl (2001-2): Somehow, the Seattle Bowl was the continuation of the Oahu Bowl. When the Oahu discontinued, the officials decided the best equivalent to Hawaii was Seattle. In December. Because Hawaii is all about flannel shirts, grunge music, and people throwing poi at a downtown market. Mercifully this game ended after 2002.

Ice Bowl (1948-52): If the Seattle bowl is too tropical for your tastes, check out the Ice Bowl, which took place in Alaska on New Year’s Day. Fans who braved the elements were rewarded with two scoreless ties and a 3-0 victory, meaning there were ten times as many cases of frostbite as points scored.

Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (1997-2013): This was even less popular than the Domino’s Pizza Bowl. Despite claims that they had fresh, healthy teams, the game was generally bland and the quality of play was stale. In two words, it was "Crappy! Crappy!"

Salad Bowl (1948): The Salad Bowl was the forerunner to the current Fiesta Bowl. I’m sorry, salad is the OPPOSITE of a fiesta. You win friends with a fiesta. You don’t win friends with salad!

Can you name the 10 longest-running bowl games still played today?
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Rose Bowl
1935
Orange Bowl
1935
Sugar Bowl
1935
Sun Bowl
1937
Cotton Bowl
1946
Gator Bowl
1947
Citrus Bowl
1959
Liberty Bowl
1968
Peach Bowl
1971
Fiesta Bowl

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