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Raisin Bowl

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Raisin Bowl (defunct)
StadiumRatcliffe Stadium
LocationFresno, California
Operated1946–1949

The Raisin Bowl was an annual post-season American college football bowl game played at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California, from 1946 to 1949.[1][2] The first four games were played on January 1, the last on December 31. The games pitted a California team against an at-large team; the California team prevailed in four of the five games.

This game is not to be confused with the California Bowl which was later staged in Fresno, which in its later years was marketed as the California Raisin Bowl due to the sale of naming rights to the California Raisin Marketing Board.

Game results

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Date playedWinnerLoserLocationNotes
January 1, 1946Drake13Fresno State12Fresno, Californianotes
January 1, 1947San Jose State20Utah State0Fresno, Californianotes
January 1, 1948Pacific (CA)26Wichita14Fresno, Californianotes
January 1, 1949Occidental21Colorado A&M20Fresno, Californianotes
December 31, 1949San Jose State20Texas Tech13Fresno, Californianotes

† Now Wichita State
‡ Now Colorado State

References

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  1. Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", The Washington Times. December 21, 1997. Page A1.

See also

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