California Bowl History
Fresno, CA
Season
Date
Bowl Matchup
1991 12/14/1991 Bowling Green State 28-21 Fresno State 1990 12/8/1990 San Jose State 48-24 Central Michigan 1989 12/9/1989 Fresno State 27-6 Ball State 1988 12/10/1988 Fresno State 35-30 Western Michigan 1987 12/12/1987 Eastern Michigan 30-27 San Jose State 1986 12/13/1986 San Jose State 37-7 Miami (Ohio) 1985 12/14/1985 Fresno State 51-7 Bowling Green State 1984 12/15/1984 Nevada-Las Vegas 30-13 Toledo 1983 12/17/1983 Northern Illinois 20-13 Fullerton State 1982 12/18/1982 Fresno State 29-28 Bowling Green State 1981 12/19/1981 Toledo 27-25 San Jose State 1949 12/31/1949 San Jose State 20-13 Texas Tech 1948 1/1/1949 Occidental 21-20 Colorado State 1947 1/1/1948 Pacific 26-14 Wichita State 1946 1/1/1947 San Jose State 20-0 Utah State 1945 1/1/1946 Drake 13-12 Fresno State
Bowl Game was previously known as: Raisin Bowl
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.