Freedom Bowl
College football bowl game
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The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, from 1984 to 1994.
| Freedom Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Anaheim Stadium |
| Location | Anaheim, California |
| Operated | 1984–1994 |
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.[1]
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1984 | Iowa | 55 | #19 Texas | 17 | [2] |
| 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 | 7 | |
| 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 | 7 | |
| 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 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | [[USC Trojans football|USC]] | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | [[Utah Utes football|Utah]] | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
| T6 | [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] | 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) |