College Football Bowl Game Programs

Note: This page is a finding aid to materials in the Joyce Sports Research Collection in the Department of Special Collections, University Libraries of Notre Dame. It references the Joyce Collection's holdings of American college football bowl game programs, excluding those for the Rose Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl. Programs are arranged alphabetically by game name, and thereunder by date. Materials may be consulted in 102 Hesburgh Library.

Location: Dept. of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Joyce Series No.: FBC625

Holdings:

Box 1 (FBC625-1)

All-America Graduation Game (Buffalo NY)
23 Jun 1961 East College All-Stars vs West College All-Stars

All American Bowl (Tucson AZ)
2 Jan 1960 Major School All-Stars vs Small School All-Stars - 26 Dec 1960 MS All-Stars vs SS All-Stars - 30 Dec 1961 MS All-Stars vs SS All-Stars

All American Bowl (Birmingham AL)
29 Dec 1988 Illinois vs Florida

Aloha Bowl (Honolulu HI)
29 Dec 1984 SMU vs Notre Dame - 25 Dec 1988 Washington State vs Houston

Aluminum Bowl (Little Rock AR)
22 Dec 1956 St. Joseph's vs Montana State

American Bowl (Tampa FL)
4 Jan 1969 North vs South - 10 Jan 1971 North vs South - 9 Jan 1972 North vs South - 5 Jan 1975 North vs South

Angel Bowl (Los Angeles CA)
28 Dec 1946 Wiley College vs Florida A&M - 28 Dec 1947 All Stars of Texas vs San Pedro All-Stars

Aviation Bowl (Dayton OH)
9 Dec 1961 Western Michigan vs New Mexico

Blue and Gray Game (Montgomery AL)
30 Dec 1950 - 29 Dec 1951 - 29 Dec 1956 - 28 Dec 1957 - 30 Dec 1961 - 26 Dec 1964 - 25 Dec 1965 - 24 Dec 1966 - 30 Dec 1967 - 28 Dec 1968

Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston TX)
19 Dec 1959 TCU vs Clemson - 16 Dec 1961 Rice vs Kansas - 21 Dec 1963 Baylor vs LSU (2)

Box 2 (FBC625-2)

Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston TX) (cont.)
19 Dec 1964 Tulsa vs Mississippi - 18 Dec 1965 Tennessee vs Tulsa - 17 Dec 1966 Texas vs Mississippi - 23 Dec 1967 Colorado vs Miami (FL)

Astro Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston TX)
31 Dec 1968 Oklahoma vs SMU - 31 Dec 1970 Oklahoma vs Alabama - 31 Dec 1971 Colorado vs Houston - 31 Dec 1983 Baylor vs Oklahoma State - 31 Dec 1985 Air Force vs Texas - 29 Dec 1987 Pittsburgh vs Texas

Bluegrass Bowl (Louisville KY)
13 Dec 1958 Florida State vs Oklahoma State

Boardwalk Bowl (Atlantic City NJ)
14 Dec 1968 Indiana (PA) vs Delaware - 13 Dec 1969 North Carolina Central vs Delaware - 12 Dec 1970 Morgan State vs Delaware

Boys Bowl (Houston TX)
21 Dec 1946 College of the Pacific vs North Texas State

Burley Bowl (Johnson City TN)
22 Nov 1951 Morris Harvey vs Lebanon Valley - 27 Nov 1952 East Tennessee State vs Emory & Henry - 26 Nov 1953 Emory & Henry vs East Tennessee State - 25 Nov 1954 East Tennessee State vs Appalachian State - 24 Nov 1955 East Tennessee State vs Appalachian State - 22 Nov 1956 East Tennessee State vs Memphis State

Camillia Bowl (Sacramento CA)
8 Dec 1962 Lenoir Rhyne vs Central State - 12 Dec 1964 Sacramento State vs Montana State - 11 Dec 1965 California State vs California at Sacramento - 10 Dec 1966 Montana State University vs San Diego State College 9 Dec 1967 San Francisco State vs San Diego State

Box 3 (FBC625-3)

Camillia Bowl (Sacramento CA) (cont.)
14 Dec 1968 Fresno State vs Humboldt State - 13 Dec 1969 North Dakota State vs Montana - 9 Dec 1972 Cal Poly vs North Dakota - 15 Dec 1973 Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky

Capital Classic (Washington DC)
1 Nov 1946 Tennessee State College vs North Carolina State College

Cement Bowl (Allentown PA)
8 Dec 1962 West Chester vs Hofstra

Challenge Bowl (Corpus Christi TX)
4 Jan 1964 Southwest All-Stars vs National All-Stars (4 Jan 1964)

Champion Bowl (Augusta GA)
12 Dec 1964 Concordia vs Sam Houston State - 9 Dec 1967 Eastern Washington State vs Fairmont State

Cigar Bowl (Tampa FL)
1 Jan 1949 Missouri Valley vs St. Thomas - 1 Jan 1954 Missouri Valley vs Wisconsin State

Copper Bowl (Tempe AZ)
26 Dec 1959 National All-Stars vs Southwest All-Stars

Cotton-Tobacco Bowl (Greensboro NC)
1 Jan 1947 Richmond vs Norfolk

Cowboy Bowl (Lawton OK)
11 Dec 1971 Howard Payne vs Cameron - 9 Dec 1972 Langston vs Harding

Crusade Bowl (Baltimore MD)
6 Jan 1963 Eastern All-Stars vs Western All-Stars

Delta Bowl (Memphis TN)
1 Jan 1948 Mississippi vs TCU

Dixie Bowl (Birmingham AL)
1 Jan 1948 Arkansas vs William & Mary - 1 Jan 1949 Wake Forest vs Baylor

East-West Game (Chicago IL)
24 Aug 1933

East-West Shrine Classic (San Francisco/Palo Alto CA)
1 Jan 1943 - 2 Jan 1965 - 31 Dec 1966 - 30 Dec 1967 - 27 Dec 1969 - 28 Dec 1974 - 5 Jan 1980 - 15 Jan 1994 - 11 Jan 2003

Elks Bowl (Raleigh NC)
11 Dec 1954 Appalachian vs Newberry

Exchange Bowl (Kingsport TN)
25 Nov 1966 Carson-Newman vs Georgetown College

Box 3A (FBC625-3A)

Fiesta Bowl (Tempe AZ)
27 Dec 1971 Arizona State vs Florida State - 28 Dec 1974 Oklahoma State vs Brigham Young) - 25 Dec 1978 UCLA vs Arkansas -25 Dec 1979 Arizona vs Pittsburgh - 1 Jan 1983 Arizona State vs Oklahoma - 2 Jan 1984 Ohio State vs Pittsburgh - 2 Jan 1987 Miami vs Penn State - 1 Jan 1988 Nebraska vs Florida State - 2 Jan 1989 West Virginia vs Notre Dame - 1 Jan 1992 Penn State vs Tennessee - 2 Jan 1996 Nebraska vs Florida - 4 Jan 1999 Tennessee vs Florida State - 1 Jan 2001 Notre Dame vs Oregon State - 1 Jan 2002 Oregon vs Colorado

Box 4 (FBC625-4)

Fish Bowl Classic (Corpus Christi TX)
10 Dec 1948 Corpus Christi vs Southwestern

Fish Bowl Classic (Norfolk VA)
4 Dec 1948 Hampton vs Wilberforce

Freedom Bowl (Anaheim CA)
30 Dec 1987 Air Force vs Arizona State - 30 Dec 1989 Florida vs Washington - 29 Dec 1990 Oregon vs Colorado State

Freedom Classic (Los Angeles CA)
12 Sep 1969 Grambling vs Alcorn A&M - 11 Sep 1970 Alcorn vs Tennessee State - 22 Sep 1972 Grambling vs Cal-State Long Beach - 8 Sep1973 Grambling vs Cal-State Long Beach

Fruit Bowl (San Francisco CA)
14 Dec 1947 Prairie View vs Wilberforce

Garden State Bowl (The Meadowlands NJ)
14 Dec 1980 Houston vs Navy - 13 Dec 1981 Tennessee vs Wisconsin

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville FL)
1 Jan 1951 Wyoming vs Washington & Lee - 1 Jan 1952 Miami (FL) vs Clemson - 1 Jan 1953 Florida vs Tulsa - 1 Jan 1954 Texas Tech vs Auburn - 31 Dec 1954 Auburn vs Baylor - 31 Dec 1955 Vanderbilt vs Auburn - 29 Dec 1956 Georgia Tech vs Pittsburgh - 28 Dec 1957 Tennessee vs Texas A&M - 27 Dec 1958 Mississippi vs Florida - 2 Jan 1960 Arkansas vs Georgia Tech - 31 Dec 1960 Florida vs Baylor

Box 5 (FBC625-5)

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville FL) (cont.)
30 Dec 1961 Penn State vs Georgia Tech. - 29 Dec 1962 Florida vs Penn State - 28 Dec 1963 North Carolina vs Air Force - 2 Jan 1965 Florida State vs Oklahoma - 31 Dec 1965 Georgia Tech vs Texas Tech. - 31 Dec 1966 Tennessee vs Syracuse - 30 Dec 1967 Florida State vs Penn State - 31 Dec 1971 Georgia vs North Carolina - 1972 Auburn vs Colorado - 1975 Maryland vs Florida - 29 Dec 1978 Clemson vs Ohio State - 28 Dec 1979 North Carolina vs Michigan - 30 Dec 1983 Florida vs Iowa - 31 Dec 1987 LSU vs South Carolina - 1 Jan 2011 Mississippi State vs Michigan

Gem City Bowl (Erie PA)
1960 East vs West - 1961 East vs West

Glass Bowl (Toledo OH)
7 Dec 1946 Bates vs Toledo

Box 6 (FBC625-6)

Golden Isles Civitan Bowl (Golden Isle GA)
30 Nov 1962 Howard vs McNeese State

Good Neighbor Bowl (Norfolk VA)
29 Sep 1956 Virginia Tech vs North Carolina State

Gotham Bowl (New York City NY)
9 Dec 1961 Baylor vs Utah State - 15 Dec 1962 Miami (FL) vs Nebraska

Grantland Rice Bowl (Murfreesboro TN)
12 Dec 1964 Middle Tennessee State vs Muskingum - 11 Dec 1965 Tennessee State vs Ball State - 10 Dec 1966 Tennessee State vs Muskingum - 9 Dec 1967 Ball State vs Eastern Kentucky - 14 Dec 1968 Akron vs Louisiana Tech - 13 Dec 1969 Louisiana Tech vs East Tennessee State

Great Smoky Mountain Football Classic (Knoxville TN)
1 January 1934 North vs South

Hall of Fame Bowl (Birmingham AL)
22 Dec 1977 Maryland vs Minnesota

Harbor Bowl (San Diego CA)
1 Jan 1947 Montana State vs New Mexico - 1 Jan 1948 Hardin-Simmons vs San Diego State - 1 Jan 1949 Villanova vs Oregon

Holiday Bowl (St. Petersburg FL)
21 Dec 1957 Hillsdale vs Pittsburgh - 20 Dec 1958 Northeastern Oklahoma State vs Arizona State College - 19 Dec 1959 Lenoir Rhyne vs Texas A&M - 10 Dec 1960 Lenoir Rhyne vs Humboldt State

Holiday Bowl (San Diego CA)
18 Dec 1981 Brigham Young vs Washington State - 17 Dec 1982 Brigham Young vs Ohio State - 22 Dec 1985 Arkansas vs Arizona State

Hula Bowl (Honolulu HI)
8 Jan 1961 East vs West - 8 Jan 1965 North vs South - 7 Jan 1966 North vs South - 4 Jan 1969 North vs South - 10 Jan 1970 North vs South - 7 Jan 1978 North vs South - 15 Jan 1983 East vs West - 7 Jan 1984 North vs South - 16 Jan 1988 North vs South

Box 7 (FBC625-7)

Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia PA)
19 Dec 1959 Penn State vs Alabama - 17 Dec 1960 Penn State vs Oregon - 16 Dec 1961 Syracuse vs Miami (FL) - 15 Dec 1962 Oregon State vs Villanova - 21 Dec 1963 Mississippi State vs North Carolina St. - 19 Dec 1964 Utah vs West Virginia - 18 Dec 1965 Mississippi vs Auburn - 10 Dec 1966 Miami (FL) vs Virginia Tech - 16 Dec 1967 North Carolina State vs Georgia - 14 Dec 1968 Mississippi vs Virginia Tech - 13 Dec 1969 Colorado vs Alabama - 12 Dec 1970 Tulane vs Colorado - 29 Dec 1983 Notre Dame vs Boston College (2)

Lodi Grape Bowl (Lodi CA)
13 Dec 1947 College of the Pacific vs Utah State Agricultural College - 11 Dec 1948 Hardin-Simmons vs College of the Pacific

Lutheran Bowl (Cleveland OH)
19 Nov 1949 Valparaiso vs Wittenberg

Mercy Bowl (Los Angeles CA)
23 Nov 1961 Fresno State vs Bowling Green

Box 8 (FBC625-8)

Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs MO)
24 Nov 1955 Missouri Valley vs Hastings - 22 Nov 1956 St. Benedict's vs Northeast State - 22 Nov 1958 Lincoln vs Emporia State - 28 Nov 1959 College of Emporia vs Austin College - 25 Nov 1961 Parsons vs Northeast Missouri State - 24 Nov 1962 Adams State vs Northern Illinois - 30 Nov 1963 Southwest Missouri State vs Northern Illinois - 28 Nov 1964 Western State College of Colorado vs North Dakota State - 27 Nov 1965 Northern Illinois vs North Dakota - 26 Nov 1966 Southwest Missouri State vs Adams State - 25 Nov 1967 William Jewell vs Doane - 29 Nov 1969 Simpson vs St. John's University

Mirage Bowl (Tokyo, Japan)
4 Dec 1977 Grambling vs Temple

Motor City Bowl (Detroit MI)
26 Dec 2006 Central Michigan vs Middle Tennessee State

North - South (Miami, FL)
26 Dec 1949 - 25 Dec 1950 - 25 Dec 1951 - 25 Dec 1952 - 25 Dec 1953 - 25 Dec 1954 - 26 Dec 1956 - 22 Dec 1962 - 21 Dec 1963 - 25 Dec 1964 - 26 Dec 1966 - 25 Dec 1967 - 25 Dec 1968 - 25 Dec 1969

Box 9 (FBC625-9)

Oak Bowl (Peru NE)
9 Oct 1948 Peru State vs Wayne State

Oil Bowl (Houston TX)
1 Jan 1944 Southern Louisiana Institute vs Arkansas A&M - Jan 1947 Georgia Tech vs St. Mary's Unversity

Orange Blossom Classic (Orlando FL)
4 Dec 1937 Florida A&M vs Hampton - 3 Dec 1938 Florida A&M vs Kentucky State - 7 Dec 1940 Florida A&M vs Wilberforce - 6 Dec 1941 Florida A&M vs Tuskegee - 4 Dec 1948 Florida A&M vs Virginia Union - 6 Dec 1952 Florida A&M vs Virgina State - 5 Dec 1953 Florida A&M vs Prairie View A&M - 4 Dec 1954 Florida A&M vs Maryland State - 3 Dec 1955 Florida A&M vs Grambling - 14 Dec 1957 Florida A&M vs Maryland State - 13 Dec 1958 Florida A&M vs Prarie View A&M - 10 Dec 1960 Florida A&M vs Langston - 9 Dec 1961 Florida A&M vs Jackson State - 14 Dec 1963 Florida A&M vs Morgan State- 5 Dec 1964 Florida A&M vs Grambling - 3 Dec 1966 Florida A&M vs Alabama A&M - 2 Dec 1967 Florida A&M vs Grambling - 7 Dec 1968 Florida A&M vs Alcorn A&M

Oyster Bowl (Norfolk VA)
31 Oct 1953 Viginia vs Duke - 5 Nov 1955 North Carolina vs South Carolina - 20 Oct 1956 Duke vs Pitt - 10 Oct 1959 Navy vs Syracuse

Box 10 (FBC625-10)

Oyster Bowl (Norfolk VA) (cont.)
8 Oct 1960 Navy vs SMU

Pasadena Bowl (Pasadena CA)
7 Dec 1968 Sacramento State vs Grambling - 6 Dec 1969 San Diego State vs Boston University - 19 Dec 1970 Cal State-Long Beach vs Louisville - 18 Dec 1971 San Jose State vs Memphis State

Peach Bowl (Atlanta GA)
30 Dec 1968 LSU vs Florida State - 30 Dec 1969 South Carolina vs West Virginia - 31 Dec 1976 Kentucky vs North Carolina - 30 Dec 1983 Florida St. vs North Carolina - 2 Jan 1988 Tennessee vs Indiana (2)

Pecan Bowl (Abilene TX)
12 Dec 1964 Lamar State vs State College of Iowa - 11 Dec 1965 North Dakota State vs Grambling - 10 Dec 1966 Parsons vs North Dakota State - 16 Dec 1967 Texas at Arlington vs North Dakota - 14 Dec 1968 Arkansas State vs North Dakota State

Pineapple Bowl (Honolulu HI)
2 Jan 1950 Stanford vs Hawaii - 1 Jan 1952 San Diego State vs Hawaii

Prarie View Bowl (Houston TX)
1 Jan 1949 Prarie View A&M vs Wilberforce State - 1 Jan 1954 Prarie View A&M vs Texas Southern - 1 Jan 1955 Prarie View A&M vs Texas Southern - 1 Jan 1959 Prarie View A&M vs Langston - 31 Dec 1960 Arkansas vs Prarie View A&M

Box 11 (FBC625-11)

Pretzel Bowl (Reading PA)
2 Oct 1954 Albright vs Muhlenberg

Raisin Bowl (Fresno CA)
1 Jan 1946 Drake vs Fresno State - 1 Jan 1947 San Jose State vs Utah State - 1 Jan 1948 College of the Pacific vs Wichita - 1 Jan 1949 Occidental vs Colorado A&M - 31 Dec 1949 San Jose State vs Texas Tech.

Refrigerator Bowl (Evansville IN)
2 Dec 1951 Arkansas State vs Camp Breckinridge - 7 Dec 1952 Arkansas State vs Western Kentucky - 6 Dec 1953 College of Idaho vs Sam Houston State

Salad Bowl (Phoenix AZ)
1 Jan 1948 Nevada vs North Texas State - **1950 Arizona State vs Xavier - Jan 1 1951 Miami (OH) vs Arizona State - **1952 Houston vs Dayton - **1953 San Diego Naval vs 101st Airborne - **1954 Fort Ord vs Great Lakes Naval Training Center - 1 Jan 1955 Skyline All-Stars vs Border All-Stars - **1956 Border All-Stars vs Skyline All-Stars

Box 12 (FBC625-12)

Senior Bowl (Mobile AL)
5 Jan 1957 North vs South - 9 Jan 1960 North vs South - 5 Jan 1963 North vs South - 9 Jan 1965 North vs South - 8 Jan 1966 North vs South - 7 Jan 1967 North vs South - 6 Jan 1968 North vs South - 11 Jan 1969 North vs South - 10 Jan 1970 North vs South

Shriner's East vs West (San Francisco CA)
1 Jan 1930 East vs West (2) - 27 Dec 1930 East vs West (2) - 1 Jan 1932 East vs West - 2 Jan 1933 East vs West (2) - 1 Jan 1934 East vs West - 1 Jan 1935 East vs West - 1 Jan 1936 (2) - 1 Jan 1937 East vs West (2) - 1 Jan 1938 East vs West - 1 Jan 1940 East vs West - 1 Jan 1941 East vs West - 1 Jan 1943 East vs West - 1 Jan 1944 East vs West - 1 Jan 1945 East vs West - 1 Jan 1946 East vs West - 1 Jan 1947East vs West

Box 13 (FBC625-13)

Shriner's East vs West (San Francisco CA) (cont.)
1 Jan 1948 East vs West - 1 Jan 1949 East vs West - 31 Dec 1949 East vs West - 30 Dec 1950 East vs West - 29 Dec 1951 East vs West - 27 Dec 1952 East vs West - 2 Jan 1954 East vs West - 1 Jan 1955 East vs West - 31 Dec 1955 East vs West - 29 Dec 1956 East vs West - 28 Dec 1957 East vs West - 27 Dec 1958 East vs West - 28 Dec 1963 East vs West - 6 Jan 1979 East vs West

Sight Bowl Classic (Yuma AZ)
7 Nov 1959 Arizona State College vs California State Polytechnic

Smoke Bowl (Richmond VA)
1 Jan 1941 Richmond All-Stars vs Norfolk All-Stars

Stagg Bowl (Phenix City AL)
8 Dec 1973 Wittenberg vs Juniata

Sun Bowl (El Paso TX)
1 Jan 1949 West Virginia vs Texas College of Mines - 2 Jan 1950 Texas Western vs Georgetown - 1 Jan 1951 Cincinnati vs West Texas State - 1 Jan 1952 Texas Tech vs College of the Pacific - 1 Jan 1953 College of the Pacific vs Mississippi Southern

Box 14 (FBC625-14)

Sun Bowl (El Paso TX) (cont.)
1 Jan 1954 Texas Western vs Mississippi Southern - 1 Jan 1955 Florida State vs Texas Western - 1 Jan 1957 George Washington vs Texas Western - 31 Dec 1958 Wyoming vs Hardin-Simmons - 31 Dec 1959 North Texas State vs New Mexico State - 31 Dec 1960 New Mexico State vs Utah State - 30 Dec 1961 Wichita vs Villanova - 31 Dec 1962 West Texas State vs Ohio - 31 Dec 1963 SMU vs Oregon - 26 Dec 1964 Texas Tech vs Georgia - 31 Dec 1965 Texas Western vs TCU - 24 Dec 1966 Wyoming vs Florida State - 30 Dec 1967 UTEP vs Mississippi - 28 Dec 1968 Arizona vs Auburn

Box 15 (FBC625-15)

Sun Bowl (El Paso TX) (cont.)
20 Dec 1969 Nebraska vs Georgia - 30 Dec 1972 Texas Tech vs North Carolina (2)

Tangerine Bowl (Orlando FL)
2 Jan 1950 Emory & Henry vs St. Vincent - 1 Jan 1951 Emory & Henry vs Morris Harvey - 1 Jan 1953 East Texas State vs Tennessee Tech - 1 Jan 1954 East Texas State vs Arkansas State - 1 Jan 1955 Omaha vs Eastern Kentucky State - 2 Jan 1956 Juniata vs Missouri Valley - 1 Jan 1960 Presbyterian vs Middle Tennessee State - 30 Dec 1960 The Citadel vs Tennessee Tech - 29 Dec 1961 Middle Tennessee State vs Lamar Tech State - 28 Dec 1963 Coast Guard vs Western Kentucky State - 12 Dec 1964 Massachusetts vs East Carolina

Box 16 (FBC625-16)

Tangerine Bowl (Orlando FL) (cont.)
11 Dec 1965 East Carolina vs Maine - 10 Dec 1966 Morgan State vs Westchester - 16 Dec 1967 Westchester vs Tennessee at Martin - 27 Dec 1968 Ohio vs Richmond - 28 Dec 1971 Toledo vs Richmond

Textile Bowl (Fairfax AL)
5 Dec 1959 Howard vs Gordon Military College

Tobacco Festival (Richmond VA)
13 Oct 1951 William & Mary vs Wake Forest - 19 Sep 1953 William & Mary vs Wake Forest - 7 Oct 1955 Richmond vs The Citadel and 8 Oct 1955 Penn State vs Virginia - 25 Oct 1958 West Virginia vs Virginia Tech - 17 Oct 1959 Virginia vs Virginia Tech - 5 Oct 1963 Duke vs Maryland

U.S. Bowl (Washington D.C.)
7 Jan 1962 East vs West

White Cane Bowl (Los Angeles CA)
16 Sep 1961 Cal-Poly vs Los Angeles State

Variety Bowl (Baltimore MD)
7 Nov 1959 Navy vs Maryland

Yam Bowl (Dallas TX)
25 Dec 1947 Southern vs Fort Valley