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The Camellia Bowl has been the name of two post-season college football bowl series.
[edit] 1948, Lafayette, Louisiana
The Camellia Bowl was a post-season major college football bowl game played at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana, on December 30, 1948 between Hardin-Simmons University and the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University).
[edit] Game results
[edit] 1961-1980, Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California, the Camellia City, hosted 16 college football bowl games between 1961 and 1980 in Hughes Stadium.
The 1964-1972 Camellia Bowl games were part of a set of bowls that led up to a poll to determine the NCAA College Division national football championship, prior to the current NCAA Division II playoff structure.
[edit] Game results
| Date |
Winning Team |
Losing Team |
Location |
Notes |
| December 9, 1961 |
Pittsburg State |
12 |
Linfield |
7 |
Sacramento, California |
NAIA national football championship |
| 1962 |
Central Oklahoma State |
28 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
13 |
Sacramento, California |
NAIA national football championship |
| December 14, 1963 |
St. John’s |
33 |
Prairie View A&M |
27 |
Sacramento, California |
NAIA national football championship |
| December 12, 1964 |
Montana State |
29 |
Sacramento State |
7 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 11, 1965 |
Los Angeles State |
18 |
California-Santa Barbara |
10 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 10, 1966 |
San Diego State |
28 |
Montana State |
7 |
Sacramento, California |
became NCAA College Division Wire Service National Champions |
| December 9, 1967 |
San Diego State |
34 |
San Francisco State |
6 |
Sacramento, California |
became NCAA College Division Wire Service National Champions |
| December 14, 1968 |
Humboldt State |
29 |
Fresno State |
14 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 13, 1969 |
North Dakota State |
30 |
Montana |
3 |
Sacramento, California |
became NCAA College Division Wire Service National Champions |
| December 12, 1970 |
North Dakota State |
31 |
Montana |
16 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 11, 1971 |
Boise State |
32 |
Chico State |
28 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 10, 1972 |
North Dakota |
38 |
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
21 |
Sacramento, California |
|
| December 15, 1973 |
Louisiana Tech |
34 |
Western Kentucky |
0 |
Sacramento, California |
NCAA Division II national football championship |
| December 14, 1974 |
Central Michigan |
54 |
Delaware |
14 |
Sacramento, California |
NCAA Division II national football championship |
| December 13, 1975 |
Northern Michigan |
16 |
Western Kentucky |
14 |
Sacramento, California |
NCAA Division II national football championship |
| December 20, 1980 |
Boise State |
31 |
Eastern Kentucky |
29 |
Sacramento, California |
NCAA Division I-AA national football championship |
[edit] See also
List of college bowl games
[edit] References