Freedom Bowl
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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.
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.
Game results
| Date | Winner | Loser | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1984 | Iowa | 55 | #19 Texas | 17 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| T1 | BYU | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | USC | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | Utah | 2 | 1–1 | .500 |
| T1 | Colorado | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
| T6 | Arizona State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Colorado State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Fresno State | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Iowa | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Tulsa | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | UCLA | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| T6 | Air Force | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Arizona | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Florida | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | Oregon | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | San Diego State | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| T6 | 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) Arizona State (1–0) UCLA (1–0) Arizona (0–1) Oregon (0–1) |
| T1 | WAC | 8 | 4–4 | .500 | 6 | BYU (1–1) Utah (1–1) Colorado State (1–0) Fresno State (1–0) Air Force (0–1) San Diego State (0–1) |
| 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) |