Bowl Games

1969 Tangerine Bowl: Toledo vs Davidson (24) 12/26/69

1970 Blue-Gray Game and Peach Bowl: Ariz. St vs. N. Carolina (2) 12/28&30/70)

1976 Rose Bowl & Orange Bowl (NBC) 1/1/76

Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs UCLA; Orange Bowl: Oklahoma vs Michigan

1981 California Bowl (and others on 24) 12/19/81

Bowl Fans...This Bud's for You 1/1/83

1986 Holiday Bowl: Iowa vs San Diego State 12/30/86

1991 Raisin Bowl: BGSU vs Fresno State (TV5) 12/8/91

1982 California Bowl & 1982 Tangerine Bowl (Sat 1218/82)

California Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Fresno State; Tangerine Bowl: Boston College vs. Auburn; Hartford Open

Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs Michigan (ABC) Mon 1/2/84

Auburn defeated Michigan 9-7.

NBC New Year's Day Programming (1/2/84)

Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State defeated Pittsburgh 28-23, Rose Bowl: UCLA defeated Illinois 45-9, Orange Bowl: Miami defeated Nebraska 31-30.

New Year's Day Bowl Games TV Guide close-up (1/1/86)

The Fiesta Bowl (Michigan beat Nebraska 27-23), Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M beat Auburn 36-16), Rose Bowl (UCLA beat Iowa 45-28) and The Orange Bowl (Oklahoma beat Penn State 25-19), Sugar Bowl (Tennessee beat Miami 35-7).

New Year's Day on NBC (1/1/86 two-page ad)

Tournament of Roses Parade, The Fiesta Bowl (Michigan beat Nebraska 27-23), the Rose Bowl (UCLA beat Iowa 45-28) and the Orange Bowl (Oklahoma beat Penn State 25-19).

1/1/86 TV Guide Listings (11AM-3:30PM)

Listings include: Tiurnament of Roses Parade (NBC, CBS); New Love, American Style (ABC); Ryan's Hope and Loving (ABC); Perry Mason (TBS); Odd Couple (50); Cotton Bowl: Auburn vs Texas A&M (CBS); Fiesta Bowl: Michigan vs. Nebraska (NBC); Andy Griffith, Gilligan's Island, Flintstones (50); Hawaii Five-0 (9); Addams Family (36).

1987 New Year's Day Bowl Games (2-page TV Guide close-up) 1/1/87

Citrus Bowl: Auburn beat USC 16-7, Cotton Bowl: Ohio State beat Texas A&M 28-12, Sugar Bowl: Nebraska beat LSU 30-15, Rose Bowl: Arizona State beat Michigan 22-15, Orange Bowl: Oklahoma beat Arkansas 42-8.

New Year's Spectacular on NBC (Thu 1/1/87 two-page ad)

Tournament of Roses Parade (Markie Post, Pat Sajak), Rose Bowl: Arizona St. beat Michigan 22-15, Orange Bowl: Oklahoma beat Arkansas 42-8, Sunkist Fiesta Bowl: Penn State Beat Miami 14-10 on Fri.

TV Guide full-page close-up for 1987 Fiesta Bowl (Fri 1/2/87)

Penn State beat Miami 14-10 for National Championship.

Bowl Week (Ty Detmer) [ESPN] 12/27/90 ad & close-up for Liberty Bowl

Liberty Bowl: (Air Force beat Ohio State 24-11); All-American Bowl: NC State vs S. Miss; Sea World Holiday Bowl: BYU vs Texas.

Gator Bowl: Michigan vs Mississippi (Jon Vaughn) [ESPN] Tue 1/1/91

Michigan won 35-3.

Thrifty Holiday Bowl: Iowa vs. BYU [ESPN] (Mon 12/30/91)

Tie score: 13-13.

TV Guide: New Year's Bowl Games (1/1/93 2-page guide)

Hall of Fame Bowl: Tennessee beat Boston College 38-23; Cotton Bowl: Notre Dame beat Texas A&M 28-3; Florida Citrus Bowl: Georgia beat Ohio State 21-14; Blockbuster Bowl: Stanford beat Penn State 24-3; Rose Bowl: Michigan beat Washington 38-31; Fiesta Bowl: Syracuse beat Colorado 26-22; Orange Bowl: Florida State beat Nebraska 27-14; Sugar Bowl: Alabama beat Miami 34-13.

Las Vegas Bowl: BGSU vs Nevada (Fri 12/18/92 full-page ad, ESPN ad & listing

Bowling Green beat Nevada 35-34

lLas Vegas Bowl II [ESPN] Fri 12/17/93 full-page ad

Utah State beat Ball State 42-33.

7 Bowl Games on ESPN (Tue 12/28/93 full-page ad)

Thrifty Car Rental Bowl Week on ESPN (Wed 12/27/95 full-page ad)

1952 Cotton Bowl: Rice vs. Alabama (Thu 12/31/53 ad for 1/1/54 telecast)

Jimmy Nelson, Danny O'Day. Sponsored by Texaco. Final score: Rice 28, Alabama 6.

Orange Bowl: Maryland vs. Oklahoma, on CBS (Sun 1/1/56)

Sponsored by Buick. Final score: Oklahoma 20, Maryland 6.

The Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Mississippi (Fri 12/26/58 ad for 12/27 game)

Mississippi won, 7-3.

1959 Cotton Bowl (Tue 12/20/58 Texaco ad)

Final score: Air Force 0, TCU 0.

1959 Orange Bowl & Cotton Bowl (Thu 1/1/59)

Orange Bowl: Oklahoma defeated Syracuse, 21-6. Cotton Bowl: Air Force 0, TCU 0.

The Sugar Bowl Parade and Game: Mississippi vs. Arkansas (Thu 1/1/70)

Miss. beat Arkansas 27-22.

"Tangerine Bowl On WSPD-TV" (Wed 11/25/70 Blade Peach Section story)

Univeristy of Toledo defeated William & Mary, 40-12. TV Sports Network.

Tangerine Bowl on WSPD-TV 13 (Mon 12/28/70 ad)

University of Toledo defeated William & Mary, 40-12. Frank Gilhooley, Frank X. Lauterbur.

Astro-Blue Bpnnet Bowl on WDHO-TV 24 (Thu 12/30/70 ad)

Oklahoma and Alabama played to a 24-24 tie.

Gator Bowl on WKLR-FM 99.9 (Fri 12/28/79)

Final score: North Carolina 17, Michigan 15.

Brondes Ford ad for UT Rockets in the California Bowl (Fri 12/18/81 ad)

University of Toledo defeated San Jose State, 27-25.