Knute Rockne Bowl

The Knute Rockne Bowl (named after football great Knute Rockne) was played as the NCAA College Division East Regional championship from 1969 to 1972, one of four national quarterfinals. After an absence of three seasons, it was a Division II national semifinal game in 1976 and 1977, along with the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]

Champions

East Regional championship

NCAA College Division Quarterfinal

DateWinnerScoreRunner upLocation
November 29, 1969Randolph–Macon47–28BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut[2]
November 28, 1970Montclair State7–6Hampden–SydneyAtlantic City, New Jersey[3][4]
November 26, 1971Bridgeport17–12Hampden–SydneyAtlantic City, New Jersey[5]
November 24, 1972Bridgeport27–22Slippery RockAtlantic City, New Jersey[6]

Bowl game

NCAA Division II Semifinal

DateWinnerScoreRunner upLocation
December 4, 1976Akron          29–26Northern MichiganAkron, Ohio[7]
December 3, 1977Lehigh39–30California-DavisDavis, California[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/patriot/lehigh/yearly_results.php?year=1975
  2. ↑ "Randolph-Macon Bridgeport foe in Rockne Bowl". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. November 25, 1969. p. 18.
  3. ↑ "Rockne Bowl teams named". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. November 23, 1970. p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Montclair State wins in Knute Rockne Bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. November 29, 1970. p. B2.
  5. ↑ "Rockne victory for Bridgeport". Morning Record. (Meriden, Connecticut). Associated Press. November 27, 1971. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Bridgeport wins 27-22 in Knute Rockne Bowl". Morning Record. (Meriden, Connecticut). Associated Press. November 25, 1972. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "In overtime, Akron wins Rockne Bowl". Gadsden Times. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 5, 1976. p. 32.
  8. ↑ "Lehigh in II finals". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 4, 1977. p. 91.
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