# Freedom Bowl

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{{Collegebowl|defunct=yes|location=[Anaheim, California](/source/Anaheim%2C_California)|image_size=|logo=|name=Freedom Bowl|nickname=|payout=|stadium=[Anaheim Stadium](/source/Anaheim_Stadium)|years=1984–1994}}

The '''Freedom Bowl''' was an annual post-season [college football](/source/college_football) [bowl game](/source/bowl_game) played at [Anaheim Stadium](/source/Anaheim_Stadium) in [Anaheim, California](/source/Anaheim%2C_California), from 1984 to 1994. 

The bowl frequently invited a team from the [Western Athletic Conference](/source/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](/source/Holiday_Bowl) and [Cotton Bowl Classic](/source/Cotton_Bowl_Classic) having choice of the conference champion.<ref>Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", ''The Washington Times''. December 21, 1997. Page A1.</ref>

==Game results==
{| class="wikitable"
!Date !! colspan="2" | Winner !! colspan="2" | Loser !! Notes
|-
| December 26, [1984](/source/1984_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Iowa](/source/1984_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team)''' || '''55''' || #19 [Texas](/source/1984_Texas_Longhorns_football_team) || 17||<ref name="1984 Freedom">{{cite news|url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=747&change_well_id=2 |title=1984 Freedom Bowl: Iowa 55, Texas 17 |access-date=2006-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209095303/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=747&change_well_id=2 |archive-date=2006-12-09 }}</ref>
|-
| December 30, [1985](/source/1985_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Washington](/source/1985_Washington_Huskies_football_team)''' || '''20''' || [Colorado](/source/1985_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team) || 17 ||
|-
| December 30, [1986](/source/1986_Freedom_Bowl) || '''#15 [UCLA](/source/1986_UCLA_Bruins_football_team)''' || '''31''' || [BYU](/source/1986_BYU_Cougars_football_team) || 10 ||
|-
| December 30, [1987](/source/1987_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Arizona State](/source/1987_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team)''' || '''33''' || [Air Force](/source/1987_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team) || 28 ||
|-
| December 29, [1988](/source/1988_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[BYU](/source/1988_BYU_Cougars_football_team)''' || '''20''' || #20 [Colorado](/source/1988_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team) || 17 ||
|-
| December 30, [1989](/source/1989_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Washington](/source/1989_Washington_Huskies_football_team)''' || '''34''' || [Florida](/source/1989_Florida_Gators_football_team) || {{spaces|2}}7 || 
|-
| December 29, [1990](/source/1990_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Colorado State](/source/1990_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team)''' || '''32''' || [Oregon](/source/1990_Oregon_Ducks_football_team) || 31 ||
|-
| December 30, [1991](/source/1991_Freedom_Bowl) || '''#22 [Tulsa](/source/1991_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team)''' || '''28''' || [San Diego State](/source/1991_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team) || 17 || 
|-
| December 29, [1992](/source/1992_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[Fresno State](/source/1992_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team)''' || '''24''' || #23 [USC](/source/1992_USC_Trojans_football_team) || {{spaces|2}}7 ||
|-
| December 30, [1993](/source/1993_Freedom_Bowl) || '''[USC](/source/1993_USC_Trojans_football_team)''' || '''28''' || [Utah](/source/1993_Utah_Utes_football_team) || 21 ||
|-
| December 27, [1994](/source/1994_Freedom_Bowl) ||  #12 '''[Utah](/source/1994_Utah_Utes_football_team)''' || '''16''' || #15 [Arizona](/source/1994_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team) || 13 ||
|}

== Appearances by team ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Appearances
!Record
!Win %
|-
|T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Washington](/source/Washington_Huskies_football)}}
|2
|2–0
|1.000
|-
|T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|BYU](/source/BYU_Cougars_football)}}
|2
|1–1
|.500
|-
|T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football)}}
|2
|1–1
|.500
|-
|T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Utah](/source/Utah_Utes_football)}}
|2
|1–1
|.500
|-
|T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football)}}
|2
|0–2
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Arizona State Sun Devils}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Arizona State](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Colorado State](/source/Colorado_State_Rams_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Fresno State](/source/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Iowa Hawkeyes}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Iowa](/source/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Tulsa](/source/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football)}}
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Air Force](/source/Air_Force_Falcons_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Florida Gators}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Oregon](/source/Oregon_Ducks_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|San Diego State](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|-
|T6
| style={{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}|[{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football)}}
|1
|0–1
|.000
|}

== Appearances by conference ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Conference
!Appearances
!Record
!Win %
!# of Teams
!Teams
|-
|T1
|[Pac-10](/source/Pac-12_Conference)
|8
|5–3
|.625
|6
|[Washington](/source/Washington_Huskies_football) (2–0)<br>
[USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football) (1–1)<br>
[Arizona State](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football) (1–0)<br>
[UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football) (1–0)<br>
[Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_football) (0–1)<br>
[Oregon](/source/Oregon_Ducks_football) (0–1)
|-
|T1
|[WAC](/source/Western_Athletic_Conference_football)
|8
|4–4
|.500
|6
|[BYU](/source/BYU_Cougars_football) (1–1)<br>
[Utah](/source/Utah_Utes_football) (1–1)<br>
[Colorado State](/source/Colorado_State_Rams_football) (1–0)<br>
[Fresno State](/source/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football) (1–0)<br>
[Air Force](/source/Air_Force_Falcons_football) (0–1)<br>
[San Diego State](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football) (0–1)
|-
|3
|[Big Eight](/source/Big_Eight_Conference)
|2
|0–2
|.000
|1
|[Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football) (0–2)
|-
|T4
|[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference)
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|1
|[Iowa](/source/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football) (1–0)
|-
|T4
|[Independent](/source/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools)
|1
|1–0
|1.000
|1
|[Tulsa](/source/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football) (1–0)
|-
|T4
|[SEC](/source/Southeastern_Conference)
|1
|0–1
|.000
|1
|[Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) (0–1)
|-
|T4
|[SWC](/source/Southwest_Conference)
|1
|0–1
|.000
|1
|[Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) (0–1)
|}

==See also==
* [List of college bowl games](/source/List_of_college_bowl_games)

==References==
<references/>

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