The Pasadena Bowl, known as the Junior Rose Bowl or Little Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, was a college football bowl game.

Between 1946 and 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, the game pitted the California Junior College football champions against National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) football teams (not always the champion). It was organized by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce.

The Junior Rose Bowl became the Pasadena Bowl from 1967 to 1971. It was billed as the Junior Rose Bowl the first two years, but now featured teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's College and University Divisions. The bowl featured the champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) from 1969 to 1970 and the champion of the Missouri Valley Conference in 1970 and 1971.

Game results

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Date Winner Loser Location Attendance References
December 14, 1946 Compton 19 Kilgore 0 Pasadena, California 51,000 [1][2][3]
December 13, 1947 Chaffey 39 Cameron 26 Pasadena, California 55,000 [4]
December 11, 1948 Compton 48 Duluth 14 Pasadena, California 50,638 [5]
December 10, 1949 Little Rock 25 Santa Ana 19 Pasadena, California
December 9, 1950 Long Beach 33 Boise 13 Pasadena, California
December 8, 1951 Pasadena 28 Tyler 26 Pasadena, California 41,971 [6]
December 13, 1952 Hartnell 20 Bacone 20 Pasadena, California 35,392 [7]
December 12, 1953 Bakersfield 13 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 6 Pasadena, California 50,385 [8]
December 11, 1954 Hinds 13 El Camino 7 Pasadena, California
December 10, 1955 Compton 22 Jones County 13 Pasadena, California 57,132 [9]
December 8, 1956 Arlington State 20 Compton 13 Pasadena, California 37,142 [10]
December 14, 1957 Arlington State 21 Cerritos 12 Pasadena, California 36,008 [11][12][13]
December 13, 1958 Santa Monica 30 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 12 Pasadena, California 50,797 [14][15]
December 12, 1959 Bakersfield 30 Del Mar 14 Pasadena, California 46,293 [16]
December 10, 1960 Long Beach 38 Tyler 16 Pasadena, California 38,064 [17][18]
December 9, 1961 Cameron 28 Bakersfield 20 Pasadena, California 49,023 [19][20]
December 15, 1962 Santa Ana 20 Columbia Basin 0 Pasadena, California 41,709 [21][22][23]
December 14, 1963 Orange Coast 21 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 0 Pasadena, California 44,044 [24][25]
December 12, 1964 Long Beach 28 Cameron 6 Pasadena, California 45,576 [26]
December 11, 1965 Fullerton 20 Henderson County 15 Pasadena, California 50,098 [27][28]
December 10, 1966 Henderson County 40 Pasadena 13 Pasadena, California 40,045 [29]
December 2, 1967 West Texas State 35 Valley State 13 Pasadena, California 23,802 [30]
December 7, 1968 Grambling 34 Sacramento State 7 Pasadena, California 34,127 [31][32]
December 6, 1969 San Diego State 28 Boston University 7 Pasadena, California 41,276 [33]
December 19, 1970 Louisville (tie) 24 Long Beach State (tie) 24 Pasadena, California 20,472 [34]
December 18, 1971 Memphis State 28 San Jose State 9 Pasadena, California 15,244 [35]
December 11, 1976 Bakersfield 29 Ellsworth 14 Pasadena, California 21,200 [36]
December 10, 1977 Pasadena 38 Jones County 9 Pasadena, California 15,566 [37]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John de la Vega (December 8, 1946). "Compton's Passes Defeat Kilgore, 19 to 0: Wallace Tosses for 3 Tallies". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Wins First Little Rose Bowl Game: 51,000 See Compton Beat Kilgore by 19-0 Score; Junior College Classic Proves Huge Success; Wallace Stars (part 1)". Pasadena Star-News. December 8, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Wins First Little Rose Bowl Game: 51,000 See Compton Beat Kilgore by 19-0 Score; Junior College Classic Proves Huge Success; Wallace Stars (part 2)". Pasadena Star-News. December 8, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Score Changes Six Times in Game". Pasadena Star-News. December 14, 1947. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Compton Crushes Duluth in Little Rose Bowl, 48-14". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. December 12, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Myers, Bob (December 9, 1951). "Pasadena Nips Tyler 28-26". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Hartnell Ties Bacone After Games Ends". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. December 14, 1952. p. 47. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Walt Little (December 14, 1953). "Bakersfield Rules JC Grid World: Line Leads Way as Gades Drop Oklahoma Team". The Bakersfied Californian. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jim Gabraith (December 11, 1955). "Waddell-Less Compton Trips Up Jones, 21-13: 57,132 Fans See Tartars Nab 3rd JRB". Pasadena Independent. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Snyder, Don (December 9, 1956). "Compton Bowls To Arlington, 20-13". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 1, part III. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Don Snyder (December 15, 1957). "Arlington Whacks Cerritos, 21 to 12: Pasadena Repeater for Texas". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Mannie Pineda (December 15, 1957). "Rebs Cart Home JRB Laurels Again, 21-12: Bumbling Cerritos Shatters Record With Nine Fumbles". The Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Tom Murray (December 15, 1957). "Rebels Overpower Falcons, 21-12:: ASC Takes 2nd Straight Bowl Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Section 2, pages 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Mannie Pineda (December 13, 1958). "Santa Monica Rates Touchdown Favorite: Corsairs, Norsemen in JRB Today". Pasadena Independent. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Santa Monica Wallops NEO, 30-12: Winston, Young Sparkle Before 50,797 JRB Fans". Pasadena Independent, star-News. December 14, 1958. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bakersfield 11 Crushes Texas in Rose Bowl". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. December 13, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ Mannie Pineda (December 11, 1960). "Vikings Win JRB, 38-16". Independent Star-News. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Opening Whistle Turning Point, Wagstaff Says". Independent Press-Telegram. December 11, 1960. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Lew Johnson (December 10, 1961). "Aggies Win Rose Bowl: Cameron Lays Claim To JC Championship With 28-20 Decision". The Lawton Constitution. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Floyd Schneidermann (December 10, 1961). "Cameron Strikes for 28-20 Upset Over Bakersfield Before 49,023". Independent Star-News. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Will Kern (December 13, 1962). "Dons' Record on Line in Junior Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. p. VIII-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Warren Eves (December 16, 1962). "Dons Smother Hawks, 20-0: Columbia Offense Stymied". Independent Star-News. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "41,709 See First JRB Shutout Sinc 1946: Don Defense Smothers Hawks". The Register. December 16, 1962. pp. A1, B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Shavenau Glick (December 15, 1963). "Orange Coast Gets White Christmas: Billy Star of Bowl Win, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Warren Eves (December 15, 1963). "Orange Coast Claims JC Title: Pirates Humble Foe, 21-0". Independent Star-News. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Vikings Riddle Aggies, 28-6: Long Beach's Motley Crew JRB Victors". Independent Star-News. December 13, 1964. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Don Pickard (December 12, 1965). "Hornets Add To West Glory: Tough Texas Tumble". Independent Star-News. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ Shavenau Glick (December 12, 1965). "Fullerton's Air Blitz Downs Texans: Records Topple inn 20-15 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
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  33. ^ Jim McCormack (December 7, 1969). "Aztecs Bowl Over BU, 28-7". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  34. ^ "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  35. ^ "Memphis State takes 28-9 win over San Jose State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 19, 1971. p. 17.
  36. ^ Glick, Shav (December 12, 1976). "Bakersfield Wins Junior Rose Bowl, 29-14". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 1, part III. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  37. ^ Mortensen, Chris (December 11, 1977). "PCC wins easily". Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .