Mirage Bowl (college football)
- Mirage Bowl (college football)
The Mirage Bowl was an annual college football game hosted in Tokyo, Japan from 1977 through 1993. The game was renamed the Coca-Cola Bowl or Coca-Cola Classic in 1986 and kept this name until the event was discontinued after the 1993 season. Unlike most college football bowl games, the Mirage Bowl was the site of a regular season matchup, usually between two teams from the same conference.
The first Mirage Bowl was played in Korakuen Stadium on December 11th, 1977 between Grambling and Temple. Grambling won 35-32. Grambling quarterback Doug Williams was named MVP.
The game was held in the Tokyo Dome from 1988 to 1993.
Game results
"Italics denote a tie game."
Trivia
*Nebraska and Wisconsin won their respective conference titles (Big Eight and Big Ten) at the last two Mirage Bowls. The 1993 win allowed Wisconsin to advance to its first Rose Bowl Game since 1963.
*The 1984 Mirage Bowl between Army and Montana marked the introduction of "The Wave" to Japan.
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