Pear Bowl

The Pear Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game held on Thanksgiving weekend in Oregon. The game was held six times, following the 1946 through 1951 seasons. The first two games were held in Ashland, Oregon and the last four were held in Medford, Oregon. Following the 1949 game, the Northwest Conference and Far West Conference signed an agreement to have their champions meet in the game.

The trophy for the Pear Bowl in 1950.

The games in Ashland were designed to raise funds for a new stadium on the Southern Oregon campus, while the Medford games were sponsored by Shriners International. The last three were sponsored by the Hillah Temple of the Shrine as a benefit for crippled children in Portland. In September 1952, the sponsoring organization voted to cancel the game due to economic and other considerations. [1]

Game results
DateWinnerLoserRef
November 28, 1946Southern Oregon13Central Washington8[2]
November 27, 1947Pacific Lutheran27Southern Oregon21[3]
November 25, 1948College of Idaho27Southern Oregon20[4]
November 24, 1949Pacific (OR)33Northern Branch[note 1]15[5]
November 23, 1950Lewis & Clark61San Francisco State7[6]
November 24, 1951Pacific (OR)25Northern Branch7[7]

See also

Notes
  1. UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. See: UC Davis

References
  1. "Shriners Vote To Cancel Pear Bowl Pact". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). September 7, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Southern Oregon Wins Pear Bowl Tilt, 13-8". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). November 29, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Lutes Grab Pear Title in Last Quarter". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 28, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Coyote Aerials Sink SOCE in Pear Bowl Go". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 26, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Badgers Take Pear Bowl Mix, 33-15". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 25, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Pioneers Dream of Hulaland After 61 to 7 Pear Bowl Win". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 24, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Pacific Victor In Pear Bowl". Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon). November 26, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
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