The Pineapple Bowl was a college football bowl game played during the 1940s and early 1950s in Honolulu, Hawaii , at Honolulu Stadium . The game featured the then- Hawaii Rainbows and an invited team from the mainland .
6-574: The Pineapple Bowl was a renamed continuation of the Poi Bowl , which had first been played in January 1936. After the attack on Pearl Harbor , the bowl game was suspended for five years. The final edition of the game was played in January 1952. It was held on New Year's Day except in 1950, when the holiday fell on a Sunday. Following the demise of the Pineapple Bowl, the all-star Hula Bowl
12-653: The contest was renamed as the Pineapple Bowl at the request of the University of Hawaii at Manoa . The university invited teams from the Pacific Coast Conference to participate in the Poi Bowl every year except for 1937, when they played a local all-star team. The game was normally contested on New Year's Day , except in 1939 when the holiday fell on a Sunday, and by mutual agreement of
18-520: The first playing of the Pineapple Bowl was in January 1940, contemporary newspaper reports indicate the January 1939 edition (which the NCAA lists as a Poi Bowl) was also played using that name. The media guide of the now- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football program does not include any Pineapple Bowl games in their bowl game history. Results do appear in the NCAA's bowl game history, in the "Unsanctioned Or Other Bowls" section. Poi Bowl The Poi Bowl
24-405: The teams in 1937 due to heavy rain. For the 1937 game, Hawaii's opponent was to be determined by a Christmas Day contest between Kamehameha alumni and the "Town Team". However, when that game ended in a tie, an all-star roster of players from those two teams was selected. The University of Hawaii went 1–3 in the Poi Bowl. While NCAA records indicate the January 1939 edition was staged as
30-588: Was a college football bowl game played during the late 1930s in Honolulu, Hawaii , at Honolulu Stadium . The game featured the then- Hawaii Rainbows and, usually, an invited team from the Pacific Coast Conference . The game was contested in early January from 1936 to 1939. The bowl was named after poi , a traditional taro -based staple food in Polynesia , on suggestion from Vernon "Red" McQueen, sports editor of The Honolulu Advertiser . In December 1938,
36-565: Was first played in January 1960. The University of Hawaii attempted to revive the Pineapple Bowl in 1980, but the NCAA Special Events Committee turned down their request. The Aloha Bowl was later approved and first played in December 1982. The University of Hawaii went 3–5 in the Pineapple Bowl. The only other team to appear more than once in the bowl was Oregon State , who went 2–0. While NCAA records indicate
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