:Oahu Bowl
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| full_name = Jeep O'ahu Bowl
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| stadium = Aloha Stadium
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| location = Honolulu, Hawaii
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| years = 1998–2000
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| sponsors = Jeep
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The O'ahu Bowl (often written as Oahu Bowl) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision (then known as Division I-A) bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, the O'ahu Bowl was sponsored by the Jeep Division of Chrysler Corporation. The inaugural game was played in 1998 and the last game was played in 2000, after it lost its sponsorship as a result of a corporate merger between Jeep parent Chrysler Corporation and Daimler Benz. The O'ahu Bowl was part of a double-header played after the Aloha Bowl on Christmas its first two years; the 2000 game was played on Christmas Eve.
In 2001, the O'ahu Bowl became the Seattle Bowl and played two games before losing NCAA certification. The Aloha Bowl, scheduled to move to San Francisco at the same time, lost certification before it could play a game.{{cite web|title=Aloha Sports suing NCAA |last=Reardon |first=Dave |url=http://starbulletin.com/2004/03/31/sports/story2.html |publisher=Starbulletin.com |date=2004-03-31 |accessdate=2013-09-08}}{{cite web|url=http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2001/05/01/Sports/Bowl-Bids.Aloha.To.Hawaii-74236.shtml |title=Bowl Bids Aloha to Hawaii - Sports |accessdate=August 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228103415/http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2001/05/01/Sports/Bowl-Bids.Aloha.To.Hawaii-74236.shtml |archivedate=December 28, 2007 }}
Game results
Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
Appearances by team
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Rank
! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Team ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Appearances ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Record ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Win % |
|---|
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}|Air Force Falcons football}} |1 |1–0 |1.000 |
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia Bulldogs}}|Georgia Bulldogs football}} |1 |1–0 |1.000 |
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors}}|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football}} |1 |1–0 |1.000 |
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}|Oregon State Beavers football}} |1 |0–1 |.000 |
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Virginia Cavaliers}}|Virginia Cavaliers football}} |1 |0–1 |.000 |
| T1
| style={{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}|Washington Huskies football}} |1 |0–1 |.000 |
Appearances by conference
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| style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Rank
! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Conference ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Appearances ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Record ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Win % ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|# of Teams ! style="background:#188A0E; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F82627;"|Teams |
|---|
| T1
|WAC |2 |2–0 |1.000 |2 |Air Force (1–0) Hawaii (1–0) |
| T1
|2 |0–2 |.000 |2 |Oregon State (0–1) Washington (0–1) |
| T3
|SEC |1 |1–0 |1.000 |1 |Georgia (1–0) |
| T3
|ACC |1 |0–1 |.000 |1 |Virginia (0–1) |
In popular culture
- In the "Twas the Nut Before Christmas" episode of King of the Hill (first aired December 17, 2000), Hank Hill exclaims "Tomorrow, Christmas service falls right between the Aloha Bowl and the Oahu Bowl. "
See also
- Poi Bowl (1936–1939)
- Pineapple Bowl (1940–1952)
- Aloha Bowl (1982–2000)
- Hawaii Bowl (since 2002)
- Hula Bowl (1947–2008)
- List of college bowl games