Poi Bowl

The Poi Bowl 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.

Poi Bowl (defunct)
StadiumHonolulu Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
Operated1936–1939
Conference tie-insPacific Coast Conference
Succeeded byPineapple Bowl

History

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.[1] In December 1938, the contest was renamed as the Pineapple Bowl at the request of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[1]

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.[2] 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 the teams in 1937 due to heavy rain.[3]

For the 1937 game, Hawaii's opponent was to be determined by a Christmas Day contest between Kamehameha alumni and the "Town Team".[4] However, when that game ended in a tie, an all-star roster of players from those two teams was selected.[5]

Game results

The University of Hawaii went 1–3 in the Poi Bowl.[6]

DateWinnerLoserAttendanceRef.
January 1, 1936USC38Hawaii618,000[7]
January 2, 1937Hawaii18Honolulu All-Stars125,000[8]
January 1, 1938Washington53Hawaii1313,000[9]
January 2, 1939UCLA32Hawaii718,000[10]

While NCAA records indicate the January 1939 edition was staged as the Poi Bowl,[11] contemporary newspaper reports indicate it was held under the Pineapple Bowl name.[1][12]

The media guide of the now-Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football program does not include any Poi Bowl games in their bowl game history.[13] Results do appear in the NCAA's bowl game history, in the "Unsanctioned Or Other Bowls" section.[11]

See also

References
  1. McQueen, Red (December 20, 1938). "Hoomalimali (column)". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "College Football Reference - Poi Bowl". Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  3. "University Will Battle Stars Today". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 2, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Warriors Repulse Repeated Threats by Maroon Eleven". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 26, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. Mitsukaso, Andrew (December 28, 1936). "Powerful Team to Oppose Rainbows on New Year's Day". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 9. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "Poi Bowl record". cfreference.net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. McQueen, Red (January 2, 1936). "Trojan Team Takes U.H. 38 to 6". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. McQueen, Red (January 3, 1937). "Early Lead Enables Rainbow Squad to Emerge Triumphant". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 8. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  9. McQueen, Red (January 2, 1938). "Huskies Prove Too Much for Rainbows; Surpass Fondest Fans' Expectations". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 6. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  10. McQueen, Red (January 3, 1939). "UCLA Conquers UH In 32 To 7 Skirmish". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 8. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. "Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2022. p. 181. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  12. "Pineapple Bowl Game Won by UCLA Eleven". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. January 3, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Media Guide" (PDF). hawaiiathletics.com. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. 2022. p. 114. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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