Rice Bowl

The Japan Championship Rice Bowl is an annual American football national championship game held in Japan every January 3 that determines the champion of the X-League.[1][2] Prior to the 2022 edition, the game matched up the champions of the Japan X Bowl with the college Koshien Bowl winners. The game can draw over 30,000 spectators.

Rice Bowl
Japan Championship Rice Bowl presented by Prudential
StadiumTokyo Dome
LocationTokyo, Japan
Previous stadiumsNational Stadium (1984-1990)
Operated1984-present
Conference tie-insX-League
Sponsors
2022 matchup
Panasonic Impulse, Fujitsu Frontiers

All Star Era

National Championship Era

X-League vs College Era Results

DateGameCollege TeamScoreX-LeagueStadiumAttendance
January 3, 198437Kyoto29-28Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 198538Nihon53-21Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 198639Kwansei Gakuin42-45Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 198740Kyoto35-34Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 198841Kyoto42-8Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 198942Nihon47-7Renown RoversNational Stadium
January 3, 199043Nihon42-14Asahi Beer Silver StarNational Stadium
January 3, 199144Nihon35-13Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome
January 3, 199245Kwansei Gakuin6-28Onward OaksTokyo Dome
January 3, 199346Kyoto20-29Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome
January 3, 199447Kwansei Gakuin23-28Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome
January 3, 199548Ritsumeikan14-16Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome
January 3, 199649Kyoto35-21Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome
January 3, 199750Kyoto16-19Recruit SeagullsTokyo Dome
January 3, 199851Hosei0-39Kashima DeersTokyo Dome
January 3, 199952Ritsumeikan16-30Recruit SeagullsTokyo Dome
January 3, 200053Kwansei Gakuin17-33Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome
January 3, 200154Hosei13-52Asahi Soft Drink ChallengersTokyo Dome
January 3, 200255Kwansei Gakuin30-27Asahi Soft Drink ChallengersTokyo Dome
January 3, 200356Ritsumeikan36-13Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome
January 3, 200457Ritsumeikan28-16Onward OaksTokyo Dome
January 3, 200558Ritsumeikan7-26Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome28,000
January 3, 200659Hosei17-47Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome28,041
January 3, 200760Hosei29-30Onward SkylarksTokyo Dome32,598
January 3, 200861Kwansei Gakuin38-52Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome34,487
January 3, 200962Ritsumeikan17-13Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome34,655
January 3, 201063Kansai16-19Kashima DeersTokyo Dome35,742
January 3, 201164Ritsumeikan0-24Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome35,750
January 3, 201265Kwansei Gakuin28-38Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome25,059
January 3, 201366Kwansei Gakuin15-21Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome27,371
January 3, 201467Kwansei Gakuin16-34Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome29,564
January 3, 201568Kwansei Gakuin24-33Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome30,361
January 3, 201669Ritsumeikan19-22Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome31,345
January 3, 201770Kwansei Gakuin13-30Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome33,521
January 3, 201871Nihon9-37Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome34,500
January 3, 201972Kwansei Gakuin17-52Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome33,242
January 3, 202073Kwansei Gakuin14-38Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome31,345
January 3, 202174Kwansei Gakuin18-35Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome

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X-League Championship Era

DateGameHigher SeedScoreLower SeedStadiumAttendance
January 3, 202275Panasonic Impulse18-24Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome
January 3, 202376Panasonic Impulse21-29Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome

Records of teams

College Teams
TeamTimes ParticipatedWinsLosses
Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters13112
Ritsumeikan University Panthers835
Kyoto University Gangsters642
Nihon University Phoenix541
Hosei University Tomahawks404
Kansai University Kaisers101
X-League teams
TeamTimes ParticipatedWinsLosses
Obic Seagulls871
Panasonic Impulse743
Renown Rovers615
Asahi Beer Silver Star431
Onward Skylarks321
Lixil Deers220
Asahi Soft Drink Challengers211
Fujitsu Frontiers660

References

  1. Japan Today - Features - X-League's road to the Rice Bowl
  2. "End of an era in Japan - no more college teams in the Rice Bowl". American Football International. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "Rice Bowl Records". Rice Bowl. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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