Rice Bowl
Encyclopedia
The Rice Bowl is an annual American Football
national championship game held in Japan every January 3rd that pits the Japanese college champion and the champion of the corporate X-League
. The game can draw over 60,000 spectators.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
national championship game held in Japan every January 3rd that pits the Japanese college champion and the champion of the corporate X-League
X-League
The X-League is a professional American football league in Japan. It was founded in 1971 as the Japan American Football League. It changed its name to the X-league in 1997. There are four divisions between which there is promotion and relegation. Teams in the four-tier league are split into...
. The game can draw over 60,000 spectators.
Champions
| Date | Champion | Score | Runner-Up |
| January 3, 1984 | Kyoto University Gangsters | 29-28 | Renown Rovers |
| January 3, 1985 | Nihon University Phoenix | 53-21 | Renown Rovers |
| January 3, 1986 | Renown Rovers | 45-42 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters |
| January 3, 1987 | Kyoto University Gangsters | 35-34 | Renown Rovers |
| January 3, 1988 | Kyoto University Gangsters | 42-8 | Renown Rovers |
| January 3, 1989 | Nihon University Phoenix | 47-7 | Renown Rovers |
| January 3, 1990 | Nihon University Phoenix | 42-14 | Asahi Beer Silver Star |
| January 3, 1991 | Nihon University Phoenix | 35-13 | Matsushita Denko Impulse |
| January 3, 1992 | Onward Oarks | 28-6 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters |
| January 3, 1993 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | 29-20 | Kyoto University Gangsters |
| January 3, 1994 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | 28-23 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters |
| January 3, 1995 | Matsushita Denko Impulse | 16-14 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers |
| January 3, 1996 | Kyoto University Gangsters | 35-21 | Matsushita Denko Impulse |
| January 3, 1997 | Recruit Seagulls | 19-16 | Kyoto University Gangsters |
| January 3, 1998 | Kajima Deers | 39-0 | Hosei University Tomahawks |
| January 3, 1999 | Recruit Seagulls | 30-16 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers |
| January 3, 2000 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | 33-17 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters |
| January 3, 2001 | Asahi Soft Drink Challengers | 52-13 | Hosei University Tomahawks |
| January 3, 2002 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters | 30-27 | Asahi Soft Drink Challengers |
| January 3, 2003 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers | 36-16 | Recruit Seagulls |
| January 3, 2004 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers | 28-16 | Onward Skylarks |
| January 3, 2005 | Matsushita Denko Impulse | 26-7 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers |
| January 3, 2006 | Obic Seagulls | 47-17 | Hosei University Tomahawks |
| January 3, 2007 | Onward Skylarks | 30-29 | Hosei University Tomahawks |
| January 3, 2008 | Matsushita Denko Impulse | 58-32 | Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters |
| January 3 2009 | Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "... Panthers |
17-13 | Panasonic Denko Impulse |
| January 3, 2010 | Kajima Deers | 19-16 | Kansai University Kaisers |
| January 3, 2011 | Obic Seagulls | 24-0 | Ritsumeikan University Panthers |
External links
- Official Rice Bowl Page
- X-League Rice Bowl page, in Japanese
- Japan's X-League Runs with the Ball