Red River Bowl Explained

The Red River Bowl was an annual National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) junior college football bowl game that was held from 1997 to 2002 at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas. defeated in 1997 to win the NJCAA National Football Championship. From 1999 to 2001, the Red River Bowl was served as the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) championship game.

Game results

DateWinner LoserAttendanceReferences
December 6, 1997 48 13 [1]
December 5, 1998 31 0 1,200 [2]
December 4, 1999 48 14 3,113 [3]
December 2, 2000 23 21 [4]
December 1, 2001 14 7 7,000 [5]
December 7, 2002 27 21 [6]
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Notes and References

  1. News: Miller . John . Special teams, defense decided Red River Bowl . . . December 8, 1997 . 16C . May 29, 2024 . .
  2. News: Bunch . Wayne . Norse crush Coffeyville in Red River Bowl . . . December 6, 1998 . B9 . May 29, 2024 . .
  3. News: Calaway . Jeff . Trinity Valley wins junior college title . . . December 5, 1999 . 15C . May 29, 2024 . .
  4. News: Calaway . Jeff . Tyler survives late dive to win Red River Bowl . . . December 3, 2000 . 21C . May 30, 2024 . .
  5. News: Hicks . Phil . Kilgore Makes It 3 In A Row . . . December 2, 2001 . 1, section 3 . May 30, 2024 . .
  6. News: McCoy . Scott . Oklahoma juco wins bowl . . . December 8, 2002 . 2CC . May 30, 2024 . .
  7. Web site: . NJCAA Football Record Book 2023 . . 10 . May 29, 2024 .