The Pasadena Bowl, known as the Junior Rose Bowl or Little Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, was a college football bowl game.
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season.
San Bernardino Valley College is a public community college in San Bernardino, California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college has an enrollment of 17,044 students and covers 82 acres (33 ha). Valley College is also a part of the San Bernardino Community College District which includes Crafton Hills College located in nearby Yucaipa and the Professional Development Center in San Bernardino.
The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in Victorville, California. It is served by the daily Amtrak Southwest Chief train, as well as Greyhound Lines intercity buses and Victor Valley Transit Authority local buses.
Riverside–Downtown station is a train station in Riverside, California, United States. It is served by three Metrolink commuter rail lines – the 91/Perris Valley Line, Inland Empire–Orange County Line, and Riverside Line – and Amtrak intercity rail service on the Southwest Chief. The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
Robert Howard White is a former American football coach, scout, and executive. He served as the head football coach at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) in Portales, New Mexico from 1967 to 1969, compiling a record of 8–20–1. He was also the head football coach at Riverside City College in Riverside, California from 1957 to 1959, tallying a mark of 20–6–2. White later worked as a scout for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) and as a personnel executive for the Arizona Wranglers and the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL).
The Foothill Conference was a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. Several community colleges were members until it was formally disbanded in Spring, 2016.
The 1949 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1949 college football season. Led by Chuck Pavelko his second and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
The 1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach James Bradshaw, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 1–1 in CCAA, playing second behind conference champion San Jose State. The Bulldogs were also 2–0 in FWC play, but did not play enough league game to qualify for the conference title. Fresno State outscored its opponents 244 to 98 for the season.
Joe Harper is an American former college football coach and former player. Harper served as the head football coach at Cal Poly from 1968 to 1981, at Northern Arizona University from 1982 to 1984, and at California Lutheran University from 1990 to 1995, compiling a career coaching record of 131–95–4. He led the 1980 Cal Poly Mustangs football team to the NCAA Division II Football Championship. Harper rejoined the Cal Poly Mustangs football program in 2011.
The 1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1938 college football season.
The 1972 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Wayne Howard, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of record of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the CCAA title with Cal Poly. The team outscored its opponents 207 to 113 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
The 1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Toledo, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The team outscored its opponents 233 to 171 for the season. The Highlanders played home games Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
The 1939 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick Boyle, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–4–2 and was outscored by its opponents 70 to 59. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.
The 1938 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–5–1 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 95 to 53 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
The 1960 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 7–0–1. The team outscored its opponents 144 to 75 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.
The 1958 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1958 college football season. Led by Carl Selin in his third and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 2–3–2. The team was outscored by its opponents 112 to 92 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.
Anthony John Steponovich was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard, and end for the Minneapolis Red Jackets and Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL) in 1930. Steponovich served as the head football coach at Riverside Junior College from 1948 to 1949.
John F. Volek is an American former college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Sacramento from 1995 to 2002, compiling a record of 31–57–1. Volek was the head football coach at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1984 to 1987, leading his teams to a record of 31–7 and three Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships. He was then the head football coach at Fresno City College in Fresno, California from 1988 to 1994, tallying a mark of 51–24–1 in seven seasons and winning three conference titles, in 1988, 1993, and 1994.
The 1962 Santa Ana Dons football team was an American football team that represented Santa Ana College as a member of the Eastern Conference during the 1962 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Homer Beatty, the Dons compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Eastern Conference championship, defeated Columbia Basin in the Junior Rose Bowl. They shut out six opponents and gave up only 43 points in all ten games, an average of 4.3 points per game. They outscored opponents by a total of 382 to 43, were ranked No. 1 in the final junior college grid-wire rankings, and were recognized as the national junior college champion.