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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.

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Between 1946 and 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, the game pitted the California Junior College football champions against National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) football teams (not always the champion). It was organized by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce.

The Junior Rose Bowl became the Pasadena Bowl from 1967 to 1971. It was billed as the Junior Rose Bowl the first two years, but now featured teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's College and University Divisions. The bowl featured the champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) from 1969 to 1970 and the champion of the Missouri Valley Conference in 1970 and 1971.

Game results

DateWinnerLoserLocationAttendanceReferences
December 14, 1946 Compton 19 Kilgore 0 Pasadena, California 51,000 [1] [2] [3]
December 13, 1947 Chaffey 39 Cameron 26Pasadena, California55,000 [4]
December 11, 1948 Compton 48 Duluth 14Pasadena, California50,638 [5]
December 10, 1949 Little Rock 25 Santa Ana 19Pasadena, California
December 9, 1950 Long Beach 33 Boise 13Pasadena, California
December 8, 1951 Pasadena 28 Tyler 26Pasadena, California41,971 [6]
December 13, 1952 Hartnell 20 Bacone 20Pasadena, California35,392 [7]
December 12, 1953 Bakersfield 13 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 6Pasadena, California50,385 [8]
December 11, 1954 Hinds 13 El Camino 7Pasadena, California
December 10, 1955 Compton 22 Jones County 13Pasadena, California57,132 [9]
December 8, 1956 Arlington State 20 Compton 13Pasadena, California37,142 [10]
December 14, 1957 Arlington State 21 Cerritos 12Pasadena, California36,008 [11] [12] [13]
December 13, 1958 Santa Monica 30 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 12Pasadena, California50,797 [14] [15]
December 12, 1959 Bakersfield 30 Del Mar 14Pasadena, California46,293 [16]
December 10, 1960 Long Beach 38 Tyler 16Pasadena, California38,064 [17] [18]
December 9, 1961 Cameron 28 Bakersfield 20Pasadena, California49,023 [19] [20]
December 15, 1962 Santa Ana 20 Columbia Basin 0Pasadena, California41,709 [21] [22] [23]
December 14, 1963 Orange Coast 21 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 0Pasadena, California44,044 [24] [25]
December 12, 1964 Long Beach 28 Cameron 6Pasadena, California45,576 [26]
December 11, 1965 Fullerton 20 Henderson County 15Pasadena, California50,098 [27] [28]
December 10, 1966 Henderson County 40 Pasadena 13Pasadena, California40,045 [29]
December 2, 1967 West Texas State 35 Valley State 13Pasadena, California23,802 [30]
December 7, 1968 Grambling 34 Sacramento State 7Pasadena, California34,127 [31] [32]
December 6, 1969 San Diego State 28 Boston University 7Pasadena, California41,276 [33]
December 19, 1970 Louisville (tie)24 Long Beach State (tie)24Pasadena, California20,472 [34]
December 18, 1971 Memphis State 28 San Jose State 9Pasadena, California15,244 [35]
December 11, 1976 Bakersfield 29 Ellsworth 14Pasadena, California21,200 [36]
December 10, 1977 Pasadena 38 Jones County 9Pasadena, California15,566 [37]

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The 1968 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Williams, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

The 1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1959 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Diablos played three home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and one home game at East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California.

The 1968 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 245 to 137 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Field and Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 1946 Compton Tartars football team was an American football team that represented Compton College as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1946 junior college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tay Brown, the team compiled a 10–1 record, won the Metropolitan Conference championship, defeated Kilgore in the Little Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 284 to 94.

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The 1957 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College as a member of the Pioneer Conference (PC) during the 1957 junior college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the PC championship, held 10 opponents to seven points or less, and outscored all opponents by a total of 425 to 62. They also played in the Junior Rose Bowl for the second consecutive year, defeating Cerritos College, 21–12, to claim the junior college national championship.

The 1958 Santa Monica Corsairs football team was an American football team that represented Santa Monica City College as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1958 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Powers, the Corsairs compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Metropolitan Conference championship, defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the Junior Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 389 to 139.

The 1960 Long Beach Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Long Beach City College as a member of the Metropolitan Conference during the 1960 junior college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Stangeland, the Vikings compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the championship, defeated Tyler in the Junior Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 282 to 127.

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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.

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The 1965 Fullerton Hornets football team was an American football team that represented Fullerton College as a member of the Eastern Conference during the 1965 junior college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hal Sherbeck, the Hornets compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Eastern Conference championship and the California junior college championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 379 to 61. They were selected by J. C. Grid-Wire as the national junior college champion for 1965.

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