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Garden State Bowl

Former annual American football game

| previous_tie-ins = | conference_tie-ins = The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978 until 1981. Freezing temperatures each year at the game, together with a lack of successful local college teams, contributed to its rapid demise.

Game results

Date	Winner	Loser	Notes	Source
December 16, 1978	Arizona State	34	Rutgers	18
December 15, 1979	No. 20 Temple	28	California	17
December 14, 1980	Houston	35	Navy	0
December 13, 1981	Tennessee	28	Wisconsin	21

Broadcasters

Television

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
December 16, 1978	Mizlou	Merle Harmon	Al DeRogatis	Howard David
December 15, 1979	Mizlou	Merle Harmon	Al DeRogatis	Howard David
December 14, 1980	Mizlou	Bob Murphy	Al DeRogatis	Howard David
December 13, 1981	Mizlou	Ray Scott	Al DeRogatis	Pat Scanlon

Radio

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
December 16, 1978
December 15, 1979
December 14, 1980
December 13, 1981

Local Radio

Date	Teams	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
December 16, 1978	Arizona State-Rutgers
December 15, 1979	Temple-California
December 14, 1980	Houston-Navy
December 13, 1981	Tennessee-Wisconsin

Effects

After the demise of the Garden State Bowl following the 1981 game, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operated and scheduled events at Giants Stadium, decided to host a game in the beginning of the season, rather than the end. This led to the formation of the Kickoff Classic, which was held either the last week of August or the first week of September every year for 20 seasons.

References

Foldesy, Jody. "Bowls burgeon as big business", ''The Washington Times''. December 21, 1997. Page A1.
(December 17, 1978). "Arizona State stymies Rutgers". The Star-Ledger.
(December 16, 1979). "Temple downs Cal". Asbury Park Press.
(December 15, 1980). "Houston scuttles Navy, 35–0". The Baltimore Sun.
(December 14, 1981). "Tennessee's speed burns Wisconsin". Clarion-Ledger.

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