The Pear Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game held on Thanksgiving weekend in Oregon. The game was held six times, following the 1946 through 1951 seasons. The first two games were held in Ashland, Oregon and the last four were held in Medford, Oregon. Following the 1949 game, the Northwest Conference and Far West Conference signed an agreement to have their champions meet in the game.

The trophy for the Pear Bowl in 1950.

The games in Ashland were designed to raise funds for a new stadium on the Southern Oregon campus, while the Medford games were sponsored by Shriners International. The last three were sponsored by the Hillah Temple of the Shrine as a benefit for crippled children in Portland. In September 1952, the sponsoring organization voted to cancel the game due to economic and other considerations. [1]

Game results

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Date Winner Loser Ref
November 28, 1946 Southern Oregon 13 Central Washington 8 [2]
November 27, 1947 Pacific Lutheran 27 Southern Oregon 21 [3]
November 25, 1948 College of Idaho 27 Southern Oregon 20 [4]
November 24, 1949 Pacific (OR) 33 Cal Aggies[note 1] 15 [5]
November 23, 1950 Lewis & Clark 61 San Francisco State 7 [6]
November 24, 1951 Pacific (OR) 25 Cal Aggies 7 [7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. See: UC Davis

References

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  1. ^ "Shriners Vote To Cancel Pear Bowl Pact". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). September 7, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Southern Oregon Wins Pear Bowl Tilt, 13-8". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). November 29, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Lutes Grab Pear Title in Last Quarter". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 28, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Coyote Aerials Sink SOCE in Pear Bowl Go". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 26, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Badgers Take Pear Bowl Mix, 33-15". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 25, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Pioneers Dream of Hulaland After 61 to 7 Pear Bowl Win". Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 24, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Pacific Victor In Pear Bowl". Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon). November 26, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.