The Pear Bowl was a postseason 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 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.
Game results Date Winner Loser Ref November 28, 1946 13 Central Washington 8 November 27, 1947 27 21 November 25, 1948 27 20 November 24, 1949 33 Cal AggiesUC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. See: UC Davis 15 November 23, 1950 Lewis & Clark 61 San Francisco State 7 November 24, 1951 25 Cal Aggies 7
See also List of college bowl games
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