The Camellia Bowl was an annual

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postseason game in

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, which is nicknamed the ''

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City''. It was held sixteen times at Hughes Stadium, from 1961 through 1975, and once more in 1980.

History

From 1961 through 1963, the game decided the

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. From 1964 through 1972, the game was among the four regional finals in the

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. There were no playoffs as the national champion was determined by a poll prior to these games; the other three regional finals were the

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(later

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(later

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), and

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bowls. The system was revised in 1973 with the creation of

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and its full playoff structure. The Camellia Bowl was the Division II championship game for the first three years before the title game moved to the Pioneer Bowl in

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. After a four-year hiatus, the Camellia Bowl returned for one year serving in 1980 as the NCAA Division I-AA title game.

Game results

References

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History

Game results

See also

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