The Pineapple Bowl was a

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played during the 1940s and early 1950s in

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, at

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. The game featured the then- Hawaii Rainbows and an invited team from the

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History

The Pineapple Bowl was a renamed continuation of the

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, which had first been played in January 1936. After the

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, the bowl game was suspended for five years. The final edition of the game was played in January 1952. It was held on

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except in 1950, when the holiday fell on a Sunday. Following the demise of the Pineapple Bowl, the all-star

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was first played in January 1960. The

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attempted to revive the Pineapple Bowl in 1980, but the

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Special Events Committee turned down their request. The

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was later approved and first played in December 1982.

Game results

The University of Hawaii went 3–5 in the Pineapple Bowl. The only other team to appear more than once in the bowl was

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, who went 2–0. While NCAA records indicate the first playing of the Pineapple Bowl was in January 1940, contemporary newspaper reports indicate the January 1939 edition (which the NCAA lists as a Poi Bowl) was also played using that name. The media guide of the now-

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program does not include any Pineapple Bowl games in their bowl game history. Results do appear in the NCAA's bowl game history, in the "Unsanctioned Or Other Bowls" section.

References

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History

Game results

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