Ivy Bowl

The Ivy Bowl (also known as the Epson Ivy Bowl) was an international college football game played between an American, 43-man all-star team (composed of only Ivy League players) versus a team of college all-stars from Japan.[1] The first Epson Ivy Bowl occurred on January 8, 1989 and the final game occurred at the conclusion of the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1] The United States won every match-up. The wins, because they were not between two NCAA-affiliated schools and some of the years were mixed school (all-star) teams [2][3][4][5] do not count toward official win-loss records.

Despite the fact that The College of William & Mary was not a member of the Ivy League, they were chosen to participate in 1988 and 1992 seasons' Epson Ivy Bowls.[6] Long considered a "public ivy", William & Mary was the only true non-Ivy League school to send players to Japan.

Game results

Game Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Venue MVP Fighting Spirit Award Source
1 January 8, 1989 William and Mary 73 Japan All-Stars 3 Yokohama Stadium [7]
2 December 23, 1989 Ivy League All-Stars 49 Japan All-Stars 17 Yokohama Stadium Rick McIntyre
Harvard
Kajiyama RyuMakoto
Nihon
[8]
3 December 24, 1990 Ivy League All-Stars 47 Japan All-Stars 10 Yokohama Stadium Steve Hooper
Penn
Shinbori Kazuyuki
(Hosei)
[9]
4 December 23, 1991 Ivy League All-Stars 24 Japan All-Stars 0 Tokyo Dome John Makunifu
Cornell
Shirowa-chijin
Meiji
[10]
5 Janual 1, 1993 Ivy League All-Stars 68 Japan All-Stars
(excluding Nihon Unveristy)
3 Tokyo Dome Matt Bashika
Darthmouth
[11]
William and Mary 35 Nihon[12] 19 Sean Knight
6 January 8, 1994 Ivy League All-Stars 31 Japan All-Stars 14 Tokyo Dome Jay Fiedler
(Darthmouth)
Masafumi Kawaguchi
Ritsumeikan
[13]
7 January 8, 1995 Ivy League All-Stars 20 Japan All-Stars 10 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium Brian Bassett
Columbia
Akiyama
(Nihon)
[14]
8 January 7, 1996 Ivy League All-Stars 35 Japan All-Stars 16 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium John Harper
(Columbia)
Kojima Toru
(Tokai)
[15]

Game participants

1989[16]

Ivy League All-Stars

Player Position College
Evan Parke CB[17] Cornell
Bryan Keys
Steve Johnson
Matt Pollard
Matt Less
Danny Clark
Nick Stanham
Malcolm Glover
John Francis
Mark Bianchi
Frank Leal
Mark Ligos
Dave Amodio
Steve Kapfer
Judd Garrett RB Princeton
Rick McIntire
Rich Huff
Chris Finn
Mike Holt
Jon Skinner
Mike Ciotti
Franco Pagnanelli
Scott Wollam
Harris Siskind
Dave Tauber
Bob Surace Princeton
Greg Gicewicz
Gerald Mahon
Kevin Luensmann
Glover Lawrence
Steve Harrison Brown
Drew Fraser
Kevin Collins
Jim Griffin
Dave Whaley
Tom Parker
Pete Masloski
Mike Vollmer
Bob Paschall
Rich Puccio
Jim Griffin
Jim Griffin
Coaches

Japan All-Stars

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ivy League History". Ivysport. 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  2. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/12/8/seven-gridders-are-japan-bound-for-unsanctioned/?print=1
  3. "Ivy Team Prepares For Game in Japan". The New York Times. 21 December 1990.
  4. "Results Plus". The New York Times. 24 December 1989.
  5. Ivy gridders find Japan has a yen for their style. By Bob Dick. The Providence Journal. December 12, 1989.
  6. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=332
  7. [アメフト 日米学生親善]23日 日本健闘 2TD奪う アイビー、後半地力 読売新聞 1989年12月24日 朝刊19ページ
  8. [アメフト 日米学生交流戦]24日 日本“いい勉強”3連敗 1TDがやっと 読売新聞 1990年12月25日 朝刊 14ページ
  9. アメフト エプソン・アイビーボウル23日 アイビー選抜が完封 日本4連敗 読売新聞 1991年12月24日 17ページ
  10. アメフト エプソン・アイビーボウル9日 IVY選抜、日本を圧倒 読売新聞 1993年1月10日 朝刊20ページ
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  12. アメフト アイビーボウル8日 アイビー選抜が5連勝 読売新聞 1994年1月9日 朝刊15ページ
  13. アメフト アイビーボウル8日 アイビーが6連勝 全日本健闘も及ばず 読売新聞 1995年1月9日朝刊17ページ
  14. アメフト アイビーボウル日米対抗カレッジゲーム7日 米が8連勝 読売新聞 1996年1月8日朝刊15ページ
  15. "Epson Ivy Bowl. The Ivy All Stars vs The Japan Collegiate All Stars. December 23, 1989. Yokohama Stadium" game program.
  16. "Evan Parke - 1988 Football". Cornell Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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