The Pasadena Bowl, known as the Junior Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, was a college football bowl game.
Between 1946 and 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, the game pitted the California Junior College football champions against National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) football teams (not always the champion). It was organized by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The Junior Rose Bowl became the Pasadena Bowl from 1967 to 1971. It was billed as the Junior Rose Bowl the first two years, but now featured teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's College and University Divisions. The bowl featured the champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) from 1969 to 1970 and the champion of the Missouri Valley Conference in 1970 and 1971.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 1946 | Compton College | 19 | Kilgore College, TX | 0 | Pasadena, California |
| December 13, 1947 | Chaffey College | 39 | Cameron College, OK | 26 | Pasadena, California |
| December 11, 1948 | Compton College | 48 | Duluth Junior College, MN | 14 | Pasadena, California |
| December 10, 1949 | Little Rock Jr. College, AR | 25 | Santa Ana College | 19 | Pasadena, California |
| December 9, 1950 | Long Beach City College | 33 | Boise Junior College, ID | 13 | Pasadena, California |
| December 8, 1951 | Pasadena City College | 28 | Tyler Junior College, TX | 26 | Pasadena, California |
| December 13, 1952 | Hartnell College, CA | 20 | Bacone Junior College, OK | 20 | Pasadena, California |
| December 12, 1953 | Bakersfield College | 13 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 6 | Pasadena, California |
| December 11, 1954 | Hinds Junior College, MS | 13 | El Camino College | 7 | Pasadena, California |
| December 10, 1955 | Compton College | 22 | Jones Co. Jr. College, MS | 13 | Pasadena, California |
| December 8, 1956 | Arlington Junior College, TX | 20 | Compton College | 13 | Pasadena, California |
| December 14, 1957 | Arlington Junior College, TX | 21 | Cerritos College | 12 | Pasadena, California |
| December 13, 1958 | Santa Monica College | 30 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 12 | Pasadena, California |
| December 12, 1959 | Bakersfield College | 30 | Del Mar College, TX | 14 | Pasadena, California |
| December 10, 1960 | Long Beach City College | 38 | Tyler Junior College, TX | 16 | Pasadena, California |
| December 9, 1961 | Cameron College, OK | 28 | Bakersfield College | 20 | Pasadena, California |
| December 8, 1962 | Santa Ana College | 20 | Columbia Basin College, WA | 0 | Pasadena, California |
| December 14, 1963 | Orange Coast College | 21 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 0 | Pasadena, California |
| December 12, 1964 | Long Beach City College | 28 | Cameron College, OK | 6 | Pasadena, California |
| December 11, 1965 | Fullerton College | 20 | Henderson Co. Jr. College, TX | 15 | Pasadena, California |
| December 10, 1966 | Henderson Co. Jr. College, TX | 40 | Pasadena City College | 13 | Pasadena, California |
| December 2, 1967 | West Texas State | 35 | Valley State | 13 | Pasadena, California |
| December 7, 1968 | Grambling | 34 | Sacramento State | 7 | Pasadena, California |
| December 6, 1969 | San Diego State | 28 | Boston University | 7 | Pasadena, California |
| December 19, 1970 | Louisville (tie) | 24 | Long Beach State (tie) | 24 | Pasadena, California |
| December 18, 1971 | Memphis State | 28 | San Jose State | 9 | Pasadena, California |
| December 11, 1976 | Bakersfield College | 29 | Ellsworth CC, IA | 14 | Pasadena, California |
| December 10, 1977 | Pasadena City College | 38 | Jones County JC, MS | 9 | Pasadena, California |