1993 Builders Square Alamo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Inaugural edition | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 31, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | California by 6 to 11 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Gene Wurtz (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 45,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Dave Sims | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1993 Alamo Bowl was the inaugural edition of the college football bowl game and featured the California Golden Bears of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Part of the 1993–94 bowl schedule, it was played on New Year's Eve at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.[3] Held on Friday night, it was televised by ESPN and kicked off shortly after 8:30 p.m. CST.[1] Favored California won in a rout, 37–3.[4]