| 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]
- ^ a b "Today's bowl games at a glance: Alamo Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 31, 1993. p. C4.
- ^ "America's Line: college football". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). December 31, 1993. p. 23.
- ^ Miedema, Laurence (December 31, 1994). "Waiting is over: WSU is ready for the Alamo". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
- ^ "Cal's bullish on future after 37-3 bowl rout". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1994. p. 3C.