The Red River Bowl was an annual National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) junior college football bowl game that was held from 1997 to 2002 at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas.Trinity Valley defeated Garden City in 1997 to win the NJCAA National Football Championship. From 1999 to 2001, the Red River Bowl was served as the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) championship game.