Knute Rockne Bowl


The Knute Rockne Bowl was played as the NCAA College Division East Regional championship from 1969 to 1972, one of four national quarterfinals. After an absence of three seasons, it was a Division II national semifinal game in 1976 and 1977, along with the Grantland Rice Bowl.

Champions

East Regional championship

NCAA College Division Quarterfinal
DateWinnerScoreRunner upLocation
November 29, 1969Randolph–Macon47–28BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut
November 28, 1970Montclair State7–6Hampden–SydneyAtlantic City, New Jersey
November 26, 1971Bridgeport17–12Hampden–SydneyAtlantic City, New Jersey
November 24, 1972Bridgeport27–22Slippery RockAtlantic City, New Jersey

Bowl game

NCAA Division II Semifinal
DateWinnerScoreRunner upLocation
December 4, 1976Akron29–26Akron, Ohio
December 3, 1977Lehigh39–30UC DavisDavis, California