Pioneer Bowl (old)

The Pioneer Bowl was a bowl game held in Wichita Falls, Texas from 1971 through 1978, and in 1981 and 1982. In 1971-1972, the game served as the NCAA College Division Midwest Regional championship. With the advent of the playoff system, from 1973-1976 the game served as one of the two NCAA Division II national semifinals, and then served as the NCAA Division II Championship Game in 1977 and the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game in 1978 and 1981-82, before the Pioneer Bowl designation was finally retired.

This game is not to be confused with the current Pioneer Bowl, which is a regular bowl game contested since 1997 between the champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (or their designates, should the champion be selected for the NCAA Division II playoffs or simply wish not to participate).

Results

11 DEC 1971	Louisiana Tech	14	Eastern Michigan	3
10 DEC 1972	Tennessee State	29	Drake	7
08 DEC 1973	Louisiana Tech	38	Boise State	34
07 DEC 1974	Central Michigan	35	Louisiana Tech	14
06 DEC 1975	Northern Michigan	28	Livingston	26
11 DEC 1976	Montana State	24	Akron	13
10 DEC 1977	Lehigh	33	Jacksonville State	0
16 DEC 1978	Florida A&M	35	Massachusetts	28
1979	no game
1980	no game

19 DEC 1981	Idaho State	34	Eastern Kentucky	23
18 DEC 1982	Eastern Kentucky	17	Delaware	14