Garden State Bowl
From Varsity Pride
The Garden State Bowl was a bowl game held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 1978-1981. The bowl is mostly notable for having been the last bowl appearances for Rutgers and Temple in around 30 years, and for eventually leading to the pre-season Kickoff Classic game.
Results
| 16 DEC 1978 | Arizona State | 34 | Rutgers | 18 |
| 15 DEC 1979 | Temple | 28 | California | 17 |
| 14 DEC 1980 | Houston | 35 | Navy | 0 |
| 13 DEC 1981 | Tennessee | 28 | Wisconsin | 21 |
