The California Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played annually in Fresno, California, from 1981 to 1991. The games matched teams from the Big West Conference with teams from the Mid-American Conference. Sometimes referred to as the California Raisin Bowl in contemporary accounts, perhaps a historical reference to the Raisin Bowl formerly played at the same location.
Results by year:
- 12/19/1981 Toledo 27, San Jose State 25
- 12/18/1982 Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28
- 12/17/1983 Northern Illinois 20, California State-Fullerton 13
- 12/15/1984 Nevada-Las Vegas 30, Toledo 13
- 12/14/1985 Fresno State 51, Bowling Green 7
- 12/13/1986 San Jose State 37, Miami-Ohio 7
- 12/12/1987 Eastern Michigan 30, San Jose State 27
- 12/10/1988 Fresno State 35, Western Michigan 30
- 12/09/1989 Fresno State 27, Ball State 6
- 12/08/1990 San Jose State 48, Central Michigan 24
- 12/14/1991 Bowling Green 28, Fresno State 21
