Why do they call them "Bowl" games?

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Why do they call them "Bowl" games?

From the Super Bowl to the Poinsettia Bowl does anyone know the history as to why they call them "Bowl" games?

2006-12-30 12:37:25 · 4 answers · asked by stpolycarp77 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)

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Because the first trophies were shaped like a bowls.

2006-12-30 12:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A bowl game is traditionally a post-season college football game; however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major football event and variations of the traditional post-season match-up between two successful college teams do exist.

2006-12-30 12:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by jamv0051 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because of the bowl shaped trophies

2006-12-30 12:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because most belong in a toilet.

2006-12-30 12:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by S K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋