Rice Bowl


The Rice Bowl is an annual American football national championship game held in Japan every January 3 that pits the champion of college football and the champion of the corporate X-League. The game can draw over 30,000 spectators.

All Star Era

X-League Era

X-League Era Results

DateGameCollege TeamScoreX-LeagueStadiumAttendance
January 3, 198437Kyoto29-28Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 198538Nihon53-21Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 198639Kwansei Gakuin42-45Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 198740Kyoto35-34Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 198841Kyoto42-8Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 198942Nihon47-7Renown RoversNational Stadium—
January 3, 199043Nihon42-14Asahi Beer Silver StarNational Stadium—
January 3, 199144Nihon35-13Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199245Kwansei Gakuin6-28Onward OaksTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199346Kyoto20-29Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199447Kwansei Gakuin23-28Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199548Ritsumeikan14-16Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199649Kyoto35-21Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199750Kyoto16-19Recruit SeagullsTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199851Hosei0-39Kashima DeersTokyo Dome—
January 3, 199952Ritsumeikan16-30Recruit SeagullsTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200053Kwansei Gakuin17-33Asahi Beer Silver StarTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200154Hosei13-52Asahi Soft Drink ChallengersTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200255Kwansei Gakuin30-27Asahi Soft Drink ChallengersTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200356Ritsumeikan36-13Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200457Ritsumeikan28-16Onward OaksTokyo Dome—
January 3, 200558Ritsumeikan7-26Matsushita Electric Works ImpulseTokyo Dome28,000
January 3, 200659Hosei17-47Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome28,041
January 3, 200760Hosei29-30Onward OaksTokyo Dome32,598
January 3, 200861Kwansei Gakuin38-52Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome34,487
January 3, 200962Ritsumeikan17-13Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome34,655
January 3, 201063Kansai16-19Kashima DeersTokyo Dome35,742
January 3, 201164Ritsumeikan0-24Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome35,750
January 3, 201265Kwansei Gakuin28-38Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome25,059
January 3, 201366Kwansei Gakuin15-21Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome27,371
January 3, 201467Kwansei Gakuin16-34Obic SeagullsTokyo Dome29,564
January 3, 201568Kwansei Gakuin24-33Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome30,361
January 3, 201669Ritsumeikan19-22Panasonic ImpulseTokyo Dome31,345
January 3, 201770Kwansei Gakuin13-30Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome33,521
January 3, 201871Nihon9-37Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome34,500
January 3, 201972Kwansei Gakuin17-52Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome33,242
January 3, 202073Kwansei Gakuin38-14Fujitsu FrontiersTokyo Dome31,345

Records of teams

TeamTimes ParticipatedWinsLosses
Obic Seagulls871
Panasonic Impulse743
Renown Rovers615
Asahi Beer Silver Star431
Onward Skylarks321
Lixil Deers220
Asahi Soft Drink Challengers211
Fujitsu Frontiers550