With Part 3 of the Mountain West Bowl History series, I’m going to take a look at the various incarnations of the Hawaii Bowl. Yes, I know some of these didn’t feature the Mountain West, but I figured I better cover all of the different versions of the game. Let’s get going, all the way back in the olden days of college football.
The Poi Bowl (1936-1939):
This is an odd one, but it was the first attempt at the Hawaii Warriors to entice teams from the mainland to come out to the islands for a post-season game.