66th Rice Bowl

2013 Prudential Financial Rice Bowl

66th Rice Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin Fighters	Obic Seagulls
(9-1)	(14-0)
15	21
Head coach: Hideaki Toriuchi	Head coach: Makoto Ohashi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kwansei Gakuin	0	7	0	8	15
Obic	7	0	7	7	21

Date

January 3, 2013

Season

2012

Stadium

Tokyo Dome

Location

Tokyo, Japan

MVP

QB Shun Sugawara, Obic Seagulls

Attendance

27,371

The 66th Rice Bowl is an American football championship game that was played on January 3, 2013, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. In this, the 69th annual Rice Bowl, the Obic Seagulls, champions of the X-League, played and defeated the Kwansei Gakuin Fighters, the national champions of college football in Japan and the champions of the Kansai Collegiate American Football League in a thrilling comeback fashion 21-15.^[1]

References

↑ Marantz, Ken (January 5, 2013). "Seagulls pull off thrilling comeback for 3rd straight Rice Bowl victory". xleague.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

External links

Rice Bowl Game

National Stadium Tokyo Dome Tie-Ins X-League

East vs West All-Star	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

College vs X-League	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

X-League

X1 - East Division	Fujitsu Frontiers IBM Big Blue Asahi Beer Silver Star All Mitsubishi Lions Bulls Keishichou Eagles

X1 - Central Division	Nojima Sagamihara Rise Obic Seagulls Lixil Deers Tokyo Gas Creators Meijiyasuda PentaOcean Pirates Bullseyes-Tokyo

X1 - West Division	As One Black Eagles Asahi Soft Drink Challengers Elecom Kobe Finies Sidewinders Nagoya Cyclones Panasonic Impulse

X2 - East Division	Blue Thunders Hurricanes Warriors Yokohama Harbors Denstu Club Caterpillars Zero Fighters AFC

X2 - Central Division	AFC Cranes Barbarian Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC Wranglers Sony Solidstate Ox Kawasaki AFC

X2 - West Division	Fuji Xerox J-Stars Club Hawkeye Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters Asahi Pretec Golden Fighters Aichi Golden Wings Nishinomiya Bruins

X3 - East Division	Itochu Wings Club Triax Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Seagulls Club Steelers Marubeni Cougars

X3 - West Division A	Okayama Standing Bears Wako Raiders Iso Superstars Club Islands Osaka Prefectural Police Shields Triple Fire Birds

X3 - West Division B	Osaka Gas Skunk Scans Club Bears Kakogawa Ozunas Hiroshima UCS Hawks Tri-stars Masahide Blazers

Championship	Japan X Bowl Rice Bowl

See also	Green Bowl Paul Rusch Cup Pearl Bowl All X-League Team List of defunct X-League franchises

Collegiate American Football in Japan

East Japan - 東日本	Kanto Hokkaido Tohoku

West Japan - 西日本	Chushikoku Hokuriku Kansai Kyūshū Tokai

Bowl games	Azuma American Atom Christmas Heiwadai Ivy Japan Japan X Koshien Legacy Mirage Pearl Pine Rice Tokyo

People	Masafumi Kawaguchi Joe Roth Paul Rusch David Stant

Seasons	2015 2016

Major Venues	National Olympic Stadium Sapporo Dome Tomahawks Field Tokyo Dome Yokohama Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also	American football in Japan Eyeshield 21 IFAF Asia JAFA Japan national American football team List of Japanese collegiate American football programs Paul Rusch Cup X-League

Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Division 1	Doshisha Wild Rover Kansai Kaisers Kobe Ravens Konan Red Gang Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Kyoto Gangsters Ritsumeikan Panthers Ryukoku Seahorse

Division 2 (A Block)	Hyogo Trail Blazers Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Osaka Kyoiku Dragons Osaka Sangyo Lions Otemon Gakuin Soldiers

Division 2 (B Block)	Kindai Devils Kobe Gakuin Navy Seals Kyoto Sangyo Sagittarius Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Osaka Prefecture Shrikes Osaka Tridents Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Spartans

Division 3 (A Block)	Bukkyo Hawks KIT Cougars Kyoto Prefectural Wyverns Shiga Gladiators Tottori Rakers University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences Voyagers

Division 3 (B Block)	OIT Rowdies Okayama Badgers Osaka City Golden Cedars OUE Bombers Tenri Crushing Orcs Wakayama Blind Sharks

Division 3 (C Block)	Kansai Gaidai Lynx Kyoto University of Education Grampus Kyoto Gakuen Dare Devils Kyoto Pharmaceutical Scarlet Knights Setsunan Blue Crush

Division 3 (D Block)	Hannan Fighting Bears Kibi International Fortifiers OECU Black Angels Osaka Arts Vipers Tokushima Pirates

Division 3 (E Block)	Hyogo College of Medicine Siegfried KUFS Fightin` Bulldogs Ōtani Bandits Tezukayama Bisons

Division 3 (F Block)	Kobe International Crimson Knights Kyoto Seika Gawks Okayama University of Science Gators Osaka University of Economics and Law Blue Thunders OUC Steelers

Independents	Himeji Dokkyo Wild Boars Osaka International Maverick

Bowls	Koshien Bowl Rice Bowl Tokyo Bowl

See also	Legacy Bowl X-League

Seasons	1941 1942 Did not play 1943-1945 because of World War II 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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