▁Bowl ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁games ▁were ▁for ▁the ▁NA IA ▁national ▁football ▁championship . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 7 2 ▁games ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁regional ▁bow ls ▁that ▁led ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁poll ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁NCAA ▁College ▁Division ▁championship , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁Division ▁II ▁play off ▁structure , ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁championship ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁in ▁which ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁defeated ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁with ▁a ▁late ▁touch down ▁in ▁the ▁fog ▁on ▁ ▁Sac r amento ▁Capit ols ▁The ▁Sac r amento ▁Capit ols ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Football ▁League ▁used ▁Hugh es ▁Stadium ▁as ▁their ▁home ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁before ▁the ▁league ▁fol ded . ▁ ▁C ause way ▁Classic ▁Though ▁Sac r amento ▁State ▁and ▁U C ▁Davis ▁tradition ally ▁switched ▁stad iums ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁C ause way ▁Classic ▁football ▁game , ▁Hugh es ▁Stadium ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁third - party ▁ven ue ▁for ▁several ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁last ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁" m ud ▁bow