One of the most gratifying accomplishments for any school is to be able to host a bowl game, and many institutions have made it a part of their purpose to increase the number of bowl games they host in order to improve academic performance. It is a difficult task in and of itself to host a retro bowl because bowls are different from one another in terms of their history and the diversity of bowls they include. The majority of the games have been around since the beginning of the 20th century and are an integral part of the sports landscape in the United States.