The Koshien Bowl, which decides the number one American football university in Japan, was held, and Kwansei Gakuin University defeated Hosei University 47 to 7 to win the 32nd championship for four consecutive years.
In this year's Koshien Bowl, Kwansei Gakuin University, the representative of West Japan, who participated for the 55th time in a row for 6 years, and Hosei University, the representative of East Japan, who aims to win the championship for the first time in 15 years, played against each other.
As soon as the game started, Kwansei Gakuin University took the lead by deciding a touchdown by taking advantage of Riku Saito's unique speed.
After that, while scoring additional points with two field goals, he did not give points to Hosei University with a stable defense, leading to 13-0 in the first half.
In the second half, Hosei University counterattacked, and immediately after the start of the third quarter, Ryotaro Hoshino, an ace running back player, took a skillful step and decided to touch down.
Even so, Kwansei Gakuin University was a second-year running back, and Hitoshi Maeshima ran 68 yards from his own team to steal the touchdown and push Hosei University away.
Kwansei Gakuin University continued to score additional points with three touchdowns and beat Hosei University 47-7.
Kwansei Gakuin University achieved four consecutive victories and achieved the 32nd victory, which set a new record.