Glendora, CA (Football) – Fresh off their 17-10 win over Glendale College this past Saturday, the Citrus College football program has learned that they will be participating in the first ever Orange County Bowl. The Fighting Owls will square off against Fullerton College at 4:00 PM at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Saturday November 17, 2007.
The Fighting Owls will go up against a tough Fullerton College squad that finished 6-3 and finished the 2007 regular season ranked 10th in Southern California. The Hornets, who hail from the vaunted Mission Football Conference, finished 2-2 in American Division play.
Although they failed to capture their fifth straight Western States Conference crown, the Fighting Owls did finish the season with six wins, and was 5-2 in WSC Pacific Division play. Citrus has been bolstered by the WSC’s top ranked defense, which allows only 271 total yards per game.