Aviation Bowl

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Aviation Bowl (defunct)
Stadium	Welcome Stadium
Location	Dayton, Ohio
Operated	1961
1961 Matchup
New Mexico 28, Western Michigan 12

The Aviation Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, on December 9, 1961. The University of New Mexico and Western Michigan University met in front of just over 3,500 fans. Although the NCAA approved a second edition for 1962^{[citation needed]}, the bowl was never played again. It was a financial failure.^{[citation needed]}

New Mexico did not win another bowl game until the 2007 New Mexico Bowl. The entire 1961 Lobo team was inducted into the University of New Mexico's Hall of Honor in 1990 as a result of this bowl win.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Result

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team
December 9, 1961	New Mexico	28	Western Michigan	12

[edit] Most Valuable Players

Date Played	Offensive MVP			Defensive MVP
Date Played	Player	Team	Pos.	Player	Team	Pos.
December 9, 1961	Bobby Santiago	New Mexico	RB	Chuck Cummings	New Mexico	G

[edit] See also

List of college bowl games

v • d • e New Mexico bowl games

1939 Sun Bowl • 1946 Sun Bowl • 1947 Harbor Bowl • 1961 Aviation Bowl • 1997 Insight Bowl • 2002 Las Vegas Bowl • 2003 Las Vegas Bowl • 2004 Emerald Bowl • 2006 New Mexico Bowl • 2007 New Mexico Bowl