Refrigerator Bowl

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The Refrigerator Bowl was a United States college football bowl game played annually from 1948 until 1956 in Evansville, Indiana.

[edit] Game results

Date played Winning team Losing team Notes
December 4, 1948 Evansville College 13 Missouri Valley College 7 [1][2]
December 3, 1949 Evansville College 22 Hillsdale College 7 [3][4]
December 2, 1950 Abilene Christian College 14 Gustavus Adolphus College 7 [5]
December 2, 1951 Arkansas State College 46 Camp Breckinridge 12 [6]
December 7, 1952 Western Kentucky State College 34 Arkansas State College 19 [7][8]
December 6, 1953 Sam Houston State Teachers College 14 College of Idaho 12 [9]
December 5, 1954 Delaware 19 Kent State 7 [10][11]
December 4, 1955 Jacksonville State Teachers College 12 Rhode Island 10 [12]
December 1, 1956 Sam Houston State Teachers College 27 Middle Tennessee State College 13 [13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.moval.edu/aboutmvc/press/2006/FootballHoF.pdf
  2. ^ "Missouri Valley's Streak Of 41 Grid Wins Snapped", The Hartford Courant, 1948-12-05. 
  3. ^ Evansville Athletics - Football
  4. ^ "EVANSVILLE ON TOP, 22-7; Pins First Defeat on Hillsdale in Refrigerator Bowl", The New York Times, 1949-12-04. 
  5. ^ Athletic Hall of Fame - Gustavus Adolphus College
  6. ^ "Arkansas State Wins Refrigerator Bowl", The Washington Post, 1951-12-03. 
  7. ^ Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site
  8. ^ "REFRIGERATOR BOWL GAME WON BY W. KENTUCKY", Chicago Daily Tribune, 1952-12-08. 
  9. ^ ‘Yote Notes – Aug
  10. ^ BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Former Buckeye helped rebuild Kent State program
  11. ^ "DELAWARE BEATS KENT STATE, 19-7; Wins in Refrigerator Bowl as Zaiser Scores Twice in Fourth Period", The New York Times, 1954-12-06. 
  12. ^ "Rhode Island Loses Refrigerator Bowl Duel To Jacksonville, Ala., State, 12-10", The Hartford Courant, 1955-12-05. 
  13. ^ ESPN - Middle Tennessee bowl history - College Football