1947 Raisin Bowl
The 1947 Raisin Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Utah State Aggies and the San Jose State Spartans.
Background
The Aggies (their school was then known as Utah Agricultural) were co-champions of the Mountain States Conference with Denver, though they would be the one invited to play San Jose State in the Raisin Bowl in Fresno. The Spartans were an independent team, though they had eight victories under first year head coach Bill Hubbard. This was the first bowl game for either team.
Game summary
Substitute halfback Bill Schembel threw a pass to quarterback Bill Jackson for a touchdown to open the scoring for the Spartans. Jackson returned the favor in the second half with a touchdown pass to Schembel. Bill Rhyne scored on a one-yard touchdown run to make it 20-0. The Aggies had the ball at the Spartan one in the first and fourth quarter, but they did not score, a consequence of having only 126 yards the entire game.[1]
Aftermath
The Aggies did not win a bowl game until 1993.
Statistics
| Statistics | San Jose State | Utah State |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 7 |
| Rushing Yards | 177 | 75 |
| Passing Yards | 110 | 49 |
| Total Yards | 287 | 126 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-65 | 2-10 |
| Punts-Average | 5-39.0 | 6-44.0 |